Sr. Laboratory Technician

Job Description

Every day Baxter touches the lives of millions of patients and providers worldwide who rely on our essential hospital and renal products and services.

Baxters products and therapies are on nearly every floor in almost every hospital worldwide in clinics and in the home. Baxters employees are building upon the companys rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.

Our commitment to our mission means we are there when patients and healthcare professionals need us during the critical moments that matter most! This is where you save and sustain lives!

Your Role at Baxter

The Sr. Technician will be located at the Round Lake Technology 1 Container Engineering Laboratories in Round Lake IL. The Position encompasses the physical analyses/testing on Medical Devices/Disposables and Containers throughout the developmental stages of the manufacturing process.

This is a first shift position on-site 5 days per week.

What Youll Do:

• Conduct critical functional testing on Medical Devices and Containers with minimum supervision.
• Use moderately complex laboratory instrumentation (Instron Microscope etc.) and computer systems to collect and record data.
• Maintain data integrity and ensure compliance with company SOPs and specifications FDA GLP and cGMP regulations.
• Participate in cross-functional teams which impact production increase efficiency solve problems and generate cost savings.
• Perform laboratory audits as required.
• Maintain adequate inventory of laboratory supplies.
• Perform equipment maintenance and calibrations as required.
• Document the completion of testing in Notebooks and/or Data Sheets. Maintain accurate and complete quality records.
• Follow understand and align with Baxter SOPs and policies on cGMPs and safety. Maintain a clean safe and organized lab area and assume responsibility to ensure that others maintain their lab areas.
• Support improvement projects and drive efficiency through utilization of LEAN management principles (i.e. 5S Kaizens etc.).
• Proactively and cooperatively communicate with peers and management to ensure awareness of progress and issues; recommend solutions when issues arise.
• Mentor Technicians through short term and long term projects.
• Other projects as assigned.

What Youll Bring:

• High School Diploma or equivalent Associates degree preferred with 2-5 years of experience.
• Knowledge of Electronic Laboratory Notebook is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of GLP cGMP requirements is preferred but not required.
• Good communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Good critical thinking/problem solving skills.
• Good computer skills (Excel Word etc.).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated and willing to adapt in a dynamic environment
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds periodically

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end this position has a base salary range of $56000 to $77000 plus an annual incentive bonus. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including but not limited to relevant skills/experience time in the role business line and geographic/office location.