Manager, R&D Project Management

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

As a Project Manager, R&D at Baxter Healthcare Corporation, you will lead innovative projects to improve our product portfolio and patient care. You will offer both business and technical guidance, supporting project teams developing connectivity products from start to finish. Your duties include financial analysis, communicating with collaborators, and negotiating internal agreements. You will make sure all projects align with our mission to save and sustain lives, delivering smooth implementation and outstanding results.

What You'll Do:

• Accountable for core team performance, project schedule and execution, budget commitments, and spend.
• Lead the team in defining project strategies, developing goals, and ensuring project scope is strictly defined and controlled.
• Continuously interact with all functions and levels of management to ensure effective ongoing communications across teams and collaborators.
• Ensure identification and communication of project risks, formulate risk plans, and direct the core team in the proactive management of risk response strategies.
• Anticipate potential conflict situations for proactive solutions and manage conflict situations to reach mutually beneficial results.
• Direct the core team to recognize and carry out continuous progress initiatives.

What You'll Bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 10+ years of prior product lifecycle experience, including 5 years of project management experience with proven success directing multi-site projects in the software and medical products industry. Experience in leading teams using SAFe or Agile frameworks is a strong plus.
• An R&D Engineering background is beneficial, though candidates with a non-technical background, including Software/Computer Science, may also be considered.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, manage challenging conversations, and perform under pressure.
• Outstanding organizational and technical project management skills are essential, including leading a team from concept through execution, identifying scope, schedule, budget, and leading the team to success.
• PMP or Agile certification

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 $128,000 - $176,000 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.

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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. …