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Summary

This Technical Leader position is responsible for establishing, directing, and managing strategic Pre-Clinical R&D cross-function programs and/or initiatives that have global impact across Baxter Business Segments and innovation platforms.  This leadership role addresses complex company-wide Preclinical (biocompatibility/regulatory toxicology) issues and business needs through internal and external engagement, thought leadership, and application of scientific knowledge.

This role will apply scientific expertise and in-depth applied knowledge of biological risk assessments (biocompatibility/regulatory toxicology) for medical devices/pharmaceutical products, and other cross-disciplinary technical knowledge to identify and execute innovative nonclinical safety and efficacy strategies to resolve regulatory and technical challenges to move new product development and product support projects, initiatives and programs forward.

Responsibilities may include directly or indirectly managing a team of scientific staff to evaluate product and patient safety and efficacy through the application of current preclinical science international guidance, and regional regulatory interpretation of applicable standards to implement strategies to drive new product development NPD), sustaining product organization (SPO) and value improvement projects (MIP) and other product development lifecycle management (PDLM) processes.  This position serves as the primary Pre-Clinical Toxicology R&D point-of-contact for external trade associations, scientific consortiums, standards committees, advisory boards and other value-added biocompatibility/regulatory toxicology/safety liaison activities.

• Responsible for designing, developing, and implementing creative solutions to technical problems where no precedence exists and where innovative approaches and/or leading-edge scientific technologies and methods are required. Apply complex theories and concepts to resolve significant technical and scientific challenges.
• Establish business/technical objectives  and assume significant responsibility for the size/complexity, cost, resources, and timelines required to meet critical needs.
• Meet major R&D objectives and milestones, which is shared with other senior Pre-Clinical and R&D leadership.

• Drive specific innovation initiatives by applying technical expertise/interpersonal skills and providing strategic direction that ensure the delivery of high quality of work deliverables that apply state-of-the-science theory while integrating pragmatic approaches in a cross-disciplinary fashion to enhance and advance innovation.
• Externally engaged and integrated in scientific committees, forums, standards organizations and/or regulatory committees to ensure emerging regulations are based on well-established and relevant science and toxicological principles.

Additional responsibilities may include support of projects and initiatives involving cross-function groups, such as R&D, Clinical, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Patient Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Manufacturing and/or Environmental, Health and Safety functions.

Reasonable Accommodations

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