Project Leader I (Hybrid)

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world.

You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your Role at Baxter

A Project Leader at Baxter, drives projects, completes all required activities and delivers to the project scope. Project leader directly leads small projects or manages workstreams within larger business critical projects, all with regional or global impact There is a high level of interaction and influence with project team to ensure the team keeps the schedule and milestone commitments.

Additionally, coordinates daily operations of Chem Store and Glass Laundry facilities that caters to all business segments & labs on site;

the role also provides back office operations for Pharma R&D with minimal supervision. This role impacts the global R&D operations and is critical to meet uninterrupted cross-business segment support.

What You'll be doing

• Drive projects forward using influence to meet project deadlines
• Lead team through project meetings and is main source of project status
• Track team deliverables for project completion
• Track and communicate project risks
• Prepare, coordinate and own all project documentation
• Build and maintain project timeline
• Single point of contact for suppliers and shippers for business segment R&D
• Identify and resolve issues in working with appropriate SMEs
• Manage Baxter’s purchase order system activities :
• Manage user access / accounts
• Build and issue purchase orders, receive invoices, follow up on payment timing
• Set up new suppliers in Baxter purchase order system involving procurement, cross functional teams and customer inputs
• Other duties may be assigned

What you'll bring

• Bachelor level degree or equivalent experience with 1-2 years project management experience, and 2 years of product life cycle experience
• Experience working with cross-functional and cross-divisional teams.
• Experience with people management
• Experience with vendor management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict and issues in a positive, proactive manner.
• Excellent people leadership skills.
• Frequent interaction with R&D, suppliers, cross functional team members and customers concerning operations & decisions as needed
• Working Understanding of International Shipping requirements, SharePoint Sites and supplier & Purchasing Systems

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.

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