Senior Program Manager

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to spin off our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don't settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients' lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Your Team:

The Sr Manager, Program PMO provides business and technical leadership for major, high-complexity programs within the GBU, leading project teams through the identification, justification, prioritization, initiation, development and implementation processes.

Your Role:

In this role you will accountability for project schedule, budget, risks, and interacts with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective communications. The Senior Program Manager interacts and influences senior internal and external partners, makes launch date commitments to businesses and handles stakeholder expectations with regards to Baxter deliverables during the program. This role will develop core team and project/program management capabilities across the organization.

What you'll be doing:

• Accountable for core team performance, program schedule and execution, budget commitments and spend.
• Leads team in defining program strategies, developing goals, and orchestrating team appraisal process.
• Provides clear direction on product lifecycle management requirements to meet expectations of external customers and business collaborators
• Ensures identification and communication of project risks, development of risk plan and proactive management of risk response strategies.
• Anticipates potential conflict situations for proactive solutions and leads difficult situations to result in win-win outcomes.
• Enhances business results through continuous improvement in organization's ability to implement programs from identification through implementation.

What you'll bring:

• MBA/MS or bachelor's degree.
• 10+ years of product life cycle experience
• 7+ years project management experience with shown success leading multi-site, global or enterprise-wide programs in the medical products industry.
• Must have solid understanding Medical Device Product Lifecycle (ISO 13485 and FDA QS Regulation 21 CFR Part 820)
• PMI or IPMA or equivalent certification preferred.
• Business Acumen
• Role Model of Vital Behaviors and Leadership Essentials.
• Expertise in all aspects of program management.
• Proven ability to supervise and develop others.
• Ability to communicate optimally using a wide variety of skills and vehicles.
• Ability to run cross-functional teams simultaneously in a matrix environment.
• The role thus requires the person to be self-motivated, have good social skills, be capable of analyzing and solving sophisticated problems through entrepreneurial thought and experience.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $136,000 to $187,000.00 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. 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. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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