R&D Jobs at Baxter: Build Life-Saving Medical Innovations
For our teams in Research & Development at Baxter, this is more than just a job. The heart of our work is centered around improving outcomes for patients around the world. What do R&D teams at Baxter do? Through innovation and collaboration, we tackle the most demanding projects as a team. Our R&D teams design, test, and deliver medical technologies that improve patient outcomes worldwide, advancing our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives.
“Baxter is a place where I can fuel my dedication to advancing healthcare.”
Patrick Lee
Senior Director R&D Platform Leader, Infusion Systems
"Growing up, my father's career as an anesthesiologist sparked my interest in the intricacies of medical devices and their impact on patient care. This led me to pursue biomedical engineering with the goal of improving life-saving tools. Joining Baxter's R&D team allowed me to align with the company's mission of saving and sustaining lives, further fueling my dedication to advancing healthcare."
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Mission Unites
Our community of R&D professionals knows they are making a difference in the lives of others. The research we do and the products we develop improve the outcomes for patients around the world. For us, the connection to our mission to save and sustain lives is both personal and unifying.
Relationships Empower
The work we do is meaningful but challenging—it cannot be done alone or in silos. We also know that the best results are often due to the efforts of a collaborative team. This is why our teams thrive in a culture of knowledge-sharing, supportive mentoring, and cross-functional participation.
This is where we are empowered
"Baxter empowers me to be a key member of our global team, working with different individuals on a daily basis. The days are filled with building relationships, leading dynamic teams, finding solutions and instilling process improvements across the organization."
Graziella BorgAssociate Director - Research & Development
Malta
Explore R&D Career Paths at Baxter

Software Engineering
This is where you can design, build, maintain, and test applications to improve patient outcomes and patient safety. As a software engineer at Baxter, your work contributes directly to making a significant impact on others.

Project/Program Management
Your organizational skills are valued as a project or program manager. Here, you are responsible for program definition, leadership and communication across a portfolio of product development, sustaining, or improvement projects in the R&D space.

Research
Your curiosity and appreciation for the sciences make you a research star. In this role, you can participate in a variety of projects by conducting testing, designing experiments, developing, evaluating, validating and/or transferring analytical methods independently.

Engineering
As an engineer, you will display engineering principles to resolve difficult problems, from conception to final design with team input. You may investigate, analyze, and develop solutions for complex technical problems.

Technician
Technicians manage and coordinate routine activities for the documentation center/batch release team for a given manufacturing cell. Your skills assure the safety and quality of the products, processes, and systems.
Redefining healthcare delivery
At Baxter, we are everywhere healthcare happens – and everywhere it is going, with essential solutions in the hospital, physician’s office and other sites of care. For nearly a century, our customers have counted on us as a vital and trusted partner. And every day, millions of patients and healthcare providers rely on our unmatched portfolio of connected solutions, medical devices, and advanced injectable technologies. Nearly 38,000 Baxter team members live our enduring Misson: to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, we are redefining how care is delivered to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.
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We're grateful for your interest in a career with Baxter, and would like to get to know you. Joining our Talent Community is a great way to stay connected, learn more about Baxter, and help our recruiters find you if there's an opportunity that aligns with your background, skills and interests.