Global Quality & Regulatory Excellence VP

Zvh; Town of Deerfield (WI); On-site; USD 288,000 - 396,000; Full time

Job summary

Baxter, based in Deerfield, IL, seeks a Vice President, Global Quality & Regulatory Excellence to shape risk anticipation, strengthen operational performance, and use data, technology, and innovation to advance quality worldwide.

You will lead enterprise quality transformation, guide priorities and investments, and build scalable capabilities across Baxter’s manufacturing network and global quality systems, aligning quality with patient needs and business strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Data Science, Business, or a related discipline.
• Advanced degree such as MBA, MS, PhD or PharmD is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shape Baxter’s multi-year strategy for quality excellence, operational quality, regulatory resilience, enterprise risk, data, analytics and responsible AI.
• Strengthen operational quality across manufacturing sites, product platforms, supply networks and quality systems.
• Lead enterprise quality transformation and targeted interventions, focusing expertise and investment where they can create the greatest patient, regulatory and business value.
• Advance Baxter’s digital quality and analytics strategy by prioritizing scalable technology, automation and AI capabilities.
• Anticipate changes in FDA and global health authority expectations, translating external developments into proactive regulatory strategies.
• Guide enterprise risk, operating-plan and capital-investment decisions by connecting quality and regulatory priorities with patient and product risk.
• Build a strong global leadership and talent pipeline across operational quality, strategic risk, data, technology and transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Regulatory affairs

Data analytics

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences or related discipline

MBA / MS / PhD / PharmD (preferred)

Job description

Baxter, based in Deerfield, IL, seeks a Vice President, Global Quality & Regulatory Excellence to shape risk anticipation, strengthen operational performance, and use data, technology, and innovation to advance quality worldwide.

You will lead enterprise quality transformation, guide priorities and investments, and build scalable capabilities across Baxter’s manufacturing network and global quality systems, aligning quality with patient needs and business strategy.