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Job Role: Sr. IT Auditor (Sr. IT Audit Consultant)
Location: Bangalore, India
About Baxter
Every day, Baxter touches the lives of millions of patients and providers worldwide who rely on our essential hospital and renal products and services.
You’ll find Baxter’s products and therapies on nearly every floor, in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. Baxter’s employees are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.
Our commitment to our mission means we are there when patients and healthcare professionals need us, during the critical moments that matter most.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute IT, Privacy, Device Security, Operational and Integrated audits throughout Baxter’s international and domestic organizations
- Participate in the IT risk assessment process and development of the audit plan for assigned entities
- Global stakeholders’ management - prepare and present audit findings to senior management
- Maintain comprehensive historical audit work paper documentation that fully supports reported audit results, leveraging established department tools and standards
- Keep supervisors (Manager, Director etc.) informed of the status of work and issues identified on a timely basis
- Proactively communicate with key stakeholders regarding audit status, findings and other relevant issues
- Work collaboratively with others on the Global Audit team to proactively assess organizational IT risks and ensure effective audit coverage
- Identify control gaps and other areas of heightened risk exposure related to governance, risk management and internal controls within IT processes
- Design and deliver achievable meaningful recommendations for management to mitigate the identified risks
- This position will report directly to the Gurgaon-based – Senior Manager (IT), Global Audit.
- Sr. Audit Consultants are expected to travel 15-25%, including international travel
Qualifications
- B.Tech. / MBA (IT) / Equivalent degree is must
- Professional certification (CISA, CISM, CRISC, CIPM, CIPP, CISSP, AWS Practitioner, CIA) are a plus
Experience:
- 5+ years of progressive experience in a Big 4 firm or reputed multi-national company in IT auditing and/or IT Risk & Compliance functions (experience in medical device industry is a plus, but not mandatory)
- Proven experience executing Information Systems audits and IT General Controls in the following:
- Infrastructure Platform (Windows, Unix/Linux, AS400),
- Cloud Platforms (AWS or Azure or Google),
- Databases (Oracle/SQL) and
- large-scale ERP packages (JDE, SAP, Oracle or other similar systems)
- Knowledge and interest in all things related to data & technology, including the latest trends and developments with a specific focus on areas of technology included: cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce), disaster recovery, artificial intelligence, systems development methodologies, and SecOps systems (e.g., CrowdStrike, Prisma Cloud, Qualys, Splunk).
- Progressive internal audit experience at a publicly traded company that includes experience in a risk-based audit environment
- Experience leading audit efforts in a regulated environment, especially IT audit
Skills & Competencies:
- Self-starter with strong analytical skills and decision-making capabilities
- Ability to multi-task across multiple projects/priorities
- Self-disciplined, to be able to work with the remote manager
- Strong risk-based auditing approach with knowledge and ability to keep learning latest pronouncements in the field of IT auditing and emerging technologies
- Strong understanding of internal controls and business processes across functions, including manufacturing, information systems. Knowledge of other business processes like finance, accounting, commercial, human resources, and others is a plus
- Excellent communication skills (oral, business writing, presentations and listening)
- Experience in global stakeholders’ management
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- High energy and motivation with an ability to quickly adapt to change
Preferred/Not Required
- Knowledge of Life Sciences requirements, HIPAA Security, Privacy, Notification, and Enforcement Rules
- Good understanding of the quality regulations and auditing techniques required for the medical device industry
- Ability to create and deliver presentations up to the Executive Committee level
- Frequent interaction with internal or external contacts at various organizational levels concerning ongoing operations or changes relating to quality and compliance processes or programs including leading sessions as the internal auditor
- Experience with COBIT and 2013 COSO
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, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
At Baxter, we offer a dynamic and future focused work environment offering workplace flexibility, additional annual leave and a strong value driven culture.
Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.
Reasonable Accommodations
Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.
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