SR HR Specialist

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. 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. 

What you'll be doing

• Serve as trusted advisor to managers on employee relations matters.
• Lead and support disciplinary processes ensuring fairness, consistency, and compliance.
• Conduct workplace investigations and recommend actionable solutions.
• Partner with leadership to proactively address employee concerns and reduce risk.
• Ensure compliance with Puerto Rico employment legislation and company policies.
• Provide guidance on terminations, corrective actions, leave administration, and workplace policies.
• Partner with Legal team when needed while maintaining strong HR ownership of cases.
• Monitor and analyze HR KPIs such as turnover, absenteeism, disciplinary trends, and engagement indicators.
• Translate data into actionable insights for leadership.
• Support performance review cycles and calibration processes.
• Coach leaders on performance conversations and development planning.
• Identify organizational trends and talent risks.
• Support change management initiatives.
• Collaborate with COEs (Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Learning & Development).
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
• Conducts job analysis to determine appropriate salary level according to corporate compensation guidelines and policy formulated by human resources.
• Advises management on compensation actions for employees.  Makes recommendations to adjust salary structure in response to changing organizational needs and market values.
• Perform budgetary control on the accounts of the area.
• Will have other duties assigned such as providing Administrative Support to the HR Department.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree (B.D.) in Business Administration with a major in Human Resources, Labor Relations. Master’s degree in business administration highly preferred.  Eight or more years of previous experience in Human Resources field (manufacturing and/or pharma preferred).  Knowledge in Local and Federal Laws and Regulations.  Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees, internal and external auditors.  Fluent in English and Spanish languages. Ability to communicate, read, write and understand English/Spanish languages.                                              

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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