Core Team Lead - Sr Manager

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:

We are seeking an exceptionally experienced and skilled Core Team Leader to lead the delivery of a groundbreaking medical device product development project. This program includes multiple complex systems or subsystems. The successful candidate will act as the general manager for the program, coordinating the entire project lifecycle from concept to launch and ensuring delivery meets all business commitments. This role will be crucial in aligning all relevant cross-functional partners for success and confirming the project meets the agreed scope, timing, and budget.

What You'll Do:

• Lead cross-functional project teams, aligning engineering, marketing, supply chain, quality, regulatory, and other collaborators to achieve project objectives.
• Translate business and customer needs into project goals, strategies, and implementation plans that support company objectives.
• Drive alignment across multiple business units to deliver connected platform requirements and product development initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and adapt project plans, ensuring ongoing alignment of team priorities, achievements, and deliverables.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; manage issues, resolve conflicts, and implement contingency plans as needed.
• Ensure projects satisfy technical, quality, regulatory, and compliance standards while following corporate product development procedures.
• Manage project budgets, prioritization, and cost controls to ensure efficient execution and delivery.
• Communicate project status, progress, and key decisions to senior leadership and collaborators, building positive relationships to ensure successful outcomes and the happiness of interested parties.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as engineering, science, or business

• Minimum 5 years of experience in product development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role

• Proven experience in leading complex engineering projects with cross-functional teams.

• Strong ability to convert business and customer needs into clear project objectives.

• Outstanding skills in project management, risk assessment, and issue resolution.

• Comprehensive understanding of technical, quality, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and resources efficiently.

• Excellent communication skills to convey project status and key decisions to collaborators effectively.

• A collaborative approach, driving alignment and successful implementation of project initiatives.

Baxter is committed to meeting the need for flexibility at work. We accomplish this by implementing a flexible workplace policy that requires a set minimum number of onsite days weekly. This policy provides the benefits of face-to-face interaction and teamwork to support our Mission. The flexible workplace policy follows local laws and legal requirements. Baxter holds the authority to change, suspend, or discontinue this policy as business demands shift.

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 $152,000-$209,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. 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.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We cannot sponsor or transfer sponsorship of an employment visa.

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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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