Product Owner

Baxter • Raleigh, NC

31d

About The Position

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 Join our dynamic team as a Product Owner – Sr Principal Software Systems Engineer for Digital Applications in the R&D/Software organization, where you will play a pivotal role in developing groundbreaking healthcare solutions. You will be at the forefront of new product development and sustaining activities within our Infusion Pump Platforms and connected Digital Applications , ensuring we meet customer needs while adhering to the highest regulatory standards. If you are passionate about transforming healthcare technology and eager to build a significant impact, this is the opportunity for you!

Requirements

• Product Manager/Product Owner experience demonstrating strong customer focus and direct interactions with customers - preferably within regulated connected medical devices/cloud applications space
• Experience being at customer sites regularly and having connections with hospitals/caregivers/clinical customers
• Experience working with marketing/sales/commercial teams
• Expertise in product backlog creation and management, requirements management , risk management , and development in an Agile environment (e.g. milestones/sprints)
• Experience with cloud-based digital applications (e.g. SaaS/PaaS/IaaS environments with AWS/Azure or similar CSPs) is preferred
• Experience with SaMD classified and MDDS digital/cloud applications preferred
• Knowledge of implementing and enforcing medical device cybersecurity design paradigms is a plus.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Strong documentation skills and experience in a regulated industry.
• A Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 10+ years of experience , or a Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience .

Responsibilities

• Acquire and detail key customer needs/use insights through strong observation skills and communication skills
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, and commercial departments to identify user needs that can be validated
• Translate customer insights into product features working collaboratively with marketing
• Work with remotely distributed teams to explain/drive product backlog and related epics to development and verification teams
• Create and own product portfolio backlogs across multiple Digital Applications, using innovative methodologies
• Work closely and guide individual Digital Application product owners within the portfolio to execute the product roadmap
• Take prototypes of minimally viable product (MVP) to customers and get early feedback on digital product concepts and features
• Work collaboratively with technical program managers assigned to product portfolios to ensure product backlog items and related epics are effectively groomed into the development cycles
• Driving Guidelines: Implement and champion guidelines in software systems development and product lifecycles, applying Agile PDLC/SDLC and Systems Engineering methodologies in collaboration with engineering and validation groups.
• Technical Leadership : Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a distributed R&D team, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• User Needs Translation : Identify and capture user needs for digital applications, helping software systems engineering team members translate these needs into functional and non-functional system requirements.
• Validation : Collaborate with stakeholders to define user needs validation strategies
• Hands-On Testing : Conduct ad-hoc testing of in-development and developed software systems to ensure ongoing product quality and realization of product features.
• Agile Execution : Enforce and support teams in completing Agile/Scrum planning, including estimating, scheduling, and completing committed tasks.
• Stakeholder Collaboration : Drive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to enhance processes, practices, and technical mentorship.
• Compliance Assurance : Uphold compliance with the product development process and quality system standards.

Benefits

• 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 commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior