Intern, R&D – IV Solutions, Nutrition, and Scientific

Baxter International Inc.•Round Lake, IL

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Baxter offers a robust summer internship program based in the Chicoland area that provides meaningful work assignments and projects that immerse students in Baxter’s culture designed to provide practical work experience highlighting what an individual would do in a similar full-time role with the ability to make a business impact. Interns are paired with a mentor, receive support from their manager, and have access to the entire Baxter employee community to ensure their success. This internship requires the candidate to be local to the Round Lake, IL office.

Requirements

Proven academic performance and leadership potential.
Ability to combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving abilities.
Rising Junior, Senior or Graduate student pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, or related major.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated leadership qualities and problem-solving skills.
Positive attitude, team-oriented, adaptive to change, and collaborative.
Actively involved in campus or community activities and organizations, preferably in leadership roles.
Strong technical curiosity along with a passion for their work and the impact it has on saving and sustaining the lives of patients.

Nice To Haves

Technical writing and data review in a regulated type environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of creative solutions to challenging problems associated with the design of our Pharmacy and Nutrition software and device product portfolio.
Support R&D Pharmacy and Nutrition Product Design Owner (PDO) in developing Pharmacy and Nutrition software solutions.
Collaborate in a cross-functional work environment including other MPT R&D functions, regulatory, clinical, quality, manufacturing, and marketing team members.
Support for on-market Pharmacy and Nutrition products, providing software updates assuring that our patients can continue to receive their therapies.
Process data to identify and catalog compound structure information.
Perform method innovation, validation and qualification.
Provide weekly updates outlining progress.
Optimize Container Verification Testing.
Develop an LC‑APCI‑MS Method for NVOC E&L Screening.
Develop a liquid chromatography- atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (LC-APCI-MS) method that would be utilized in an orthogonal approach for NVOC E&L screening using two different types of LCMS systems (Xevo LC-MS-Q-TOF and an LC-MS-Orbitrap).
Manage PVC Flexible Infusion Container Formulation Changes including protocol development, review of product requirements, execution of laboratory and manufacturing studies, and investigation of deviations or issues from the study.
Identify and characterize innovative technology applications to enable improved processing for new and current products for container system process development.