Project Manager

Baxter International Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage start day

ESPP with stock purchase at a discount

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid holidays

Paid time off 20–35 days

Parental leave

Commuting benefits

Job summary

Baxter International Inc. is seeking a Sr. Project Specialist to lead site planning and implementation of our medical product line across facilities in the Southeast.

The role involves remote work with significant travel (75%), coordinating installation of lights, booms, video integration, and lifts. The candidate will manage capital equipment projects with a focus on on-time delivery, budget adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction, leveraging PMP/PMI/IPMA certifications as available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Overnight travel up to 75%.
• Experience managing capital equipment projects preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of construction and medical equipment preferred.
• Must live within 35 miles of an airport.
• PMP, PMI, IPMA, or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver construction projects on time and on budget with high customer satisfaction.
• Attend coordination meetings to ensure site readiness progresses.
• Coordinate in-house and third-party equipment integration.
• Maintain pre-installation and rough-in information for 3rd party contractors.
• Identify, communicate, and resolve customer issues.
• Regularly communicate project status to executives and project teams.
• Lead product implementation projects using change management best practices.
• Identify out-of-scope opportunities during execution and pursue them.
• Meet or exceed project metrics including planning, risks, and closeout.

Skills

Project management

Capital equipment

Construction coordination

Vendor management

Travel up to 75%

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PM Certification: PMP

Job description

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

The Sr. Project Specialist is responsible for the site planning and implementation of Baxter’s very sophisticated product line at medical and healthcare facilities throughout a dedicated region. Baxter’s surgical portfolio of products within this position consists of surgical and examination lights, equipment management systems (booms), video integration, and overhead patient lifts.

This is a remote role that requires overnight travel throughout the Southeast (75%).

What you will be doing

• Responsible for delivering construction projects on time, on budget, with high customer satisfaction
• Attends coordination meetings as needed to ensure site readiness progresses appropriately
• Coordinates in house and third-party equipment integration (i.e., video cables, custom monitor mounts, etc.)
• Maintains pre-installation and rough-in information for 3rd party contractors
• Proactively identifies, communicates, and resolves customer issues that threaten the success of the project both internally and at the customer site.
• Regularly communicates the status of multiple projects to customer project and ‘C’ level management, Baxter senior management, and internal project team members.
• Utilize effective change management best practices in leading product implementation projects.
• Proactively identifies out of scope opportunities during the execution of implementation projects and pursues them in concert with the appropriate team members.
• Focuses on meeting or exceeding established project metrics, including pre-install planning, risks/potential issues and risk mitigation strategies, project delivery and closeout.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Overnight travel up to 75%
• Experience managing capital equipment projects is preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• An understanding of construction and previous experience with medical equipment is a plus
• Ability to proactively seek out future pitfalls and develop strategies to mitigate or avoid setbacks
• Must live within 35 miles of an airport
• PMP, PMI, IPMA, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $80,000 to $110,000 plus an annual incentive bonus. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

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.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

• medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 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

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.