Senior Manager, R&D 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

Lead a team of Project Managers executing New Product Development Projects for the Front Line Care Division of Baxter.  Manage strategic aspects of global product development programs and projects from initiation to delivery. This role will identify and ensure the application of Project management best practice knowledge, tools, methodologies, and techniques to meet or surpass the needs and expectations of all stakeholders.

What you'll be doing:

• Manages a team of Project Managers leading New Product Development Projects

• Distributes PM workload to PMO personnel as appropriate.

• Hire, develop and align technical talent to match business needs.  

• Accountable for project execution and easily manages the "triple constraint" of scope, schedule, and resources for large complex projects and programs.  

• Establishes effective mechanisms to track project status, risks and external spend and uses them systematically.  

• Identifies new or existing tools and techniques for project resource estimation and collaborates with functional managers for effective project resource utilization. 

• Actively participates in the development of annual budget and forecasts for the project/program.

• Drives effective collaboration with external partners and participates in the outsourcing strategy and in developing new contractual agreements.

• Develops and leverages partnerships across the globe and cross-functionally to achieve business results. 

• Inspires and motivates others to perform at their best. 

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years’ experience.

• Experience providing work direction to others as supervisor, peer coach, team lead, etc.

• Proven ability to build realistic plans, including resource deployment.

• Project Management practitioner experience strongly preferred.

• For large, cross-functional and multi-year projects, effectively leads the team through the project lifecycle including planning, execution and close-out. 

• Ensures sub-projects within the larger program are appropriately planned and resourced.

• Ability to establish strategic direction and drive execution.

• Understanding of team contribution to larger organization and impact on business strategy.

• Expert product development process knowledge.

• Ability to provide technical leadership and to apply project management discipline.

• Ability to effectively communicate with a broad range of audiences at all levels of the organization, tailoring detail and content accordingly.

• PMP Certification or Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred.

• SAFE Agile certifications 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 decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.

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 bas