Senior Analyst, Quality Analytics

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

This is where your creativity addresses challenges

You are creative, thorough, and a heads-down do-er. You embrace a challenge and truly apply the collaborative powers of your team to produce great results. You are motivated by work that is never the same from one day to the next. As a Senior Analyst you are unafraid of navigating through necessary internal processes to facilitate a product you deeply believe in. You can absorb and act on complex procedures and data and train your team or peers if needed. You take pride in getting things done quickly without sacrificing safety or quality.

This role is responsible for analyzing and resolving problems, providing insights, and identifying areas for improvement. As a Senior Analyst, Quality Analytics, you must have a passion for data analytics and visualization to generate valuable insights and foster a culture of accountability and data-driven decision-making within the quality organization You will need to absorb and act on complex procedures and data and take pride in getting things done quickly without sacrificing safety or quality.

Your Team at Baxter

Within Quality, every role makes a difference. Products that Baxter makes are shipped worldwide for patients in need. Whether it's building a new process from scratch or facing a never-before-seen production hurdle, individuals within Quality are given the trust and opportunity to bring creativity to the table. Regardless of your specific role with a product, it is sure to touch a portion of our global operation.

The mission of Baxter is to save and sustain lives. This mission is embedded into everything we do. This means if there is a decision to be made where quantity and quality are at odds, we will always choose quality. Our patients come first, always.

The Quality function values both working together as a team and independently. We draw energy from working in a plant or an office where there are opportunities to collaborate. As the company evolves, so does the way our team approaches work as it strives to create top-of-the-line products.

We build relationships with each other to get work done. Building these relationships is easy because we all share common traits of being reliable, ethical, and caring. We lean on our colleagues for their expertise and hold each other accountable. We feel empowered to speak up when there's a new insight or opportunity to improve something. This open dialog builds trust within the team and helps create a better product for our customers.

What you'll be doing

• Independently process high volumes of internal/external data following established procedures and work instructions
• Work with Quality Data Owners to procure internal data to generate insights
• Present data driven insights and findings to all levels of the Quality organization
• Ability to collect, clean and aggregate data from multiple data sources while validating data integrity and accuracy. Understand the various systems that house quality data and records, depending on the information required.
• Take concepts and high-level direction to successfully translate data into appropriate analysis and visualization.
• Generate ad hoc reports, develop analytics tools, and use visualization/BI tools to create automated dashboards. Develop intuitive, coherent, and easy to follow reports in different software programs (Tableau, Power BI) that align with quality requirements and information requests.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on complaint trend monitoring, evaluation, and investigation of signals and potential trends.
• Works independently and with different functions/sites of the organization to resolve moderately complex issues.
• Support internal corporate, notified bodies, third party, and regulatory audits as needed with management supervision
  

What you'll bring

• Bachelors Degree Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance or Informatics degree is required
• 3+ years of experience in a position that works with data such as data analytics, data science or medical device positions
• Data analysis professional certifications are preferred but not required
• Attention to detail and accuracy is required
• Action oriented and continuous improvement attitude required. Perseverance, problem solving and learning skills are strongly preferred
• Ability to work within deadlines, and work on multiple simultaneous projects
• Excellent written and verbal skills as well as good interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools such as IBM COGNOS, MySQL, Tableau or Power BI
• Adapts to changes in the work environment; handles competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft systems (Word, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with Microsoft Data Analytics toolset (Power Automate, Power Query, Power Apps, Fabric) is preferred
• Proficiency with SQL, VBA, and experience with a data driving programming language (R, Python) preferred
• Solid foundation in KPI/Metric development, descriptive and inferential statistics is preferred
• Some experience with Quality System Regulation, Medical Device Regulation, and ISO Quality System preferred
  
  

 Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $76,000 - $104,500 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or long-term incentive. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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