Manager, Medical Affairs MSL / External Scientific Engagement (Nutrition)

Baxter International Inc.•Deerfield, IL

20h•$128,000 - $176,000

About The Position

As a Manager, Medical Affairs MSL / External Scientific Engagement, you will serve as a trusted scientific partner to healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, health systems, academic institutions, and professional societies. This highly visible, field-based role drives scientific exchange, gathers clinical insights, and fosters collaborations that advance evidence generation and patient care. As an experienced individual contributor, you will lead through expertise and influence, partnering across Medical Affairs and cross-functional teams to shape strategy, strengthen Baxter’s scientific reputation, and bring the voice of the customer into business decisions. The role focuses on building scientific relationships, communicating evidence-based information, identifying research and partnership opportunities, supporting expert engagement initiatives, and leading Medical Affairs projects. It requires approximately 50–70% travel. The estimated base salary is $128,000 to $176,000 annually. Individual pay depends on location and other factors. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship is not available. Baxter offers eligible employees comprehensive benefits, including health and insurance coverage, retirement and financial programs, educational assistance, paid time off and leave, and additional employee support benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, clinical, or healthcare-related field.
Experience in Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, MSL, Field Medical, or related healthcare or life sciences roles.
Experience presenting scientific or clinical information to healthcare professionals and expert audiences.
Strong ability to interpret and communicate complex scientific and clinical data.
Proven success building credibility and relationships with healthcare professionals and scientific experts.
Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Knowledge of Medical Affairs compliance standards and scientific exchange requirements.
Ability to translate customer insights into actionable business and evidence-generation strategies.
Demonstrated leadership through influence, collaboration, and cross-functional partnership.
Ability to travel approximately 50–70%.
Authorization to work for any employer in the U.S.; Baxter cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, RD, NP, PA, or equivalent).
Clinical nutrition experience.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain scientific relationships with KOLs, healthcare professionals, researchers, and healthcare organizations.
Deliver balanced, evidence-based scientific communication through individual engagements, presentations, congresses, and educational programs.
Gather and communicate clinical insights, emerging trends, evidence gaps, and unmet patient needs to inform Medical Affairs strategy.
Identify opportunities for research collaborations, investigator-initiated studies, real-world evidence generation, and strategic partnerships.
Support advisory boards, expert engagement strategies, speaker development, and key scientific initiatives.
Collaborate with Medical Affairs, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing, and Commercial teams to address scientific needs and support portfolio growth.
Lead Medical Affairs projects and strategic initiatives, ensuring execution, impact measurement, and alignment with organizational priorities.

Benefits

Medical and dental coverage starting on day one for eligible roles.
Basic life, accident, short-term disability, long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employee contributions and company matching.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Educational assistance programs.
Paid holidays and 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.
Childcare benefits.