Manager I, Engineering

Vantive : A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our $5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre.

Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Your Team :

The Renal Lead System Integrator (LSI) team is a part of the R&D organization that supports the Renal Care business unit.

Within the team we provide project management activities in all product phases, innovation initiatives, new product development and improvement programs for existing therapy systems.

This collaborative role gives you the direct opportunity to define solutions to new products and services to patients and continue Baxter’s mission to save and sustain lives.

Baxter is a global company with R&D sites at multiple locations in the world; competences and capabilities are spread over the different R&D sites, and you will commonly collaborate with colleagues across several of these R&D sites.

Work assignments within the team are highly variable and we can promise you a work environment with exciting project management challenges and variability in your day-to-day activities.

Your Role :

The Manager I role is responsible for leading the Lead System Integratorteam and supporting the projects within the Kidney Care portfolio

What You'll Be Doing :

Manage team of Lead System Integrators (LSIs) supporting research and development (R&D) project management work and research for medical devices and regulated healthcare products

Ensure LSI organization owns R&D program schedule creation, tracking, and execution

Accountable for core team performance, program schedule and execution, budget commitments and spend

Leads team in defining program strategies, developing goals, and orchestrating team appraisal process

Provides clear direction on product lifecycle management requirements to meet expectations of external customers and business stakeholders

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

Ensures 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

Maximizes business results through continuous improvement in organization's ability to execute programs from identification through implementation

Participates as a member of cross functional teams and / or integrates cross functional inputs into project delivery

Demonstrates understanding of and adherence to FDA, ISO and IEC design control procedures, regulations, and standards

What You Need :

Functional management experience

Ability to manage cross-functional teams simultaneously in a matrix environment

Detailed understanding of project management principles and methodologies

Strong interpersonal and communication skills in written and verbal form

Demonstrated ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied functions (Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, etc.).

Ability to provide technical leadership for medical device projects with substantial complexity and scope.

Ability to decompose complex problems into actionable task lists

Understanding of design requirements for development, validation, and verification of medical products

Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent field

7+ years of R&D experience; 5+ years project management experience

3+ years of management experience

Experience in medical device industry required

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite.

This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.