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This is where you make a difference in our patients’ safety. As a member of the Baxter Quality team, you will play an essential part in our mission of saving and sustaining lives. Quality is important throughout the entire product lifecycle and works collaboratively with all areas of the organization. Because Quality touches everything Baxter does, a role in Quality provides many opportunities for growth, learning and a successful career that has a daily impact on people’s lives.

Support for Parents
Continuing Education/ Professional Development
Employee Heath & Well-Being Benefits
Paid Time Off
2 Days a Year to Volunteer

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What makes a successful Quality team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

Detail Oriented
Continuous Learner
Courageous
Collaborative
Critical Thinker
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This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your role at Baxter

#ThisisWhere you will be resilient as you lead our Cartago, Costa Rica plant quality team and strive to create the best possible product for our patients.
You will make an impact on patients by ensuring systems, processes, and procedures for regulatory compliance are established and deployed while serving as the Management Representative for the plant.
You will strategize to ensure the measurable quality objectives and goals are met and communicated.

Your team

You will serve on the Cartago, CR plant's Senior Leadership Team (SLT). This team supports the success of our ~2000 employee workforce in the manufacturing of IV sets.
This team is where the action is! They will be in the heart of our manufacturing plants.

What you'll be doing

Responsible for the outgoing, safety, quality, and efficacy of all finished products manufactured at the site.
Ensuring the quality system processes are effectively established and maintained in accordance with applicable regulations, standards, and Baxter Quality System requirements.
Ensuring and maintaining the GMP compliance status for their sites, per the applicable regulations and relevant GMP activities.
Responsible for establishing and maintaining an environment that encourages partnership and collaboration
Coaching, training, and developing the quality team (50+ indirect reports).

What you'll bring

BS degree in Science or Engineering required
10+ years related work experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or related field in a Medical Device/Pharmaceutical Industry
7+ years of management-level experience
Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently, have computer experience and have knowledge of local regulations and application of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Be an example of the Baxter mission: collaboration, speed, courage, and simplicity.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.

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Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Christelle, Senior Quality Manager in Malta

“I was an Engineering Graduate with a Master's in Business Administration, and was more inclined toward working with people than with machines. When I came across an opportunity to work with Baxter as a Quality Engineer, it was the perfect combination: a manufacturing environment and a role that required me to collaborate with multiple teams daily. Baxter's mission of saving and sustaining lives gives me all the purpose and fulfilment I need.”

Meet Lorena, Senior QA Associate in London, UK

“I am registered pharmacist in the UK with experience with drug products and final product release. I am very dedicated to my work and accurate in details to ensure correct assessment is provided to our customers to ensure patients' safety.”

Meet Gary, Quality Research Manager in Singapore

“I have always enjoyed working at Baxter and I find here to be a great place to work! Management truly cares for you, and invests time and resources to support your career goals and aspirations. My current role provides me the opportunity to work with culturally diverse teams, bringing different talents together, learning from one another and working toward a common goal and mission.”

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