VP, Global Quality & Regulatory Excellence

Baxter International; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 288,000 - 396,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Baxter International, a leader in healthcare, seeks an accomplished executive to spearhead global quality, regulatory excellence, and enterprise risk management. Based in Illinois, you will connect quality and regulatory strategy with business goals, lead transformation, and drive innovation in data and responsible AI across Baxter’s manufacturing and quality systems.

You will guide enterprise priorities, investments, and governance, ensuring product availability, patient safety, and sustainable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Data Science, Business, or a related discipline.
• At least 18 years of progressive leadership experience in quality, regulatory, manufacturing or related areas within highly regulated industries.
• Experience at VP or equivalent enterprise level, setting strategy and leading transformation across a global organization.

Responsibilities

• Shape multi-year strategy for quality excellence, regulatory resilience, and risk management.
• Lead enterprise quality transformation and investments across Baxter’s sites and networks.
• Advance digital quality and analytics strategy with scalable technology and AI capabilities.
• Translate FDA and global health authority expectations into proactive regulatory strategies and preparedness.
• Guide enterprise risk, operating plans, and capital investment decisions with quality priorities.
• Develop a global leadership pipeline across operational quality, risk, data, and transformation.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Data analytics

Regulatory affairs

Quality systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

This is where your 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, the quality of our products and the strength of our regulatory practices directly support the patients and clinicians who rely on us.

As Vice President, Global Quality & Regulatory Excellence, you will shape how Baxter anticipates risk, strengthens operational performance, and uses data, technology and innovation to advance quality worldwide. Based in Deerfield, Illinois, you will influence enterprise strategy and help build the capabilities that will define Baxter’s future.

Your Role at Baxter You will lead the strategy connecting quality excellence, operational quality, regulatory resilience, enterprise risk, data and analytics, and responsible artificial intelligence. Working closely with the senior Quality leadership team and leaders across Baxter, you will translate emerging regulatory, technology and business trends into decisions that protect patients, strengthen product availability and quality, and support sustainable growth. Your impact will extend across Baxter’s businesses, manufacturing network and global quality systems. You will guide enterprise priorities, investments and transformation initiatives while building scalable capabilities that improve performance and strengthen regulatory confidence. Success will be reflected in early identification of risk, stronger operational and process performance, disciplined investment decisions, effective governance, responsible innovation, and quality capabilities built to deliver lasting business and patient impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

Shape Baxter’s multi-year strategy for quality excellence, operational quality, regulatory resilience, enterprise risk, data, analytics and responsible AI, aligning priorities with patient needs and business strategy.

• Strengthen operational quality across manufacturing sites, product platforms, supply networks and quality systems by identifying systemic opportunities and driving improvements in reliability, compliance and product availability.
• Lead enterprise quality transformation and targeted interventions, focusing expertise and investment where they can create the greatest patient, regulatory and business value and scaling successful approaches across Baxter.
• Advance Baxter’s digital quality and analytics strategy by prioritizing scalable technology, automation and AI capabilities that improve insight, decision‑making and organizational performance while maintaining appropriate governance and human oversight.
• Anticipate changes in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and global health authority expectations, translating external developments into proactive regulatory strategies, preparedness priorities and enterprise decisions.
• Guide enterprise risk, operating‑plan and capital‑investment decisions by connecting quality and regulatory priorities with patient and product risk, resilience, financial stewardship and long‑term value.
• Build a strong global leadership and talent pipeline, developing the capabilities Baxter will need across operational quality, strategic risk, data, technology and transformation while creating alignment across businesses, functions and geographies.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Data Science, Business, or a related discipline.
• At least 18 years of progressive leadership experience, including significant executive responsibility in Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Manufacturing, Operations, Enterprise Risk, Digital Transformation, or a related discipline within medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated success at the Vice President or comparable enterprise level, setting strategy and leading transformation across a complex global organization with measurable patient, regulatory, operational, financial and organizational impact.
• Deep operational quality experience spanning manufacturing, supply chain, product lifecycle, quality systems, inspection readiness, remediation and continuous improvement, together with experience engaging the FDA and other global health authorities.
• Experience leading significant operating budgets and influencing capital investment, resource allocation, business cases and investment priorities.
• Ability to advise senior executives and communicate complex quality, regulatory, operational and risk considerations clearly to executive and Board‑level audiences.
• Demonstrated success leading across organizational boundaries, building strong leadership capability and using data, analytics and external insights to improve strategic decision‑making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, PhD or PharmD.
• Executive education or recognized certification in enterprise risk management, data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital transformation or quality leadership.
• Experience as an enterprise Quality or Regulatory executive, Site Quality Head, senior Operations leader, or comparable global technical leader with broad business and financial accountability.
• Experience sponsoring or governing AI, machine learning, automation or digital quality initiatives, including consideration of model risk, privacy, cybersecurity, data integrity and regulatory requirements.

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 $288,000 - $396,000 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 on location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commission, and/or long‑term incentive.

At Baxter, you’ll join a team united by a shared purpose: improving outcomes for patients and healthcare providers around the world. We believe innovation happens through collaboration, diverse perspectives, and a relentless commitment to excellence. Here, your leadership will help shape the future of healthcare while creating opportunities for growth, impact, and professional fulfillment.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

• Our health and well‑being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage 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 (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.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and 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.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.
• Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates 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.

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No matter your role at Baxter, your talent, skills, and time has a direct impact on people’s lives.

Since 1931, we have been at the forefront of innovation by bringing smarter, more personalized care to patients around the world. Now, we’re more determined than ever to make a lasting impact as we are redefining healthcare delivery across the care journey. Our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives motivates us as we create a culture in which each of us can succeed. This is where you belong.