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Summary

This position is part of the Baxter Global team supporting Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S). The EHS&S Digital Leader is the primary business manager and point of contact for the current EHS Information Management System (IMS) and will own all activities associated with supporting the IMS; prioritizing system enhancements and ancillary technologies to improve overall adoption and usability and change roll-out to global users. The EHS&S Digital Leader will partner with key stakeholders, vendors and IT to identify & drive improvement opportunities across tools/systems, streamline EHS&S data processes, enable connections and data insights to support EHS&S digital transformation. The ideal candidate possesses change management expertise, excels at facilitation/building consensus and is capable managing day to day issue resolution and system maintenance challenges.

What you'll be doing

• Manage large or multiple teams, demonstrate solid technical knowledge, demonstrate strong business knowledge, require limited direction, give significant direction, handle highly complex problems, possess extensive knowledge of policies, standards and procedures, have strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Drive development of functional IT/Digital roadmap in partnership with EHSS, Operations and IT. Responsible for translating the vision into short- and long-term goals and deliverables; managing projects/ priorities, timelines, budgets and schedules.

• Interact across stakeholder groups to understand user perspectives, requirements, provide guidance, feedback, and anticipate/deliver on needed technical/systems support, including change management and training.

• Engage stakeholders and lead research, analysis, selection, and implementation of new tools/functionality, technologies and/or services.

• Oversee development, gathering and analysis of metrics; ensure data is routinely disseminated relevant EHSS KPIs/KAIs, dashboards and scorecards to stakeholders. Perform day-to-day system support tasks for system user groups, as required.

• Relationship manager for EHSS systems vendors/providers to deliver seamless data management support.

• Recommend different approaches to improve EHSS programs and service delivery; communicate technical positions in layman’s terms. Proactively follow technical developments and trends.

• Review multiple team, group or vendor service deliverables, provide direct and/or indirect supervision, including mentoring, performance and vendor managements for large cross-functional teams to ensure quality design and adherence to processes, standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Utilize specialized knowledge and partner internally and externally to develop comprehensive project plans, manage deadlines/resource needs, and effectively communicate purpose/need, scope, timing. Contribute to EHSS strategy development and deployment.

• Enable high user engagement/utilization of EHSS Systems/Tools and EHSS task/activity efficiency improvements through simplification and standardization of work processes.

• Lead large scale system requirement gathering and solution evaluation with internal stakeholders to identify IMS gaps and research solutions via various methods (e.g. reviewing current system functionality, industry benchmarking).

• Manage projects related to advanced analytics, new systems/tools/technology implementations, upgrades, and process rollout.

• Provide thought leadership to identify innovative solutions, manage/mitigate all risks, resource and scope challenges that arise in relation to scope & projects.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to interface well with other departments and lead change effectively and efficiently in a team environment.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to/drive change across a dynamic, global and decentralized business environment

• Ability to analyze and interpret scientific, and statistical data.

• Familiarity with EHS&S Management Systems.

• Strong assessment and troubleshooting skills; ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Ability to respond to detailed inquiries and present information to groups and senior leaders.

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and BI tools; ability to use enterprise software.

• Ability to collect and analyze data and information to determine paths for process improvement and potential root cause.

• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Strong business acumen.

• Possess a working knowledge of related disciplines/other functions including manufacturing and operations processes.

• Green or Black Belt certification preferred.

• Continuous improvement focus and track record.

What you will bring

• B.S. and/or Advanced Degree in EHS related field required

• 8+ yrs EHS experience Experience implementing EHS IT Systems at an Enterprise level

• Experience traditional and agile project management methodologies.

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 salary range of $112,00 to $216,000 and also includes an annual incentive bonus and equity target. The above range represents the expected 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.

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