Senior Director Growth Strategy & Corporate Transformation; ONSITE

Overview

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. 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. 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.

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 work streams. 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.

Strategic Leadership / Transformation Office Leadership

• Partner with the Transformation Lead to shape and evolve the overarching transformation vision and roadmap.
• Translate strategic priorities into clearly defined work streams, 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.

Program Management and Cross-Functional Execution

• Lead the development and maintenance of centralized dashboards and reporting tools to track progress, risks, and benefits realization.
• Integrate and synthesize initiative updates across work streams 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.

Stakeholder Engagement

• 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.

Change Management and Communication

• 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.

Your Team

The Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Transformation reports to the Vice President Corporate Strategy. You will work collaboratively across the Baxter organization.

Your Location

The role is located at our global corporate headquarters in the greater Chicago, IL area northern suburb of Deerfield. Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We…