Senior Director Growth Strategy & Corporate Transformation (ONSITE)

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:

Bring your Healthcare MBB Management Consulting background to Baxter!

Are you a seasoned strategy leader with a proven track record in shaping enterprise-level initiatives, ideally gained through broad experience at a top-tier management consulting firm?  As the Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Transformation, you will bring exceptional executive presence and the ability to influence senior leadership decisions to be responsible for enabling enterprise-wide transformation through centralized program tracking, reporting, and risk escalation. You will support the Transformation Lead in delivering business-critical objectives, ensuring accurate executive visibility, and integrating inputs across workstreams. You will bring analytical rigor, communication clarity, and execution discipline in Baxter’s ($10.6B with 38K employees) complex environment. A key focus of this role is optimizing the business to ensure focus and investment of resources on the highest growth priorities.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Strategic Leadership / Transformation Office Leadership:

•          Partner with the Transformation Lead to shape and evolve the overarching transformation vision and roadmap.

•          Translate strategic priorities into clearly defined workstreams, KPIs, and ownership structures.

•          Ensure prioritization of initiatives aligns with enterprise goals

•          Drive synthesis and storytelling across transformation efforts to support executive decision-making and alignment.

•          Partner with senior executives to define long-term strategic priorities and guide multi-year transformation roadmaps.

•          Lead cross-functional teams on high-impact initiatives that shape organizational direction, beyond just operational projects.

Program Management and Cross-Functional Execution:

•          Lead the development and maintenance of centralized dashboards and reporting tools to track progress, risks, and benefits realization.

•          Integrate and synthesize initiative updates across workstreams into a cohesive portfolio view.

•          Monitor portfolio-level progress across budget, timelines, and delivery milestones; escalate cross-cutting risks and issues as needed.

•          Maintain documentation integrity, version control, and audit readiness across transformation deliverables.

Stakeholder Engagement:

•          Build strong, collaborative relationships with project managers, workstream leads, and senior leaders.

•          Serve as a liaison between TMO leadership and workstream teams to clarify expectations, align priorities, and elevate risks or resource needs.

•          Facilitate governance forums, including Transformation Steering Committee meetings and executive reviews, to maintain momentum and alignment.

•          Provide strategic support and “SWAT” assistance to senior leaders as needed.

Change Management and Communication:

•          Identify and mitigate risks and resistance to transformation initiatives.

•          Synthesize complex data and updates into clear, compelling narratives that drive buy-in and transparency.

•          Continuously improve communication tools, templates, and processes based on feedback and evolving needs.

•          Serve as go-to-partner for workstream teams and leadership in providing project reporting, risk tracking, and decision-making inputs.

Your Team:

The Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Transformation reports to the Vice President Corporate Strategy.  You will work collaboratively across the B