Project Mgr, PMO

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R&D Program Manager

Summary

As a Project Manager at Baxter, you will be responsible for program definition, leadership and communication across a portfolio of product development, sustaining or improvement projects in the Medication Delivery and Nutrition business areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide business and technical leadership for a significant program within the Infusion Therapies and Technologies (ITT). The ITT business is a core growth area providing infusion pumps, intravenous drugs, and administration and pharmacy preparation devices.
• Lead cross functional scientific and technical teams in all aspects of project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure for a compliance program.
• Provide leadership within the ITT business and manage stakeholder expectations with regard to deliverables during the program
• Lead teams in timely resolution of problems, including development of technical solutions, project plans, resourcing plans and budgets
• Develop core team and project management capabilities across the organization.
• Comfortable communicating with senior leaders inside and outside the business unit.
• Work within the guidelines of project management, standard performance metrics, and regulatory guidelines to apply best practice Project Management skills, methodologies and standards (such as PMBOK).
• Establish, track and communicate project risks
• Manage all financial aspects of assigned projects, from initiation through close, which may include capital expenditures, functional expenses, and program positioning.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree - Life sciences, chemical engineering or biotech disciplines preferred with 8+ years total combined experience or Masters with 5+ 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 device and drug regulatory requirements

Not Required but nice to have:

• PMP certification or equivalent
• Experience leading global R&D teams
• Master’s degree

Equal Employment Opportunity

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