Senior Communications Manager

We’re excited to bring an experienced communicator to our team to help build Baxter's reputation among key partners. You will work alongside our Global Communications team and the Care and Connectivity Solutions (CCS) business unit. With connected products across the ED, OR, ICU and Med Surg environments, our solutions empower care teams by delivering near real-time communication and information, enabling timely interventions and facilitating patient care goals. You will be part of a Communications team that is critical to the company’s success, from engaging employees to building Baxter’s reputation in the U.S. and beyond. Our work is highly visible across the company and is at the center of every successful program, announcement and more. Your team is fun and collaborative, coming from both agency and in-house backgrounds, driven by our passion for saving and sustaining lives. Lead all internal and external communications for CCS division (part of the Healthcare Systems & Technologies (HST) segment). Provide strategic counsel to division president. Create comprehensive internal communications plans, focused on opportunities for leader to connect with the organization, establish their voice and drive visibility and alignment across the business. Develop overarching communications strategy for key revenue and reputation-building initiatives in the U.S. and Canada. Collaborate with WEU and Growth & Emerging Markets team for key initiatives in those areas. Build and manage strong relationships with division leadership team, including marketing and functional leaders. Lead media relations efforts to promote key initiatives for the division. Pitch and secure media placements and create key messages and other materials to assist in our response to inquiries from journalists. Manage communications response, working in conjunction with HST Communications lead. Provide counsel to senior leaders, drive response strategy and develop key messaging for use with employees and external partners.