Nitrosamine Analytical Expert (Hybrid)

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 work saves lives.

The research we do and the products we develop improve outcomes for patients around the world. Your work contributes directly to making a significant impact on others. Its challenging work-and you're not on your own. Our teams collaborate multi-functionally and lead by influence. Whether guiding a team through a project or leading an impactful team, our research and development team is responsible for influencing others to achieve results.

Our colleagues within our R&D organization desire to work on products that make a meaningful difference in others' lives. We are motivated by the power of teamwork and are natural leaders who are skilled at influencing others. When you join Baxter in this role, you'll use your analytical approach to identify risks and opportunities for innovation quickly. Agile and willing to act, you stay calm under pressure!

What you'll be doing

• Performs analytical testing to quantify Nitrosamine from Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients, Drug products packaging and from medical devices by utilizing LC-MS/MS. Interpret experimental data and present conclusions to project leader and management.
• Review development/validation results in a critical way, ensure deviations are documented correctly.
• Write comprehensive protocols and reports, upon need as well as SOP's.
• Independently plan, execute and manage projects within area of responsibility that both span multiple disciplines and utilize established methods, techniques or approaches.
• Anticipate and communicate possible delay on timing due to limited resources or equipment availability, propose alternatives and challenge the appropriateness of activities.
• When required, participate to the evaluation of needs/opportunities to externalize part of the work. Facilitate project initiation at CRO while ensuring collaboration & involvement of the internal analytical team.
• Play a lead role in the evaluation, selection and adaptation of techniques/strategies, which accomplish business objectives such as quality and cycle-time.
• Ensure strategical availability of standards, reagents, raw materials and equipment to run testing design.
• Work with global teams across varying functions (ex. quality, regulatory, operations, manufacturing, etc.) to maintain business continuity.
• Develop budgets and activity schedules of limited scope.
• Adhere to the quality system requirements and ensure GMP and GDP standards; also adhere to general and specific environmental, health and safety (EHS) guidelines.
• May supervise and direct Research Associates.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline required with at least 10 +years of relevant experience, MS with at least 5 +years, or PhD with at least 0-2 years of relevant experience. QSR research experience is essential and GMP experience useful.
• Ability to utilize a logical, methodical approach in independently solving problems, developing solutions, and making recommendations.
• Ability to make decisions when provided with limited information and to make routine decisions independently.
• Possess a strong technical knowledge on mass spectrometric techniques with previous experience on development, validations and investigation of analytical methods. Lab experience includes research in GMP/QSR environment.
• Demonstrate leadership of technical teams is desirable.
• Comprehensive experience in Nitrosamine testing for pharmaceutical products. Functional knowledge of requirements outlined in related regulatory requirements.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Research lab experience including research in GMP/QSR environment, cross-functional teamwork, and independent experimentation in method development and validation.
• Understanding of quality requirements of laboratory operations under regulated environments.
• Possess a previous experience in project management or understand the roles and interactions with other disciplines as regulatory affairs, process development, quality control, manufacturing etc.
• Experience in working in global cross-functional teams is an asset.

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $80,000 to $180,000 plus an annual incentive bonus. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

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