Sr. Principal Engineer, R&D

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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads cross functional teams through the planning, execution and completion of a large scale program or several small projects with complex features.
• Leads projects within Baxter’s product lifecycle management (PDLM) and change control management (CCM) process, from initiation through closure.
• Applies state-of-the-art techniques, in the area of expertise for new product development and produce improvements.
• Independently plans, schedules, and leads cross-functional teams in detailed phases of the engineering work in a project.
• Applies a solid understanding of theories/practices utilized by other disciplines outside the primary area of expertise, toward product development and improvements. Plans, executes and functionally directs
• important engineering assignments, which require independent judgment. Utilize engineering tools (e.g. DMAIC, FMEA, Design of Experiments, Statistical Analysis, etc).
• Generation of technical documentation in support of project deliverables and requirements.

Tech-Lead Role: Tech-lead is responsible for driving and overseeing the technical aspects of projects, varying from sustaining activity to a new product development. They lead the planning, resource allocation, and execution of technical tasks, collaborating with team members, Product Design Owner (PDO) and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

Qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. List knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

• Demonstrate success in delivering results on several technical projects / challenges.
• Proven leadership skills and engineering problem solving ability
• Completely proficient in relevant process/product development processes.
• Successful track record of managing wide-ranging activities.
• Must have experience or advanced training and demonstrate proficiency (e.g. computer-aided design, 6. total quality management, statistical methods, problem analysis and resolution, materials science.
• Design of experiments, software development).
• Extensive cross-functional team experience, including technical and non-technical work.
• Ability to organize and present technical and project management overviews without assistance to project teams and decision makers.

Education and/or Experience. Include the education and/or experience that is necessary to perform the job

satisfactorily.

• Number of years of experience: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and 8 – 10 years of related experience
• Field of expertise: Technical Management, Project Management, Leadership

Reasonable Accommodations

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