IT Manager

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At Baxter we believe every personregardless of who they are or where they are fromdeserves 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 jobyou will find purpose and pride.

Your role at Baxter

As the IT Manager supporting Baxters Cardiology business youll lead a small distributed team responsible for keeping five U.S. sites fully operational and equipped with the technology they need to serve patients and internal stakeholders. This is a handson leadership role where youll guide a team of IT specialists manage daytoday operations and dive into technical challenges yourself when needed. Youll oversee a broad IT landscapeincluding infrastructure networking cybersecurity cloud hosting business applications and enduser supportensuring reliability responsiveness and a seamless experience for employees.

This role offers the opportunity to elevate and modernize the IT function within a growing business. Youll build the roadmap strengthen partnerships with corporate IT and business leaders and identify opportunities to improve tools processes and service delivery. As Cardiology continues to integrate with Baxters Front Line Care division there may be opportunities for expanded scope and responsibility for someone who excels.

This is an onsite role based in Bellevue WA with occasional travel to other U.S. locations.

What youll be doing

• Lead and mentor a team of 56 IT specialists across five U.S. sites providing coaching performance management and staffing decisions.

• Oversee daily IT operations to ensure all employees remain fully supported and businesscritical systems stay up and running.

• Set team objectives manage priorities and ensure timely execution of operational and project deliverables.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal business partners to understand needs and anticipate IT requirements.

• Partner closely with corporate IT to align on standards policies security requirements and enterprise initiatives.

• Review team deliverablesincluding configurations testing and documentationto ensure quality and compliance with regulatory and security standards.

• Manage the IT budget including forecasting vendor coordination and technology investment planning.

• Research evaluate and implement new tools technologies and services that improve efficiency security and user experience.

What youll bring

• Strong technical depth across multiple IT domains such as networking cybersecurity cloud hosting/infrastructure business applications and enduser support.

• Experience managing a small IT team including conducting 1:1s performance reviews and developing talent.

• Ability to perform handson technical work when needed with a willingness to dive deep into new technologies and complex problems.

• Excellent communication skills and strong executive presence with the ability to present clearly to senior leaders and influence without authority.

• A customerobsessed mindset focused on ensuring the business remains fully operational and supported 24/7.

• Flexibility to occasionally work offhours for upgrades maintenance or issue resolution to avoid business disruption.

• Strong problemsolving skills and the ability to operate independently with minimal oversight.

• Prior experience managing budgets technology investments and vendor relationships.

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 base salary for this position is $128000 -$176000. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location skills and expertise experience and other relevant factors. This position is also eligible for discretionary bonuses and long-term 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.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one as well as insurance coverage for basic life accident short-term and long-term 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 time-off 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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