Principal Engineer

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Your role at Baxter

This is where your expertise helps people

You are a problem solver. Sophisticated projects or unexpected challenges are just opportunities to bring your considerable abilities to use. Whether working independently or with a trusted team, you are always ready to tackle a project and work hard to find solutions.

Your talent is needed across a wide variety of industries. As a Principal Engineer, you have a wide array of career choices, but are motivated by the opportunity to work in a company that supports innovation, professional development, and a purposeful mission.

Your team

We are a team of inquisitive individuals who embrace a collaborative environment to take on sophisticated challenges that meet the needs of our patients. We often need to change directions and respond to issues to avoid disruptions in our fast-paced manufacturing environment. Together, we build and maintain a positive work environment.

Our Research and Development team is dedicated to quality. Delivering life-saving products is about getting them right, and our technical expertise and experience working in a manufacturing environment empower us to meet that challenge.

When you join us, you will work with a team of committed individuals who trust each other to deliver on the tasks at hand. We support innovation and out-of-the-box thinking balanced with collaboration across functions and other teams. Our leadership understands the need for continuous education and provides opportunities for further development.

As a Principal Engineer, you will have the opportunity to lead by example, and enjoy mentoring and learning from others. Here, you are trusted to manage your own time and are given opportunities to grow your career as you wish.

What you'll be doing

• Act as Product Design Owner (PDO) delegate at the plant within the product family and technical expert for projects in development and lifecycle management activities within Kidney Care Solutions Team
• Act as a R and D Liaison for supporting Mt. Home Plant, cross-functions and R&D sites globally
• Co-ordinate, organize, plan and execute sustaining activities in compliance with current QA/ environmental/ regulations and standards
• Provide technical leadership, own change controls and guide PI Leads within its product family in order to get tasks accomplished according to plans, milestones and business needs
• Support Audit related initiatives for the site and enforce to good documentation practices
• Review and approve Design Control documentation for projects in development and sustaining activities.
• Establish, maintain and update technical specification describing product appearance, characteristics and functions, and associated verification and validation documents in collaboration with the respective product design owner of a given product family
• Organize, plan and follow the execution of product changes, supplier changes and labeling tasks related to life cycle management projects
• Support worldwide product registration and launch following international/regional/national regulations; provide technical support to authorities questions
• Participate to products/process/cost improvements related to life cycle management projects
• Provide resource estimation and forecast
• Ensure good internal and cross-functional communication and regular status update of projects

What you'll bring

• PHD/Masters in Pharmaceutics, Material Science, Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biosciences and Biomedical engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of diverse industrial experience with Masters and about 3 years post Bachelors in the given technical domains of interest
• Possesses an agile approach.
• Should understand ICH, FDA, relevant cGxPs, ISO, and quality systems associated with pharmaceutical and medical devices' development.
• Understand implications of raw material change in pharmaceutical and medical devices industries (product impact, process impact, regulatory implications, end user, sterilization etc.)
• Proven track record to create results within budget, timeline, and product/project work
• Adequate orientation towards Renal therapies and products with time
• Good knowledge of Design Control documentation and medical writing
• Sound knowledge of international/regional/national regulations and standards for drugs and medical devices
• Acquire intuition for business with time
• Demonstrate strong project management and people leadership skills
• Ability to work independently
• Experience with Statistics and Six Sigma tools
• Can effectively connect with internal and external customers
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to shift gears between projects comfortably
• Fluency in English
• Solid digital literacy: email, documentation and collaboration tools: e.g. WebEx, Teams, Microsoft Office products, etc.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of 104,000 to 156,000. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

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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Reasonable Accommodations

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