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This is where you make a difference in our patients’ safety. As a member of the Baxter Quality team, you will play an essential part in our mission of saving and sustaining lives. Quality is important throughout the entire product lifecycle and works collaboratively with all areas of the organization. Because Quality touches everything Baxter does, a role in Quality provides many opportunities for growth, learning and a successful career that has a daily impact on people’s lives.
Job Responsibility
Lead resolution of supplier-related quality issues, including audit findings and systemic nonconformances (SCARs), ensuring detailed identification of underlying problems and effective corrective actions
Review, evaluate, and approve supplier change requests (e.g., process changes, site transfers), ensuring risks are accurately assessed and mitigated
Build and apply supplier risk management strategies, ensuring continuity of supply and compliance with regulatory and quality requirements
Establish and maintain positive relationships with key suppliers, driving continuous improvement in quality, delivery, and performance
Serve as the Supplier Quality representative during internal and external audits, ensuring supplier-related compliance readiness and effective audit outcomes
Develop, implement, and maintain the Supplier Audit Program, including planning, conducting, and follow-up of supplier audits
Monitor, analyze, and handle supplier performance metrics (scorecards), driving accountability and improvement actions
Support qualification and validation activities for supplier-related changes, including part qualification and engineering change management
Lead structured problem-solving initiatives targeting critical supplier quality issues (e.g., Top Supplier Issues), ensuring sustainable solutions
Provide quality input and insights for Supplier Business Reviews and participate in governance forums related to Supplier Quality Assurance
Participate in Design for Excellence (DFx) reviews with suppliers to ensure manufacturability and quality are built into product and process design
Conduct periodic supplier re-evaluations, ensuring ongoing compliance and performance alignment with company standards
Drive and support process improvement initiatives (Process Excellence) within the supplier base
Develop and implement risk mitigation plans for provisional or high-risk suppliers
Ensure supplier quality agreements and terms are defined, current, and successfully implemented
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field required
Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing, or quality engineering within a regulated industry (medical device preferred)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including structured methodologies (e.g., root cause analysis, risk assessment)
Validated background in managing supplier quality, conducting audits, and ensuring regulatory compliance
Effective communication and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across all interpersonal levels and with external partners
Proven track record to lead multiple priorities and get results in a sophisticated, regulated environment
Knowledge of manufacturing processes, supplier development, and quality systems
High level of accountability, integrity, and commitment to quality and compliance