AVP, IT-Performance Governance and Value Delivery Leader

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

This position is within the Baxter Global IT organization collaborating with the Vice President of IT Strategy and Transformation. The individual in this position will work continuously with the CIO and IT SLT, regularly with Business Segment and Functional leaders; and periodically with the CEO and SLT. The main responsibility of this position is to lead the establishment, institutionalization, and continuous improvement of the metrics-based performance management system for IT to achieve consistent business outcomes. The position has two major areas of responsibility: IT Governance and IT Investment Portfolio Execution.

What you'll be doing:

IT Governance

• Define overall IT annual performance metrics system and facilitate monthly management cadence measuring performance to commitments (audience: CIO & IT SLT)
• Lead IT investment portfolio execution cadence in monthly IT General Management session, including performance to scope, schedule, budget, quality, and value metrics (audience: CIO & IT SLT)
• Lead quarterly IT Strategy sessions, including continuous improvement activities (audience: CIO & IT SLT)
• Chair the quarterly IT Performance Review session working with CIO & IT SLT (audience: CEO & SLT).
• Champion compilation and management of the overall IT Operating Model, knitting together the major IT functions, roles, major processes, and performance metrics of the organization
• Facilitate compilation and attainment of the IT Annual Operating Plan (AOP) in collaboration with Finance
• Chair the monthly IT Global Leadership Team session (audience: Director-level and higher IT individuals)
• Serve as Global IT leader for the corporate Transformation Management Office (TMO) leading both the IT transformation workstream of projects, as well as coordinating IT’s enablement of the Functional workstreams’ transformation projects (audience: CEO & SLT, Operating Committee, CIO & IT SLT)
• Champion management to commitments for long-term goals and annual refreshes of the overall 5-year IT Strategic Plan (audience CIO & IT SLT)

IT Investment Portfolio Execution

• Lead the global Portfolio Execution organization consisting of program managers, project managers, and performance analysts, including internal and external personnel, as a unified community achieving consistent value delivery
• Determine the Portfolio Execution organizational design and personnel sourcing approach, balancing internal and external talent leverage to optimally lead the peaks and valleys of business performance
• Define IT investment portfolio delivery metrics and targets (scope, schedule, budget, quality, and value) and deploy appropriate management cadences to drive performance to commitments
• Deploy on-line metrics management standard operating procedures and coaching mechanisms to continually guide the IT community to apply metrics-management techniques to achieve outcomes
• Establish on-line project and program management execution methodologies (waterfall, hybrid, agile), including methodology selection criteria and incorporation of organizational change management practices to affect high user adoption rates for changes to processes, systems, data, and roles
• Synthesize and continuously improve investment portfolio management (the process of managing the intake of investment proposals for the IT organization) and portfolio execution management processes in collaboration with IT Investment Portfolio leader, including precise, monthly financial tracking methods
• Establish continuous training mechanisms for induction of new team members (internal and external) and career development methods to continuously strengthen individual, team, and organizational competencies

Scope Elements

• Financial Accountability: $90-120 million IT investment portfolio annual spend
• People Accountability: 50-100 individuals in organization depending on breadth of efforts in portfolio
• Geographic Accountability: Global scope with individuals in organization in multiple countries and projects/programs spanning all of Baxter’s business regions
• Portfolio Scope: IT investment projects and programs cover the entirety of Baxter’s operations consisting of all business segments (examples: Healthcare Systems & Technologies, Medical Products & Therapies, and Pharmaceuticals), all business functions (examples: Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, R&D, HR, Legal, and Service), Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures (MA&D) efforts; and IT functional advancements (examples: cybersecurity, infrastructure, and services)
• Stakeholder Community: Role interacts continuously with CIO and VP-level IT SLT members, regularly with Business Segment and Function VP-level individuals, periodically with CEO and SLT, and occasionally with Board of Directors individuals.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, or related field of study
• Fifteen years of experience in information technology operations, metrics-based performance governance, standard operating procedures, investment portfolio management, program and project execution, solution delivery, operating models, and organizational design
• Familiarity with information technology general management practices and metrics, financial management, solution delivery life cycle management, service management, enterprise architecture frameworks, and organizational change management methodologies
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent planning, analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• Solid understanding of the operating climate of large enterprises and how to navigate obstacles to achieve tangible strategic and tactical outcomes

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 $280,000 - $385,000 annually. 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 may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commission, and/or 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.

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.

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

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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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