TcU Manager @ Baxter

Desired Candidate Profile

About Baxter

Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-centre dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; surgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy, automation, software and services. Baxter GDC a global IT shared services center, in Bangalore to deliver Baxters global enterprise IT needs. We develop and deploy enterprise wide IT solutions that support critical operations from HR to Manufacturing, Finance, Quality Compliance, Legal and other functions within the organization.

Description

Ideal candidate has extensive experience in planning and managing concurrent projects of varying sizes, and has managed successful global implementation of PLM systems for Medical Device or Pharmaceuticals industries

Overview:
Heavily focused on customer interaction
Drive adoption of Product Lifecycle Management System - TcU
Drive Configuration Management initiatives
Primary contact for customers across R&D, Manufacturing and other organizations

Job Description
Manage/lead entire project or service including technical solution, implementation, support and quality.
Manage deliverable from vendors and internal team members, identify risks in advance and put in place mitigation strategy.
Work with vendors in getting the proposals, SOWs, Invoices etc.
Understand and direct/participate in all phases of project implementation on multiple large projects.
Prioritize work and schedules
Monitor project activities
Interact with customers to understand their business and to anticipate configuration management solutions based on business and technical knowledge.
Facilitates and/or leads organizational change management activities
Frequently works in ambiguous situations, leading and collaborating with senior leaders in R&D and other functional groups, assessing program and technical risks to make timely decisions
Able to effectively influence both enthusiastic and skeptical stakeholders in the benefits and detailed execution of formal requirements management and configuration management
Manage the customer relationship with business project sponsor.
Responsible for capital and expense project budget. Assist the business in planning capital and expense for IT projects as well.
Provide direct supervision and mentoring of project team members during the project.
Provide project performance feedback to the team members supervisor/manager
Participate in setting direction and standards for the program.

Required Skills/Qualification

Experience in implementing or upgrading a PLM system is required. Siemens TeamCenter Unified experience is preferred
Expert in project management/processes, computer system validation and SDLC
Experience in managing both medium budget and very large project budgets (multi-million)
Must possess strong ability to negotiate and maximize effectiveness of resources and influence others internally and externally.
A proven track record in delivering large scale projects on a global level
Strong business acumen. Solid presentation skills, oral and written communication skills and teamwork skills.
Present program updates/dashboards to senior business and IT stakeholders
Ability to adapt and prioritize program objectives with changing business priorities
Ability to work with culturally and geographically diverse team
Knowledge and experience working with R&D and manufacturing organization
Strong scope, vendor management, resource , risk and project financials management skills
Excellent communication and presentations skills
Experience in influencing and managing senior leadership and stakeholders
Demonstrated success in managing projects in a matrix organization
Experience managing project teams comprised of internal and vendor resources ranging in size from 10 30 people

Desired Skills/Qualification

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred or relevant work experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
10+ years of systems experience including 5+ years of project management.
Strong vendor management experience creating SOWs, purchase orders and service level agreements (SLAs).
MBA preferred
LEAN Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies A Career That Matters

Baxters employees are united in a mission to save and sustain lives. We are passionate about applying scientific innovation to meet the needs of the millions of people worldwide who depend on our medically necessary therapies and technologies. We focus on increasing access to healthcare, innovating in crucial areas of unmet need, and pursuing creative collaborations that bring our mission to life for patients every day.

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, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Contact Details:

Company:   Baxter India Pvt. Ltd.

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Keyskills:   plm risk management project management service level quality compliance it projects product life cycle management project implementation Vendor Management risk mitigation teamcenter unified