Head of Project Management

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

The core team leader is responsible for leading crossfunctional activities that support the lifecycle management, compliance, and continuous improvement of Baxter's infusion pump platforms postcommercialization. Operating at a Program Manager level, this role ensures sustained product performance, regulatory compliance, cost optimization, and timely execution of changes in a highly regulated medical device environment.

The role serves as the single point of accountability for sustaining programs, coordinating efforts across Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, and Commercial organizations.

Lead sustaining program for infusion pump products, including design changes, process improvements, supplier changes, and obsolescence mitigation within the Infusion Therapies and Technologies (ITT)

Own the integrated program plan, schedule, scope, budget, and risk management for sustaining activities.

Prioritize sustaining initiatives aligned with safety, compliance, business continuity, cost, and customer impact.

Guarantee identification and communication of project risks, devise risk plans, and guide teams in the proactive handling of risk strategies.

Communicate program status, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership and key stakeholders.

Support long-term product roadmap planning, including end-of-life and transition strategies.

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering field preferred with 8+ years total combined experience or Masters with 5+ years.

3+ years of experience in project management.

Proven ability to drive cross-functional global teams within electromechanical medical devices

PMP or equivalent program management certification

Demonstrated self-starter who can quickly and efficiently manage continuous change; Ability to collaborate within a distributed team to comprehend project requests and transform requirements into final project deliverables.

We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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