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We believe every person deserves a chance for a healthy life, free from illness and full of possibility. We see a world full of healing, with viable care options available to those with limited choices today. We envision new ways of providing physicians, pharmacists and nurses with technologies that not only treat chronic diseases, but also work to prevent them. We’re looking for team members who are motivated to learn, grow and innovate, while making a meaningful difference for millions of people around the world.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively, across Baxter, to ensure each SNC includes the current, correct and complete scope of impact to organization.
• Identify Product Core Teams (PCTs) responsible for products impacted to ensure cross functional awareness, clear project management ownership/leadership, and communication of the project scope (i.e. impacted Baxter facilities and products).
• Assess new supplier change requests and collaborate within the SNC Team to develop a project charter, including the project scope, impacted facilities, and products.  Work with global team members from PSM, Supplier Quality, Engineering, and SPO.  This includes support for all regions and Baxter divisions.
• Advocate the Risk-based Approach to resolving SNC projects.
• Resolve and escalate project leader issues and questions.
• Identify and implement process improvements and work optimizations for the SNC Program. Simplification and sustainment of process documentation – focused on ease of use to drive compliance to global purchasing processes, and knowledge sharing of best practices.
• Assist in implementation of process ownership framework and deployment. Provide governance of existing open SNC projects to ensure timely closure.
• Support other key initiatives within the department as needed; such as: maintaining schedules for key strategic initiatives; tracking key business risks; supporting disciplined operating mechanisms

Qualifications

• Diverse knowledge of Baxter products or manufacturing is a plus
• Effective project management skills – with ability to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity
• Process orientation and demonstrated application of continuous improvement
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving skills
• Effective collaboration, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work through ambiguity to drive decisions
• Skilled in influencing across highly matrixed organization to drive RAPID decisions
• Results / metric driven – with focus on urgency and accountability
• Change Agent – challenge the status quo.
• Software skills: Word; Outlook; Excel (pivot tables & v-lookups -strongly preferred, macros -nice to have; Access (experienced with design-nice to have); SharePoint; & Trackwise or higher, preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experienced good documentation practices
• Bachelor’s degree is required;  science or engineering is preferred
• Experience with Baxter’s Quality Management System (GSQTS/TW7) and Baxter’s products desired
• 1-3 years’ experience in a related field as a Project Manager preferred
• Previous experience within Pharmaceutical or Medical Device Industry, preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
                                                                                                                                                               
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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please send an e-mail to Americas_TTA@baxter.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.