Job Description

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our LegacyBaxter 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\xe2\x80\x99t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients\xe2\x80\x99 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.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Functional management of team \xe2\x80\x93 Hiring, competency building, training, setting SMART goals, ACE Check-ins, providing regular feedback, performance management, development planning, career coaching, budget planning & tracking.
• Responsible for handling team working closely with PDO Organization, Project Management, Regulatory, Quality and the other cross-functions on Renal Care Projects related to product design change and new product registration in compliance with current international/regional/national regulations.
• Responsible for identifying necessary resources and building appropriate teams in to support product development and lifecycle management.
• Expected to develop, document, test and manage product related changes in accordance with established Renal Care product processes and stay in alignment with QMS.
• Responsible for identifying outsourcing partners for product development and lifecycle management related activities as necessary.
• Develop culture of innovation
• Responsible for identifying areas for product enhancements.
• Establish culture within team to create, maintain and update technical & design documentation according to Good Documentation Practices.

Qualifications:

• Masters / PhD Degree in Science or Pharmaceutical disciplines is required. Must be able to interact on a technical level.

Education and/or Experience:

• MS in Chemistry, MPharm in Pharmacy, Development Engineer or equivalent with 13-17 years of relevant experience or PhD with 9+ years of relevant experience in medical device and/or drug R&D.
• Good knowledge of Renal HD therapies and products
• Good knowledge of product development stages and life cycle management: development, stability, clinical, registration, process transfer, production, suppliers, customer service etc.
• Good knowledge of Design Control documentation and process.
• Working knowledge of international/regional/national regulations and standards.
• Portfolio management and business acumen of HD products.
• Experience with people management and building high performing teams.
• Proven coaching and mentoring skills with ability to motivate, inspire and get the best out of team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good organizational skills. Ability to effectively organize and prioritize tasks.
• Demonstrated abilities to provide technical and functional leadership to the team on product lifecycle management related projects/activities.
• Must be able to able to carry out strategy and vision set by upper management and be able to communicate the vision to team.

Equal Employment OpportunityBaxter 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, disability/handicap status.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.Reasonable AccommodationsBaxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.Recruitment Fraud NoticeBaxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our .

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