Director, Corporate Strategy & Transformation

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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.

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.

• 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.

• 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; elevate 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.

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

The role is located at our global…