Superintendent, Compliance

Baxter; Round Lake Beach (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid holidays and paid time off

Job summary

Baxter is seeking a Manufacturing Compliance Superintendent to lead a CAPA writers and investigators team, ensuring timely handling of nonconformances and regulatory compliance. You will drive improvements in the quality system and contribute to site-wide regulatory readiness.

You will design and update procedures, conduct risk assessments, coordinate audits, and partner with cross-functional teams to enhance performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years in quality assurance, compliance, or quality systems management in pharma.
• Experience managing people (2–5 years) and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead CAPA writers and investigators to improve quality systems and prevent nonconformances.
• Design, update and deploy procedures and controls to ensure regulatory conformance.
• Coordinate risk assessments, trend reviews, audits, and investigations with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Risk identification

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Pharma

Tools

TW8 electronic documents system

Job description

This is whereyour work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person-regardless of who they are or where they are from-deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job-you will find purpose and pride.

At Baxter, we are passionate about saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to complex problems. Every single day, the manufacturing team strives to build quality products for our customers-and are oftentimes met with unforeseen problems to solve. The talents at Baxter meet these challenges head-on, as a team, in an effort to build products with the customer's needs top-of-mind.

You are creative, detailed, and a heads-down doer! You adopt a challenge and truly apply the collaborative powers of your team to produce excellent results. You are motivated by work that is never the same from one day to the next. You can absorb and act on complex procedures and data and train your team or peers if needed. You take pride in getting things done quickly without sacrificing safety or quality. Then this opportunity is for you!

Your team at Baxter

As Manufacturing Compliance Superintendent, you will report to the Manufacturing Compliance Site Lead, leading a team of CAPA writers and investigators intent on improving execution of the quality system as well as improving existing processes and identifying solutions to prevent further nonconformances and exceptions. You will ensure compliance with the company's global QMS and execute the compliance strategy for the site. Working with a team of professionals, you will report directly to the Manufacturing Compliance Site Lead.

What you will be doing

As the Manufacturing Compliance Superintendent for Baxter Healthcare, your primary responsibilities include ensuring nonconformance and exceptions are initiated and completed timely. The output of those records and trend reviews will focus on developing, implementing, and maintaining procedures and systems to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in addition to improving execution and reducing nonconforming events as a strategic approach to the role. You will provide strategic leadership for batch release (focused on records holding batches), control systems, documentation updates, investigations and the output CAPAs associated with process gaps or improvements to reduce and improve the quality of the site.

Your role involves designing and delivering comprehensive updates to existing procedures and controls, or deploying processes to assure conformance to regulations, conducting risk assessments, establishing trend reviews, interfacing with auditors and overseeing and reviewing investigations, collaborating with cross-functional teams, analyzing performance indicators, and maintaining comprehensive documentation of compliance activities. Supporting the site Quality Compliance Lead by working together to find efficient means to implement and improve regulatory compliance initiatives and complete timely audit Reponses.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific field is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality assurance, compliance, or quality systems management within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience managing people.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, including cGMP, ICH guidelines, and pharmacopeial standards.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and implementing quality systems initiatives, including process improvements and compliance remediation activities.
• Experience with electronic document management systems (e.g., TW8) and other quality management software tools is desirable.
• Experience with regulatory inspections and preparedness.
• Experience leading a team of experts and supporting, mentoring, and developing team members.
• Ability to strictly adhere to dedicated timelines.

Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and facilitation skills

• Strong negotiation skills and significant experience interacting with regulatory authorities.
• Risk identification and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop others for future growth and development.
• Established relationships with regulatory authorities.
• Ability to understand verbal and written safety and quality instructions and read and comprehend written work instructions, including words and drawings.
• Proficiency in English and French written and oral communication skills, adequate to communicate with other team members.
• Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence collaborators at all levels of the organization.

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 employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $90,000 - $115,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

• medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits

Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter.

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