VP, Global Quality & Regulatory Excellence
About The Position
The Vice President, Global Quality & Regulatory Excellence will shape Baxter’s enterprise approach to quality excellence, operational quality, regulatory resilience, enterprise risk, data and analytics, and responsible artificial intelligence. Based in Deerfield, Illinois, this executive will work with the senior Quality leadership team and leaders across Baxter to turn regulatory, technology and business trends into decisions that protect patients, strengthen product availability and quality, and support sustainable growth. The role extends across Baxter’s businesses, manufacturing network and global quality systems. The Vice President will guide enterprise priorities, investments and transformation initiatives, and build scalable capabilities to improve performance and regulatory confidence. Success includes identifying risk early, improving operational and process performance, making disciplined investment decisions, establishing effective governance, enabling responsible innovation, and building quality capabilities with lasting business and patient impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Data Science, Business, or a related discipline.
- At least 18 years of progressive leadership experience, including significant executive responsibility in Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Manufacturing, Operations, Enterprise Risk, Digital Transformation, or a related discipline within medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.
- Demonstrated success at the Vice President or comparable enterprise level setting strategy and leading transformation across a complex global organization, with measurable patient, regulatory, operational, financial and organizational impact.
- Deep operational quality experience spanning manufacturing, supply chain, product lifecycle, quality systems, inspection readiness, remediation and continuous improvement, together with experience engaging the FDA and other global health authorities.
- Experience leading significant operating budgets and influencing capital investment, resource allocation, business cases and investment priorities.
- Ability to advise senior executives and clearly communicate complex quality, regulatory, operational and risk considerations to executive- and Board-level audiences.
- Demonstrated success leading across organizational boundaries, building leadership capability and using data, analytics and external insights to improve strategic decision-making.
- Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; visa sponsorship or takeover of sponsorship is not available.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, PhD or PharmD.
- Executive education or recognized certification in enterprise risk management, data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital transformation or quality leadership.
- Experience as an enterprise Quality or Regulatory executive, Site Quality Head, senior Operations leader, or comparable global technical leader with broad business and financial accountability.
- Experience sponsoring or governing AI, machine learning, automation or digital quality initiatives, including consideration of model risk, privacy, cybersecurity, data integrity and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Shape Baxter’s multi-year strategy for quality excellence, operational quality, regulatory resilience, enterprise risk, data, analytics and responsible AI, aligning priorities with patient needs and business strategy.
- Strengthen operational quality across manufacturing sites, product platforms, supply networks and quality systems by identifying systemic opportunities and driving improvements in reliability, compliance and product availability.
- Lead enterprise quality transformation and targeted interventions, focusing expertise and investment where they can create the greatest patient, regulatory and business value and scaling successful approaches across Baxter.
- Advance Baxter’s digital quality and analytics strategy by prioritizing scalable technology, automation and AI capabilities that improve insight, decision-making and organizational performance while maintaining appropriate governance and human oversight.
- Anticipate changes in FDA and global health authority expectations, translating external developments into proactive regulatory strategies, preparedness priorities and enterprise decisions.
- Guide enterprise risk, operating-plan and capital-investment decisions by connecting quality and regulatory priorities with patient and product risk, resilience, financial stewardship and long-term value.
- Build a strong global leadership and talent pipeline, developing capabilities across operational quality, strategic risk, data, technology and transformation while creating alignment across businesses, functions and geographies.
Benefits
- Medical and dental coverage starting on day one.
- Basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), allowing employees to purchase company stock at a discount.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employee contribution options 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 (EAP).
- Childcare benefits.
- May be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commission, and/or long-term incentive.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
