Senior Analytical Manager

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Role and Responsibilities

The Senior Analytical Manager position is based in Braine L’Alleud and supports the Clinical Nutrition Global Business Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of a laboratory team of analytical SMEs and analysts and accountable for the planning, execution, quality and accuracy of all analyses performed by the team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• General Management:

  • Provides leadership to direct reports

  • Participates in forecasting and resource planning activities

  • Reviews and applies best-demonstrated practices, team processes, and improves operational efficiency.

• Analytical Chemistry Management

  • Works closely with global cross-functional team members to define scope of work required

  • Provides leadership to team members, guiding them in terms of prioritization, problem resolution, process clarification, referrals to appropriate experts, etc.

  • Works collaboratively and effectively with other laboratory leads and SMEs

  • Works collaboratively and effectively with the sustaining product and new product development leads, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and other business partners as and when needed.

  • Contributes to the definition & execution of global strategy for talent development, capability & capacity

• Laboratory Management

  • Ensures laboratory management for Clinical Nutrition at BAP

  • Ensures laboratory team compliance to the quality system requirements, training requirements, etc.

  • In collaboration with QA and applicable Operations services, guarantees GMP and GDP standards, environmental, health and safety (EHS) guidelines

  • Collaborates with BAP Operation group and other GBU laboratories to ensure cohesive approach for local laboratory activities. Fosters and supports the cross GBU Lab Cohesion Council.

Core Competencies

• Embraces accountability for critical strategic and operational decisions

• Responds proactively to changing situations by creating and implementing plans and processes that drive results

• Directs/leads team members to complete projects with quality, within time and budget boundaries

• Identifies and seizes new opportunities.

• Simplifies the complex

• Maintains effectiveness when working with limited information or experiencing changes

• Ability to lead the team through changes and uncertainty

• Excellent communication - both written and verbal. Should be able to communicate clearly with peers, direct reports, cross-functional teammates, and non-technical audiences.

• Actively communicates and advocates team’s capabilities and accomplishments

• Works effectively in a collaborative climate among internal and external teams to achieve organizational goals

Operational Excellence

• Contributes to strategic planning within Clinical Nutrition R&D

• Identifies and builds strategic technical competencies

• Anticipates project challenges and risk scenarios and prepares, leads, and executes proactive mitigation strategies to ensure optimal results.

• Takes accountability for resource staffing and project execution with proactive management of technical and project risk to ensure delivery of business commitments

• Provides inspirational leadership - motivates others to perform at their best, communicates a clear vision and champions change; builds motivated high performing teams

• Establishes processes for effective resource management from planning through execution in close collaboration with functional management

Talent Management

• Ability to lead supervisors in the group to ensure clear accountability and operational excellence

• Ensures that succession planning and talent pipeline is in place for team

• Fosters an environment where mentoring, coaching, career growth and progression, and employee development are critical focus areas

• Creates a culture and environment that attracts, develops, retains, and grows diverse and top talent aligned with organizational strategy

• Ensures effective performance management

Education and/or Experience

• Master (or PhD degree) in a relevant Sciences domain

• Fluency in English (Business language)

• Minimum of 15 years of experience including 7 years of experience in team management in a pharmaceutical industry preferably.

Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please send an e-mail to Americas_TTA@baxter.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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