Senior Business Systems Specialist

About the role

As a Senior Business Systems Specialist at Baxter, you will play a critical role that blends business acumen, technical knowledge, and product management expertise. You will define and prioritize product requirements, align with business objectives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. This role partners with IT system product owners, architects, and developers to define, build, implement, and support business systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand objectives, challenges, and operational needs.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications.
• Prioritize product backlogs and support roadmap development based on business value and strategic goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement business solutions.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and communicate product vision, progress, and key updates.
• Support testing, quality assurance, change management, and successful solution adoption.
• Develop and maintain user, business, and technical documentation, including process flows and system documentation.
• Provide ongoing system support, troubleshoot and resolve issues, manage incidents, and identify root causes to drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a related field.
• Experience in the medical device field preferred.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of business systems.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to gather and prioritize requirements and develop product roadmaps.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and release planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge of business systems and software lifecycle management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. (Sponsorship for employment visas is not available at this time).

Schedule

This role follows a flexible workplace policy, requiring a minimum of 3 days a week onsite to support collaboration and connection in alignment with Baxter’s Mission.

Pay

The estimated base salary for this position is $104,000 to $143,000 annually. Individual pay is based on location, skills, expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and well-being benefits, including medical and dental coverage starting on day one.
• Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident.
• Financial and retirement benefits, including the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a discount on company stock and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) with company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Educational assistance programs.
• Paid time off, including 20 to 35 days based on length of service, paid holidays, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits such as commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.