Senior Manager Quality Lab

Senior Manager Quality Lab

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At Baxter, we believe every person deserves a chance to live a healthy life. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our culture is grounded in courage, trust, and collaboration. As a Senior Manager within the Quality Lab, you will navigate internal processes to deliver high‑quality products while fostering safety and efficiency.

• Ensure testing, approval, and release of materials and products meet specifications for strength, identity, safety, purity, and quality.
• Establish and maintain quality systems, ensuring adherence to GMP, GLP, and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve specifications, SOPs, validation plans, and other critical documents before implementation.
• Oversee calibration of instruments and maintenance of premises and equipment to uphold quality standards.
• Lead internal audits, participate in vendor and regulatory audits, and contribute to management reviews for continual improvement.
• Guide investigations for OOS, non‑conformities, and complaints; ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide training for quality personnel, promoting a strong quality culture across the organization.
• Supervise Quality Control and Stability lab operations, ensuring accurate results and compliance with guidelines.
• Maintain effective communication channels for quality issues and keep management informed on compliance status.
• Act as delegate for the Quality Control Chemistry Head when required.

• Must not be allergic to penicillin and cephalosporin drugs.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Management, Laboratory Management, or a related area, preferably in medical devices, healthcare, or other safety‑critical, regulated industry.
• 3+ years proven leadership/supervision and experience within a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in HPLC.
• Excellent communication, analytical reasoning, decision making and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to partner with individuals and teams, build cross‑functional relationships.

Compensation:
The estimated base salary for this position is $136,000–$187,000 annually, with potential discretionary bonuses and/or long‑term incentive. Pay is based on location, skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles, including health and dental coverage from day one, insurance 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, 401(k) with company matching, Flexible Spending Accounts, and educational assistance. Time‑off benefits range from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leave, paid parental leave, and additional benefits such as commuting, employee discount, and childcare.

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate 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.

Reasonable Accommodations:
Baxter is committed to working with individuals with disabilities worldwide. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please  and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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