Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer

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.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics, and in the home. For over 90 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare. Together, we build a place where we are happy, successful, and encourage 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:

As Sr specialist, Quality Engineer, Demonstrates leadership in support of Baxter’s values, mission and objectives. Provides leadership in Quality Control and Assurance into the production department. Ensures compliance with the local procedures. Demonstrates a teamwork approach in maintaining professional relationships with internal and external customers, including regulatory and certifying agencies. Prioritises to best serve customers, as well as business needs. Plan and lead all aspects of various initiatives like cost reduction, continuous improvement projects, and alerts for meaningful quality issues to nurture a collaborative team environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Manages customer complaint process, including review, trending, and internal / external customer communication.

• Manages Quality Escalation Notifications activities.

• Responsible to attend and communicate escalations with B2B´s Customers (when applicable).

• Promote, manage and participates in Continuous Improvement projects within Quality and other areas of the Company.

• Promote and follow Quality Culture and any other Quality and company initiatives.

• Managing NCMR´s, NCR´s, CAPA´s, Customer Complaints, Validations, related to assigned area.

• Assure that any noncompliance associated with manufacturing processes, audit findings, complaints, design processes, etc. are addressed in a timely manner and that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken.

• Manage and lead personnel.

• Assure quality metrics for the assigned area.

• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data.

• Plan, execute and oversee inspection and testing of products to verify conformance with specifications.

What You'll Bring !

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent experience.

• Five (5) to 10 years in a Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and/or Engineering role, with a minimum of 5 years in Manufacturing and/or Quality

• Experience in the medical device industry or automotive industry in development and deployment on Quality System and process controls and continuous improvement methods (QSR’s, ISO9000/QS9000, ISO13485)

• Primary/Secondary party compliance auditing experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We'll provide accommodations for disabled individuals during application, interviews, job tasks, and benefits. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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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