
Research & Development Careers at Baxter
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. Our mission to save and sustain lives is deeply personal to us and drives us to work hard even on the busiest days. Through innovation and collaboration, we tackle the most demanding projects as a team. We are intensely proud of our work and the difference it makes in people’s lives. If this sounds appealing to you, we invite you to explore a career at Baxter!

“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
This is Where Your Work Changes Lives

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.

“Our team embraces transformation as it can be a catalyst for innovation.”
Hussain Vohra
Quality Technical Consultant
“Our team has evolved with exciting opportunities for innovation and digital transformation. This evolution has not only fueled creativity within our R&D organization but has also enhanced products for our patients; it’s a scenario that opens new avenues for advancement and improved healthcare solutions.”
This Is Where
Everything we do converges at the critical intersection where products that save and sustain lives meet the healthcare professionals and caregivers who make it all happen. Now, we support more patients through every point of their journey with a broad set of solutions that empower healthcare professionals to deliver smarter, more personalized care. Together, we are transforming healthcare with bold innovations that will help us realize our shared promise to improve care for all.
Join Our Talent Community
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.