Director RD Program Management infusion systems complex electromechanical medical device On-Site Round Lake IL RELOCATION Assistance Considered

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Your Role at Baxter:

Baxters Infusion Therapies and Technologies help clinicians safely deliver medications and monitor patients at the bedside. Were working to enable clinicians to provide their best care to patients and safely deliver medications at the bedside. For example we are helping elevate patient protection from the pharmacy to the bedside through our infusion pump. We are also focused on helping clinicians reduce the potential for touch contamination during setup and change of IV administration sets with single set technology for both pump and gravity medication delivery.

As the Director of R&D Program Management you will lead a team of project managers responsible for the program definition leadership and communication across a portfolio of medication delivery products and process improvement projects. You will be responsible for establishing monitoring and actively managing the projects/portfolio budgets of a portfolio of $60M including all capital direct and indirect expenses including driving cross functional integration and collaboration in support for their projects/portfolio. You will ensure the program portfolio management process (for new product development or sustaining activities) is consistently practiced across their portfolio of existing and potential projects and be accountable for enabling project core teams to be successful by ensuring detailed planning & budgeting team operating mechanisms are established activities are driven and monitored and effective communications between teams and all functional/business stakeholders are occurring.

You will monitor identify issues / opportunities for improvement and drive the implementation of changes in the product life cycle management processes within projects and across the organization. Furthermore you will be responsible for the coaching mentoring and development of their direct reports and cross functional core team members to ensure the development of project management capabilities across the organization.

What Youll Be Doing:

Accountable for core team performance program schedule and budget commitments and spend across their portfolio of projects

Leads large team/teams in defining program strategies developing goals and ensures program scope is defined and controlled across their portfolio of projects

Leads the project portfolio management process (for all types of product development activities) to ensure project priorities budgets financial analysis and resources are clearly defined that enable project success

Continuously interacts with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective ongoing communications across teams and stakeholders

Participates on the business leadership team as appropriate to integrate the R&D point of view / needs into the business strategies and activities

Ensures identification and communication of project risks development of risk plan and response strategies across their portfolio of projects

Anticipates and mitigates risk across their portfolio and helps identify proactive solutions

10 travel

Your Team:

As the Director Program Management Infusion Systems you will report directly to the Senior Director R&D MPT Project Management Office. You will work collaboratively across the Infusion Therapies and Technologies organization. Furthermore you will lead a team of 7.

Your Location:

The role is located at our largest R&D facility in the greater Chicago area northern suburb of Round Lake IL. 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 inperson 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.

What Youll Bring:

Minimum Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; Masters degree in Materials Science Engineering or Chemistry strongly preferred

12 years project management experience and 15 years of product life cycle experience with demonstrated success leading multisite global or enterprisewide programs in the medical products industry

Complex electromechanical medical device experience required

Demonstrated team leadership successes required

PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is preferred

Experience in working with a waterfall stage gate process and/or agile way of product development

Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to interface well with other functions and lead effectively and efficiently in a team environment. Interface will include stakeholders from ISC Manufacturing Global Quality Engineering Research and Development and Global Business Units

Must be well versed in Project Management tools and must possess knowledge of related disciplines as detailed below

Strong financial acumen including standard costing experience

Must have knowledge of such principles as manufacturing experience cGMPs FDA guidelines and purchasing practices

Must be selfmotivated have good interpersonal skills capable of analyzing and solving complex problems through innovative thought and experience as well as project management tools.

Must demonstrate strategic leadership strong business acumen and proficient supervisory skills if applicable

Must demonstrate ability to communicate effectively using a wide variety of skills and vehicles

Ability to manage multiple crossfunctional teams simultaneously

Ability to design and implement projects/studies outside area of expertise

Must be able to lead a diverse team remotely across a wide geography and be able to travel to multiple countries in support of the team and stakeholder manufacturing locations

Product Design and R&D development process knowledge

Strong knowledge on medical device development and development at system level

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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 our employees and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $192000 $264000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location skills and expertise experience and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or longterm incentive. For questions about this our pay philosophy and available benefits please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your wellbeing matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and wellbeing benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one as well as insurance coverage for basic life accident shortterm and longterm disability and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts educational assistance programs and timeoff benefits such as paid holidays paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service family and medical leaves of absence and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits the Employee Discount Program the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits Baxter

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