Sr. Principal Engineer - Exploratory and Innovation

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Your Role

Are you ready to make a significant impact as a Senior Principal Engineer - Exploratory and Innovation at Baxter Healthcare Corporation? Join us in crafting the future of healthcare technology. In this outstanding opportunity, you will have the chance to contribute to the development of our Acute (CRRT) Therapy products while driving innovation. Apply your proven technical and program management skills to successfully implement expansion strategies within our Acute product portfolio. You will work closely with development teams, both internal and external, as the technical lead on next-generation product lines, particularly within the Intensive Care Unit. Our projects span various areas such as water purification, electromechanical devices, disposables, and solutions, and are approached holistically to ensure detailed solutions that meet verified user needs. This role is that of an individual contributor, working under the general direction of a functional manager and collaborating with a distributed team.

What you will be doing

• Apply architectural and design skills while collaborating with senior development engineers to decompose System Requirements into a structured hierarchy of sub-systems and interfaces.
• Be responsible for overall requirements management and may lead risk management activities, including cybersecurity.
• Build design concepts and research methodologies that meet current and future customer and business needs for a product or process domain area.
• Contribute to the program/project or the organization’s technical strategy.
• Demonstrate good business judgment in balancing budget, profitability, and vendor relationships; understand business financials and the resulting impacts that decisions have on the business.
• Perform as an independent reviewer in technical and design reviews.
• Be engaged and respected within the team; for example, you may function as LSD or PDO for products or as a subject matter expert on technical problems.
• Demonstrate understanding of and alignment to FDA, ISO, and IEC design control procedures, regulations, and standards within the area of responsibility/expertise.

What You'll bring:

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical, Controls, Systems, Software, or a related clinical field.
• Equivalent experience in Sciences strongly preferred, including Ph.D. or equivalent experience.
• Must have at least 3 years' experience as a Research Scientist.
• 10+ years of industry work experience.
• Demonstrate good business judgment in balancing budget, profitability, and vendor relationships; have a strong understanding of business financials; think holistically about the business’ products.

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $120,000 to $165,000 plus an annual incentive bonusand equity target. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

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