This is where you save and sustain lives
At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.
Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.
Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.
Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives - where your purpose accelerates our mission.
Your Role at Baxter
This is where we make life-saving products
Are you ready to lead with purpose and make a real difference in the world? Join our Pharmaceutical team on their aspiration to launch 10 products per year!
Baxter's Round Lake pharmaceutical manufacturing facility ($148M VOP) is looking for a visionary Director of Manufacturing to drive the future of production. If you're a strategic leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about operational excellence, this is your chance to lead a highly skilled team and have a direct impact on saving and sustaining lives globally.
Your mission? As the leader of three vital manufacturing cells (Penicillin, Cephalosporin, and Non-Cephalosporin), you'll be responsible for ensuring every product meets the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.
Your Team
- You will head a manufacturing team of five direct reports (Senior Manufacturing Managers and Project Managers), and 380 indirect (Supervisors, Team Leads, Operators, etc).
- Serve as a critical member of the Round Lake Drug Delivery Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
- You will collaborate closely with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Quality, Finance, etc. to ensure patients receive the products they need.
What you'll be doing
- Develops and proposes plant strategies and activities to support the manufacturing operating system.
- Represent Manufacturing in new product designs to assure design for manufacturing, testability and reparability.
- Ensures budgets, schedules, and performance requirements are met.
- Accountable for resolving complex problems and using good judgment where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
- Regularly interact with senior leaders on matters concerning functional areas or customers.
- Identifies, initiates and facilitates continuous improvements, lean manufacturing activities and initiatives, such as 6S, visual management, kaizen.
- Participates as subject matter expert in audits (ex: FDA).
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred.
- 10+ years manufacturing/operations experience, including 3+ years of leading leaders.
- In-depth process knowledge of related manufacturing equipment and processes, preferably in the Pharmaceutical industry.
- Ability to understand GMPs and other applicable regulatory guidelines and ability to handle audit-related activities.
- Proven track record of meeting budgets, schedules and performance requirements and holding others accountable to the same.
- Must not be allergic to Penicillin or Cephalosporin Drugs.