Sr QA Inspector, QM Lab

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role At Baxter:

Responsible for endorsing process and product quality, efficacy, and safety through the routine assessment of plant operations and finished products. Responsible for ensuring adherence to the regulatory and procedural requirements that govern those operations and products.

Your team

When you join the Quality team you belong to a group that never shies away from a challenge and truly believes that teamwork makes jobs great. Motivated by work that is never the same from one day to the next, this team powers through internal processes to create products that they deeply believe in. Individuals within the quality organization are encouraged to think strategically about how to best-solve any issues at hand. Baxter remains positive, confident, and resilient as it approaches new challenges and strives to create the best possible product for the client, always.

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform all tasks as QM Lab Technician with minimal supervision
• Arrange and Conduct dose audits of final product with Vendor and Carrier.
• Initiate and investigate exceptions/OOLs/NCR, through TrackWise.
• Perform laboratory and manufacturing audits as required.
• Update plant SOPs as required.
• Participate in functions involving teams, which impact production, increase efficiency, tackle problems, generate cost savings, and improve quality.
• Support improvement projects
• Receiving purchased media and supplies.
• Preparation and sterilization of reagents and media, including growth promotion of media.
• Sterilize tools and glassware for lab testing.
• Collecting test samples in clean rooms and utility rooms.
• Monitor the cleanroom environment (checking non-viable air quality, assessing viable air quality, evaluating viable surface conditions)
• Monitor the environment of key systems like the compressed air and nitrogen system (non-viable and viable air)
• Perform various laboratory tests on final product (bioburden and endotoxin testing)
• Maintain data integrity and ensure compliance with company SOPs and specifications.
• Documentation of tests on controlled forms or LIMS and maintain accurate and complete quality records.
• Perform equipment maintenance as scheduled.

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge of GMP documentation and FDA required.
• Demonstrated attention to details and accuracy required.
• Must have good communication skills.
• General knowledge of quarantine and warehouse operation helpful.
• May be required to work flexible hours and overtime on short notice.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical or Biotech industry helpful
• Familiarity with cGMP and FDA requirements preferred.
• Bachelors Degree in science-related field with 0-2 years relevant experience OR
• Associates degree in science-related field with 1-3 years of relevant experience OR
• Highschool Diploma/GED with 5+ years of relevant experience

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $60,000 to $75,000. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. 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 Em