Sr. Project Leader

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En Baxter, estamos profundamente conectados por nuestra misión. No importa tu rol en Baxter, tu trabajo tiene un impacto positivo en la gente alrededor del mundo. Sentirá un propósito en toda la organización, ya que sabemos que nuestro trabajo mejora los resultados para millones de pacientes.

Los productos y terapias de Baxter se encuentran en casi cada hospital del mundo, el clínicas y en los hogares. Por más de 85 años hemos sido pioneros en innovaciones médicas significativas que transforman el cuidado en salud.

Juntos creamos un lugar donde somos felices, exitosos y nos inspiramos mutuamente. Aquí es donde puedes hacer tu mejor trabajo.

Únete a nosotros en la intersección de salvar y sostener vidas-donde tu propósito acelera nuestra misión.

Your Role at Baxter

Senior Project Leaders in this role are responsible for leading cross-functional teams in the New Product Development (NPD) effort to bring new and innovative products from concept to commercialization.  You will work closely with the product development team to ensure that the work progresses on schedule, within budget, and to the desired level of quality. Additionally, you will serve as a coach and mentor to our team – helping to foster a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring that the team is meeting its objectives consistently. This role will apply 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

• Establish and lead a multidisciplinary team, potentially in globally distributed locations, in the development of new and innovative products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to create and execute Project Plans in accordance with established New Product Development polices and processes.
• Assign tasks, responsibilities, and accountability to team members to achieve Project and Product goals.
• Facilitate and coordinate Agile Scrum Processes within assigned projects such as daily stand ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
• Responsible for achieving product quality goals, time-to-market objectives, and meeting product and project cost targets.
• Manage labor, expense, and capital expenditures to multi-million dollar project budgets.
• Monitor Project and Product status and commitments and ensure appropriate Change Management techniques are utilized to assess and address identified variances.
• Perform holistic assessments of changes in scope.
• Engage Senior Management and other stakeholders to communicate project status, risks and escalations.
   

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated Project Management skills including project scheduling, resource allocation and management, risk management, project finances, and partner / contract management.
• Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum principles and practices. And Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead, influence, and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve challenging goals.
• Ability to adapt and respond to changing process and business needs.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to promote team interaction and execution.
• Strong business acumen and experience of driving organizational awareness.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills to enable stakeholder engagement and partnership.
• Effective computer skills (Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, DevOps).
• 5+ years of experience; with experience as a new product development leader of multidisciplinary teams and partner / contract management is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline preferred; with experience in at least one of electronics, optics, injection molded plastics, software, requirements definition, or testing preferred.
• Applied knowledge of FDA and international medical device regulations or experience with other highly regulated industry.
• Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM); Project Management certification (PMP), 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