Sr Business Operations Analyst

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. 

 Join Baxter Healthcare Corporation as a Sr. Business Operations Analyst and contribute to a team fostering excellence and innovation in sales operations! This prominent role provides an outstanding chance to support our sales team's Incentive Compensation program. You will collaborate closely with sales leaders to build and manage processes that encourage outstanding performance.

Your role at Baxter

As a Sr. Business Operations Analyst, you will lead and take ownership of advanced analytical support, performance reporting, and field sales variable compensation calculations for Baxter's US sales teams. This position involves working closely with sales leaders, finance, human resources, and incentive compensation leadership to build and develop annual compensation plans, sales contest plans, and quarterly promotional plans aligned with our strategic goals.

What you will be doing:

• Partner across functions to build and develop annual commission and contest plans that encourage sales behaviors aligned with yearly objectives for the US sales forces.
• Conduct advanced analytics and manage databases for yearly quota allocations and monthly adjustments.
• Manage commission adjustments and customer alignments, calculate monthly commissions, and submit commission payouts to payroll according to the variable payroll calendar.
• Coordinate the preparation and publication of monthly performance reporting packages from field sales up to senior sales leadership, including data mining and dashboard creation upon request.
• Complete monthly calculation and reporting of sales contests, awards, and sprints; Prepare and present year-end contest trip and awards performance for sales leadership approval.
• Complete payment approvals and coordinate adjustments to sales data to ensure accurate commission payments aligned with Incentive Compensation policies and governance.
• Provide just-in-time reporting for HR, Sales, and/or Marketing related to owned sales team annual and historic sales performance reporting.
• Analyze and make recommendations on business issues and opportunities related to variable compensation.
• Drive a continuous improvement approach to foster a LEAN culture and advance the organization's digital transformation journey.
• Participate in and/or lead process innovation projects to develop and identify procedural gaps, drive for improvement, build efficiencies, eliminate waste, and improve customer happiness.
• Adhere to compliance with internal procedures and processes.
• Own documentation of payout processes as required by internal controls.

What you will bring:

• Effective leadership and project management skills.
• Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving abilities.
• Advanced Excel abilities; Solid practical experience with Tableau, PowerPoint, and database management tools preferred.
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for delivering timely and accurate results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Collaborative approach.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills are essential.
• Dedication to meeting and/or exceeding expectations of internal and external customers.
• Proficiency with Sales Performance Management (SPM) tools such as Xactly or SPIFF preferred.
• Eagerness to develop innovative solutions using digital technology.
• BA/BS required OR equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Finance, Commercial Operations, or related field.
• Incentive Compensation experience preferred.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. 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. At its discretion, Baxter may decid