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Research Associate II
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.
Summary
The successful candidate for this role will bring familiarity and experience in characterization and failure analysis of polymeric materials pertinent to use in drug and device industry. The role requires the candidate to design, develop and perform polymer material testing at in-house labs and/or coordinate the testing with external testing labs under minimal supervision. The individual will write required reports following pertinent internal and external guidelines that enable the eventual use of polymer materials tested by them in drugs or devices manufactured by Baxter.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities.
- Lead activities in characterization and failure analysis of polymeric materials used in multiple applications such as disposables (e.g. filters, dialyzers, polymeric connectors etc.), packaging, and container closure materials and container systems.
- Apply technical theories and principles to projects within area of expertise and select appropriate techniques and procedures to solve problems.
- Develop, evaluate and/or validate new analytical methods to analyze raw materials, finished products and competitor products in the frame of R&D projects, technological development, competition survey, market and regulatory affairs support and industrial troubleshooting etc, as needed.
- Demonstrate ability to apply technical theories and principles to projects within area of expertise for non-routine tasks. Employ appropriate techniques/methods to successfully and independently execute assignments within negotiated deadlines.
- Document results in laboratory notebooks/ELN according to established GDP procedures.
- Write comprehensive protocols and reports.
- Create and update equipment SOP’s and analytical procedures, participate in ordering of raw materials, analytical materials or equipment.
- Maintain laboratory reagents, materials and equipment as directed in good order.
- Maintain knowledge of and apply relevant quality and safety requirements including equipment ownership and qualification.
- Have a working knowledge and understanding of GDP, GLP, GMP and related regulations and guidelines.
Qualifications.
- Demonstrated knowledge and hands-on experience in polymer characterization techniques – specifically, mechanical testing (tensile and hardness testing), and transport property measurements (WVTR, OTR) required.
- Experience in thermal analysis of polymers (DSC, TGA, MFI) and polymer sample preparation techniques (microtomy, cryomicrotomy) for polymer microscopy would be an added advantage.
- The successful candidate will demonstrate high level of passion and interest in polymer science and applications of that knowledge to be an effective problem solver in an industrial setting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to effectively contribute as an integral member of a project team.
- Ability to objectively assess, organize, and clearly communicate information.
- Ability to interpret available information and make recommendations to resolve technical challenges.
- Ability to appropriately prioritize work assigned to meet project deliverables in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate inclusive attitude, collaborate with team members and cross-functional teams for project deliverables.
- Contribute to efforts beyond own scope of responsibilities to ensure project milestones are met.
- Provide and accept critical feedback from others in a constructive manner.
- Adapt to changes and exhibit an agile mindset.
- Embrace diversity and inclusion, value differences.
Education and/or Experience.
Masters’ degree in a relevant field (e.g., Material Science, Polymer Science/technologies), with minimum 6 years’ of relevant professional experience.
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