Project Manager, R&D

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 from start to finish.  

Your duties include supporting or leading large to medium sized NPD Projects which require project planning, execution and control, communications, and closing.

  You will make sure all projects align with our mission to save and sustain lives, delivering smooth implementation and outstanding results.  

This role will directly support the Patient Support Systems (PSS) business unit, best known for hospital beds, stretchers, safe patient handling equipment, and connectivity solutions.

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 medical products industry.
• 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.
• Certification in Project Management methodologies, such as PMP or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) .
• 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.

Join us at Baxter Healthcare Corporation and become part of an ambitious group committed to providing world-class healthcare solutions. Your contributions will have a meaningful effect on global healthcare and patient well-being. Apply now to start a fulfilling journey where your efforts genuinely matter!

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 co…