Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Project Management

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. 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. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Technical Project Manager to lead the development and implementation of our Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) & non-medical Digital products. As a key member of our cross-functional team, you will be responsible for managing all technical execution aspects of the project, ensuring that the product meets all quality, cyber security, regulatory requirements, and delivering the project within budget and on time.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, dependencies and budgets to ensure successful delivery of the products – with a focus on meeting the committed timelines.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to co-create project plans that are comprehensive and ensure that all stakeholders are aligned and accountable throughout the project.

• Integrate the technical project plan with the larger program plan working very closely with the program manager.

• Lead the technical execution of the project, working closely with the development team to ensure it is accountable for the committed timelines.

• Manage risks and issues, ensuring that they are identified, assessed, and mitigated or resolved in a timely and effective manner.

• Be a problem solver – go deep into issues, identify root causes, provide solutions and help unblock teams quickly.

• Ensure that all project deliverables are of the highest quality and meet all regulatory requirements.

• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure that their needs are met and that the project is delivered on time and within budget.

• Ensure that all project deliverables are properly documented and archived, and that all knowledge and lessons learned are captured and shared with the team.

Stakeholder Management:

• Identify, analyze, and prioritize stakeholder needs and expectations.

• Develop and implement effective stakeholder management strategies to ensure that all stakeholders are aligned and informed throughout the project.

• Communicate project progress, issues, and risks to stakeholders, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and aligned throughout the project.

• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure that all stakeholders are satisfied with the project deliverables.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of experience.

• At least 4 years of experience in technical project management, preferably in the software as a medical device industry.

• Strong understanding of software development life cycles and regulatory requirements for Medical products.  Medical Device experience is preferred.

• Proven experience in managing cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to ensure that all project deliverables are of the highest quality.

• Previous sustaining engineering and project management experience with demonstrated success leading multi-site activities.

• Strong product development/quality background having led the development or participated in product development project end to end, i.e. from concept to production launch.

• Strong communication skills, enthusiastic, must be dedicated , metric focused, understands incremental delivery and the value of metrics.

• PMP or other project management certification preferred.

• Experience with Agile project management methodologies.

• Experience with software development tools and technologies.

• Knowledge of medi