Senior Director, Medical Affairs - Clinical Nutrition, Pharmacy Tools and IV Fluids

Baxter International Inc. • Deerfield, IL

1d • $252,000 - $308,000

About The Position

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. Your role at Baxter: As the Senior Director Medical Affairs, Clinical Nutrition, Pharmacy Tools and IV Fluids you will be responsible for the development and implementation of the medical strategy, and action plan in alignment with the global business segment for Clinical Nutrition, IV Fluids and Pharmacy Solutions. You will act as one of the primary spokespersons for the company with key opinion leaders, at global scientific conferences and advisory boards, and regulatory agencies and accountable to ensure that relevant policies and standards are followed and supported for all aspects of Clinical Nutrition, IV Fluids and Pharmacy Solutions Medical Affairs and work is done with high ethical standards. You will be accountable for establishing and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with critical colleagues (such as Clinical Research, HEOR/RWE, Global Patient Safety, and Strategy and Delivery) as well as cross-functional partners (such as R&D, RA, Quality and Marketing) to enable a highly efficient and effective working environment. Your role will include global medical support of licensed products, clinical product, device and software development, new product and device approvals, and evaluation of product complaints that may have clinical significance. You will participate on division strategic teams including the identification of new indications for existing licensed products. You will strategically support Clinical Research throughout the evolution of clinical trial design, execution and completion, providing medical and technical support; and provide medical and technical perspective to the business development function in their efforts to identify potentially promising partnering.

Requirements

• Experience in medical affairs, evidence generation, KOL management, Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) study management, new product development, business development and understanding due diligence
• Proven people management/leadership skills with an empathetic style and ability to motivate others
• Strong executive presence with excellent leadership, managerial and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with and influence multiple stakeholders (internal and external) on a variety of levels, to build relationships of credibility and trust with them and to operate effectively in a complex matrix organization
• Highly developed business acumen and ability to deal well with ambiguity
• Ability to communicate complex scientific/clinical issues in a concise and clear manner
• Broad understanding of the regulatory and healthcare environment
• Advanced degree, such as PharmD or PhD required; MD, DO, PA or other clinical specialty considered
• Minimum of 10+ years of industry experience, with at least some experience in nutrition ideal
• Ability to travel 20-25%, including internationally, to attend quarterly meetings, congresses, FDA, etc

Responsibilities

• Leading and guiding a Global Medical Affairs team and establishing and supporting highly functional working relationships with medical and cross-functional partners
• Accountable for medical affairs work required to support Clinical Nutrition, IV Fluids and Pharmacy Solutions including thought leadership for business strategy, innovation/new product development, clinical evidence generation strategy and sustaining product activities to ensure successful product approval, launch, and sustenance
• Responsible for representing the company with regulatory and legislative agencies related to Clinical Nutrition, IV Fluids and Pharmacy Solutions
• Provide expert opinion/due diligence support on business development opportunities
• Develop and manage budgets within scope of responsibility
• Provide leadership for and partner with HEOR/RWE for clinical evidence generation strategy, scientific and compliance oversight for Evidence Generation such as Investigator Initiated Research and Real World Evidence activities
• Support Global Patient Safety as a product and subject matter expert

Benefits

• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree