Job Description

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.

About Baxter



Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; surgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy automation, software and services. The company's global footprint and the critical nature of its products and services play a key role in expanding access to healthcare in emerging and developed countries. Baxter's employees worldwide are building upon the company's rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.

Job Summary

• Job Title - Lab Engineer- Sr. Engineer
• Location - Whitefield, Bangalore
• Shift - General

Summary of responsibilities



• Participate in a variety of projects by conducting testing, designing experiments, independently developing/evaluating/validating and/or transferring analytical methods.
• Analytical point of contact of complex and/or large size projects.
• Support the verification and validation tests (NPD & SPO) across the different business units
• Ensures that the lab team is in compliance with good laboratory and documentation practices
• Critically and independently review, understand and interpret test protocols, testing plans to verify product requirements and final reports
• Excellent knowledge of ELN functionality
• Guide lab team on ELN-related matters
• Responsible for the coordination of samples in the lab for the assigned projects.
• Responsible for the successful material management process in the lab and to guide team accordingly.
• Subject matter expert and point of reference for all the test methods executed by the respective team
• Coordinate team to keep an organized workplace (according to 6S standard).
• Maintain a safe and orderly work environment. Identify and prevents hazards which could result in injuries or accidents.
• Support the lab team and critically contribute to investigation, brainstorming and troubleshooting related to laboratory activities
• Clear knowledge and understanding of the lab operating mechanism
• Stay up-to-date on manipulation of testing equipment
• Maintain a high degree of scientific and engineering knowledge
• Assist, manage and execute various lab related projects
• Be the link between the lab and the assigned R&D Project team to ensure smooth and timely execution of lab activities
• Be innovative with new cutting edge technologies on test methods and on test equipment;
• Identify areas of improvement in Lab processes
• Effectively present info and study results to pertinent organization staff members
• Design protocols and interprets results to validate functional test methods.
• Design, printing and testing of new small tools

Qualifications



• Masters' degree in Material Science, Polymer Science/Engineering or related fields with 5+ years' industrial work experience or Ph.D. in Polymer science/Engineering or related fields with 3+ years of industrial work experience in the Material testing domain with major focus on polymeric materials and blends
• Strong knowledge of material science, plastics, structure property relationship with experience in development, validations, or investigation on analytical methods.
• Expertise in statistical analysis
• Basic computer skills (MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) plus Empower, electronic lab notebook, and Minitab.
• Experience with cross functional/cross regional projects.
• Execution-focused for planning/tracking/anticipating and mitigating risks/challenges.
• Critical thinking, innovative mindset, curious, with demonstrated learning agility.
• Team Player and active participation in the technical forums.

Skills



• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with polymeric materials' testing methodologies, such as, FTIR, GC-MS, HPLC, DSC tensile testing etc.
• Self-directed, resourceful, and able to work on multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and documentation skills.
• Very adept at grasping and solving complex problems using root-cause analysis techniques.
• Ability to objectively identify technical solutions and make sound decisions.
• Solid computer skills: email, documentation and collaboration tools: e.g. WebEx, Teams, Microsoft Office products, etc.
• Hands on experience in polymeric material's testing and/or CAD/FE packages for design & analysis of polymer components is an added advantage

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, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations



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