Program Manager R&D

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

What you'll be doing:

Project Manager will support and provide business and technical leadership for one or more projects within the Solution and Containers product development team.

• Accountable for cross functional team performance, project schedule and execution, budget commitments and spend.
• Leads team in defining project strategies, developing goals, and ensuring project scope is defined and controlled.
• Continuously interacts with all functional levels of management during effective communication across teams and stakeholders.
• Ensures identification and communication of project risk, development of risk plans and leads teams in the proactive management of risk responsible strategies.
• Anticipates potential conflict situations and proactive solutions and manages conflict situations in results in a win-win outcome.
• Leads teams to identify and implement continuous improvements.
• Works with and supports other program managers to ensure successful launch of new products.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree - Life sciences, chemical engineering or biotech disciplines preferred with 8+ years or Masters with 6+ years
• 3+ years of experience in project management
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional global teams in the medical industry (pharma or biotech)
• Experience across the full project lifecycle (discovery, requirements definition, development, launch and sustaining)
• Knowledge of regulatory pathways for drugs, biologics or combination devices
• Strong business acumen
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated self-starter who can quickly and efficiently manage continuous change; willing to challenge the norm when needed and drive to decisions
• Understanding and experience in good manufacturing procedures, good laboratory and product development process requirements
• Ability to work within a global team to understand project requests and translate requirements to the final project deliverables
• Experience in creating and maintaining project deliverables (such as project timelines, meeting minutes, status reports)
• Knowledge of drug regulatory requirements

Not required but nice to have:

• PMP certification or equivalent
• Experience leading global R&D teams

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

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 employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

Equal Employment Opportunity

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