Senior Manager, ISC Manufacturing Strategy

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. 

Senior Manager will lead cross-functional evaluation of strategic initiatives, provide business and technical leadership for major strategic high-complexity programs within Pharma Integrated Supply Chain, leading program/project teams through the prioritization, initiation, development and when needed, implementation processes.

They will collaborate with Operations sites around the world. This person will interact with and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.

Duties & Responsibilities

ISC Manufacturing Strategy

· Drive evaluation of strategic initiatives, build detailed program (project) charters / plan, including Scope, Schedule, Budgets, and resource plans using appropriate tools.

· Support the business cases building leading to CER approval

· Track and report on progress to internal governance committees and senior leadership.

· Interacts through program updates and reviews with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective ongoing communications across teams and stakeholders

· When needed as program lead, ensure projects/programs are on-time and on budget and manage stakeholder expectations with regard to Baxter deliverables during the project/program.

· Ensures proactive identification and communication of project risks, development of risk plan and proactive management of risk response strategies

· Anticipates potential conflict situations for proactive solutions and manages conflict situations to result in win-win outcomes

· Support ISC Strategy Design, when needed, support deployment

· Support the design Annual Capacity Masterplan

New Product Launches (NPL)

· Evaluate Capacity, Process, COGS for New Product Development / Launches

· Plan activities for NPL, and Execute NPL, track demand uptake, and adjust production plan with manufacturing sites

Education and/or experience

· Bachelor’s degree in Technical Area, Science and Engineering disciplines, e.g. Chemical, Biochemical, or Engineering (master’s preferred).

· 5+ years managing strategic, technical or cross-functional projects

· 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical process engineering or manufacturing

· PMP certification or equivalent preferred

· Experience with project tools (MS Project, Power BI) and process tools (Aspen, AutoCAD) a plus

· Understanding of QbD, PAT, validation, and regulatory compliance a plus

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 minimum salary for this position is €56,000.00 annually. Your initial pay could be at the minimum or higher based on location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors, all of which are subject to change. This position may also be eligible for competitive benefits, discretionary bonuses, 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.

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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