Sr Director, Medical Affairs

Baxter•Deerfield, IL

1d•$224,000 - $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 The Senior Director, UCAN Medical Affairs guides strategic and operational initiatives for downstream medical activities across Infusion Systems, IV Solutions, Clinical Nutrition, and Pharmacy Products in the US and Canada. This role converts clinical evidence, scientific strategy, and unmet medical needs into medical plans prepared for execution. These plans ensure safe, compliant, and differentiated commercialization throughout the product lifecycle. As a senior member of the ITP Medical Affairs Leadership Team, this leader coordinates field medical execution, scientific engagement, evidence dissemination, and cross-functional collaboration with Commercial, Marketing, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Legal, and Compliance. The role ensures consistent, high-impact medical support across a sophisticated, multi-portfolio downstream environment while maintaining alignment with global medical strategy.

Requirements

Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent scientific/clinical doctorate).
10+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical, or Scientific roles within medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or combination products.
Proven leadership of downstream and field-based medical organizations across complex portfolios.
Deep understanding of medical governance, compliance, and scientific engagement in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Downstream Medical Strategy & Execution Own and complete the downstream Medical Affairs strategy across Infusion Systems, IV Solutions, Clinical Nutrition, and Pharmacy products, aligned to regional and global medical objectives.
Convert upstream medical strategy, clinical data, and evidence generation plans into tactical downstream medical plans that support launches, line extensions, lifecycle management, and in-market optimization.
Ensure scientific and medical differentiation is clearly articulated and appropriately embedded across customer-facing medical activities.
Field Medical Leadership & Scientific Engagement Lead and develop Field Medical teams (e.g., MSLs, clinical specialists) supporting downstream portfolios, ensuring consistent implementation, scientific rigor, and compliant HCP engagement.
Coordinate Key Opinion Leader (KOL) strategy, including identification, engagement planning, and insight generation across therapy areas.
Guide planning and execution of advisory boards, investigator meetings, educational forums, and non-promotional scientific exchanges.
Evidence Dissemination & Scientific Communication Responsible for scientific communication strategies supporting downstream portfolios, including data dissemination, congress strategy, and educational initiatives.
Ensure accurate, balanced, and compliant communication of clinical evidence to internal and external collaborators.
Collaborate with Medical Information, Clinical Development, and Global Medical teams to maintain uniformity in scientific narratives.
Cross-Functional Partnership Serve as the senior downstream medical partner to Commercial, Downstream Marketing, Sales, Training, Market Access, and Commercial Operations.
Provide medical leadership input into commercial strategy, ensuring appropriate separation of promotional and non-promotional activities.
Work closely with Regulatory, Quality, Legal, and Ethics & Compliance to guarantee all activities align with internal and external standards.
People Leadership & Organizational Development Develop, guide, and support a high-performing Medical Affairs function committed to post-approval activities across multiple therapeutic and product areas.
Establish clear performance expectations, capability development plans, and succession pipelines.
Champion a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, and teamwork across ITT and Pharma Medical Affairs.
Governance, Compliance & Risk Management Ensure all downstream medical activities conform to corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and ethical standards.
Provide senior-level oversight for medical governance processes, including review committees, scientific exchange frameworks, and external engagement models.

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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