Senior Director Growth Strategy & Corporate Transformation (ONSITE)

Baxter International Inc. • Deerfield, IL

2d • $216,000 - $297,000 • Onsite

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: Bring your Healthcare MBB Management Consulting background to Baxter! Are you a seasoned strategy leader with a proven track record in shaping enterprise-level initiatives, ideally gained through broad experience at a top-tier management consulting firm? As the Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Transformation, you will bring exceptional executive presence and the ability to influence senior leadership decisions to be responsible for enabling enterprise-wide transformation through centralized program tracking, reporting, and risk escalation. You will support the Transformation Lead in delivering business-critical objectives, ensuring accurate executive visibility, and integrating inputs across workstreams. You will bring analytical rigor, communication clarity, and execution discipline in Baxter’s ($10.6B with 38K employees) complex environment. A key focus of this role is optimizing the business to ensure focus and investment of resources on the highest growth priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required; MBA strongly preferred
• 6-10+ years of progressive experience in Corporate Strategy, including significant tenure at a leading management consulting firm (e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or equivalent); prior transition to industry a plus
• 8+ years experience in project/program management, transformation leadership, or enterprise PMO
• Demonstrated success advising/managing C-suite executives and driving large-scale transformation programs
• Proven experience managing end-to-end transformation reporting cycles, including planning, execution, and post-review synthesis
• Demonstrated success in supporting high-level governance forums, including Steering Committees and executive reviews, through structured preparation and delivery
• Ability to lead integration of updates from multiple workstreams into a cohesive portfolio view of transformation progress and risks
• Familiarity with benefit realization tracking, budget alignment, and delivery milestone monitoring at the enterprise level
• Adept at identifying reporting risks or gaps and escalating issues for resolution in a timely, structured manner
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines and adapting to evolving reporting requirements from leadership and stakeholders
• Strong data handling, reporting, and transformation management office toolset knowledge
• Clear communicator with ability to engage cross-functional teams
• Experience in enterprise reporting, transformation support, or change initiatives
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving mindset
• Comfort with ambiguity and managing multiple priorities
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize large volumes of transformation data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership
• Skilled in developing and maintaining dashboards, reporting templates, and governance materials to support executive forums
• Experience facilitating portfolio-level reporting cycles and version control processes across distributed teams
• Track record of identifying and implementing improvements to reporting processes and tools based on evolving transformation needs

Nice To Haves

• Management Consulting (MBB) experience with medical device and/or pharma industry focus strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Transformation Lead to shape and evolve the overarching transformation vision and roadmap.
• Translate strategic priorities into clearly defined workstreams, KPIs, and ownership structures.
• Ensure prioritization of initiatives aligns with enterprise goals
• Drive synthesis and storytelling across transformation efforts to support executive decision-making and alignment.
• Partner with senior executives to define long-term strategic priorities and guide multi-year transformation roadmaps.
• Lead cross-functional teams on high-impact initiatives that shape organizational direction, beyond just operational projects.
• Lead the development and maintenance of centralized dashboards and reporting tools to track progress, risks, and benefits realization.
• Integrate and synthesize initiative updates across workstreams into a cohesive portfolio view.
• Monitor portfolio-level progress across budget, timelines, and delivery milestones; escalate cross-cutting risks and issues as needed.
• Maintain documentation integrity, version control, and audit readiness across transformation deliverables.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with project managers, workstream leads, and senior leaders.
• Serve as a liaison between TMO leadership and workstream teams to clarify expectations, align priorities, and elevate risks or resource needs.
• Facilitate governance forums, including Transformation Steering Committee meetings and executive reviews, to maintain momentum and alignment.
• Provide strategic support and “SWAT” assistance to senior leaders as needed.
• Identify and mitigate risks and resistance to transformation initiatives.
• Synthesize complex data and updates into clear, compelling narratives that drive buy-in and transparency.
• Continuously improve communication tools, templates, and processes based on feedback and evolving needs.
• Serve as go-to-partner for workstream teams and leadership in providing project reporting, risk tracking, and decision-making inputs.

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.
• Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees