Senior Manager, Medical Affairs

Baxter•Deerfield, IL

4d•$160,000 - $220,000

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 Manager, UCAN Medical Affairs , you will play a pivotal leadership role within Baxter’s Healthcare Systems and Technologies (HST) Medical Affairs organization, supporting the United States and Canada. Reporting to a Senior Director, this role is responsible for shaping and delivering Medical Affairs strategy across the PSS and GSS portfolios while providing broader strategic support for Canada and the full HST portfolio. You will lead and inspire a high-performing Field Medical team , ensuring best-in-class scientific engagement, evidence generation, and education that advance patient care and support Baxter’s innovation pipeline. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategy at both regional and global levels while partnering cross-functionally across Medical Affairs, R&D, and Commercial teams.

Requirements

Advanced healthcare degree with 8 + years of clinical experience .
Proven experience within the healthcare or life sciences industry.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Clinical trial experience with a solid understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) .
Working knowledge of biostatistics and clinical trial design .
Expertise in literature review, synthesis, and scientific analysis and confidence and effectiveness in public speaking and scientific presentations .
Ability to travel up to 50% .

Nice To Haves

Background in ICU, Med-Surg, or Clinical Informatics strongly preferred and prior Medical Affairs experience highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide regional Medical Affairs leadership for new product development, ensuring scientific rigor and clinical relevance.
Identify evidence-generation gaps and drive regional evidence strategies in alignment with Global Medical Affairs.
Develop and execute scientific communication and non-promotional education plans supporting product and portfolio strategy.
Lead and support advisory boards, investigator meetings, roundtables, and scientific forums.
Partner cross-functionally to shape long-term Medical Affairs strategies and thought leader engagement plans.
Represent Medical Affairs at medical congresses, translating emerging data into actionable insights.
Monitor scientific trends and oversee regional activities including grants, sponsorships, and Investigator-Initiated Research.
Contribute to clinical and scientific training while building a strong NPE offering for the UCAN HST portfolio.
Lead, coach, and develop the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team.
Establish and execute strategies for: Key Opinion Leader (KOL) identification, development, and engagement.
External engagement metrics and performance excellence.
Baxter-funded research (IIRs, BCS, BSS).
Medical education initiatives and clinical programs.

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.

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