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Senior Director R&D Platform Leader, Infusion Systems

Req # 206338 Location Round Lake, Illinois, United States Job Category Engineering Date posted 07/27/2026
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Senior Director R&D Platform Leader, Infusion Systems

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This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

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Overview:

Baxter's Infusion Systems & Patient Monitoring develops innovative technologies that help clinicians safely deliver therapies and monitor patients at the point of care. Focused on advancing patient safety and improving clinical workflows, the business is driving innovation across the medication delivery continuum, from pharmacy preparation to bedside administration. Through connected infusion technologies and solutions designed to reduce contamination risk and simplify care delivery, Baxter is helping clinicians provide safer, more efficient care and improve patient outcomes.

Your Role at Baxter:

As an experienced and innovative leader, you will lead all aspects of our R&D Platform, Infusion Systems. You will be responsible for overseeing the product development and sustainability of our Platform, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficacy. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including regulatory affairs, quality assurance and clinicians to ensure that our products meet the needs of patients and healthcare providers. As the Senior Director, R&D Platform Leader you will have a strong background in medical device systems and a track record of successfully leading R&D projects end to end and teams to successfully launch products.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Set the R&D Vision and Strategy

Define and execute the long-term R&D and technology strategy for the INfusion Systems platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer needs, and future market opportunities.

Deliver Innovation and Product Development Results

Lead the successful execution of new product development, platform enhancements, and sustaining engineering initiatives, driv ing high-quality, predictable outcomes from concept through commercialization.

Advance Technology Roadmaps and Future Capabilities

Identify emerging technologies, cultivate technical capabilities, and translate innovation opportunities into technology roadmaps that support product growth, differentiation, and long-term competitiveness.

Build Strong Cross-Functional Partnerships

Partner closely with commercial, clinical, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, program management and external stakeholders to ensure customer-centric solutions that deliver business and patient value.

Ensure Operational Excellence, Compliance, and Talent Development

Drive excellence in design controls, risk management, regulatory compliance, product quality, and cost performance while developing a high-performing R&D organization and leadership team.

Your Team:

Reporting to the VP, R&D – Infusion Systems, Nutrition, and PMO, you will lead a geographically distributed team of up to 250 located in Illinois, New York, Malta and India.

Your Location:

The role is located at our global corporate headquarters in the greater Chicago, IL area northern suburb of Round Lake. 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.  Relocation assistance will be provided.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (Master's or PhD preferred; MBA a plus)

  • 12+ years of progressive R&D leadership experience, ideally within medica devices or other highly regulated industries.

  • Proven track record of leading complex product development programs and high-performing, multi-site engineering teams, delivering innovative products from concept through commercialization.

  • Deep understanding of medical device development and regulatory requirements, including FDA, ISO, design controls, risk management, and quality systems.

  • Strategic, customer-centric leader with the ability to influence across functions, translate market and customer insights into innovation strategies, and drive organizational alignment to achieve business objectives.

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 $232,000-$319,000 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, commission, 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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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

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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 Anwesha – recently promoted to Manager, she leads a team of software engineers for our Medication Delivery business.

“I grew up in a small coastal town in India called Bhubaneswar, where we have our own traditions and culture. I think this has helped me grow personally and professionally. Working with a global team at Baxter, my background helps me to be open, appreciate and relate to people from all different places.”

Meet Sam – he has been with Baxter for over 15 years, working as an Engineering Technologist in Round Lake, IL, US.

“I have a wonderful team. They have been flexible and open to the differences in communication methods and work style necessary for me to excel. If I didn’t have that support, I wouldn’t be where I am now and I wouldn’t have been able to advance within the company. I’m proud to work at Baxter.”

Meet Erika – she has been an engineer in Round Lake, IL, US for over four years, promoted to Senior Principal Engineer in 2019.

“My involvement with National Society of Black Engineers outside of work has afforded me the opportunity to manage Baxter’s external partnership with the organization, exposing us to networking and talent that can help drive diversity and innovation, and providing opportunities for more community engagement and involvement, which I know a lot of my colleagues like.”

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