Laboratory Manager

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Overview

This is where you make a difference in our patients’ safety. As a member of the Baxter Quality team, you will play an essential part in our mission of saving and sustaining lives. Quality is important throughout the entire product lifecycle and works collaboratively with all areas of the organization. Because Quality touches everything Baxter does, a role in Quality provides many opportunities for growth, learning and a successful career that has a daily impact on people’s lives.

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Laboratory Manager

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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 Laboratory Manager, 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.

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

Direct and prioritize the operations of Chemical and Microbiology, external laboratory supplier Laboratories. This includes the participation in the development of Aibonito policy systems and standard operating procedures for specifications, and directions for testing in the following areas: Raw Materials, In- Process Materials, Finished Products, Stability Program, Method Transfer.

Responsible for compliance within assigned areas to all government regulations, company policies and procedures. Responsible for the validation activities throughout the department, including change control and Quality Monitoring.

The primary end result of this position is to assure all activities carried out through the site are accurately completed in accordance with FDA guidelines and that laboratory testing services and Receiving and Inspection Activities are carried out in an expeditious and cost-effective manner maintaining a high degree of compliance to FDA regulations and meeting the overall business priorities and schedules.

Coordinate all lab activities with Materials and Manufacturing Management; own the activities of the Chemical Laboratory and R&I Operation group. Responsible for the supervision and training of exempt and non-exempt personnel in the group.

The Manager either independently or in association with supervised employees is responsible for the validation of all Laboratory processes assuring it is done in full compliance to FDA guidelines.

Establish, implement and lead all laboratory standard operating procedures and policies.

Lead the analytical method transfer program for the laboratory. Active participation in process validation and revalidation programs. Responsible for the analysis of validation samples.

Identify and implement with the help of R&D (if needed) the improvements in laboratory testing methods and automation to upgrade the laboratory efficiency, consistent with the lowest possible cost objectives of the business.

Participate in the approval, revision, and implementation of all raw material, in-process, finished product, stability specifications, and other documents.

The Manager either independently or in association with supervised employees is responsible for the change control system approvals and evaluation.

The Manager either independently or in association with supervised employees is responsible for the Quality Monitoring program for the departments.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leads subordinates who supervises employees in the Chemical, Microbiology Labs and Receiving and Inspection Area. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, development and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and focusing employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

What you'll bring

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Chemistry or Science: Extensive, minimum seven years, pharmaceutical experience with at least one year of quality control (laboratory operation) supervisory/management experience.
Good interpersonal and troubleshooting skills
Critical Thinking and analytical skills
Fully bilingual, (English and Spanish)

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Christelle, Senior Quality Manager in Malta

“I was an Engineering Graduate with a Master's in Business Administration, and was more inclined toward working with people than with machines. When I came across an opportunity to work with Baxter as a Quality Engineer, it was the perfect combination: a manufacturing environment and a role that required me to collaborate with multiple teams daily. Baxter's mission of saving and sustaining lives gives me all the purpose and fulfilment I need.”

Meet Lorena, Senior QA Associate in London, UK

“I am registered pharmacist in the UK with experience with drug products and final product release. I am very dedicated to my work and accurate in details to ensure correct assessment is provided to our customers to ensure patients' safety.”

Meet Gary, Quality Research Manager in Singapore

“I have always enjoyed working at Baxter and I find here to be a great place to work! Management truly cares for you, and invests time and resources to support your career goals and aspirations. My current role provides me the opportunity to work with culturally diverse teams, bringing different talents together, learning from one another and working toward a common goal and mission.”

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