Quality Associate I — Quality Compliance

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 a Quality Systems & Compliance Associate, you will provide flexible support across Quality Systems, Compliance, Investigations, and related quality programs. Rather than focusing on a single specialty area, you will gain exposure to a variety of quality processes that are essential to maintaining regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

In this developmental role, you will support quality records, documentation, investigations, audits, reporting, training, and improvement initiatives while learning how quality systems work together to protect patients, products, and business performance. Success will be measured through accuracy, attention to detail, effective collaboration, and your ability to contribute to quality processes that support Baxter's commitment to excellence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support Quality Management System (QMS) processes by maintaining records, tracking activities, and assisting with change controls, CAPAs, complaints, nonconformances, audits, and other quality programs.
• Enter, update, review, and manage information within electronic quality systems, ensuring records remain accurate, complete, timely, and inspection ready.
• Gather documentation, training records, manufacturing records, and other objective evidence to support investigations, audits, compliance activities, and quality decisions.
• Track action items, due dates, training completions, and record status while proactively communicating potential delays or risks.
• Compile, verify, and organize quality data used for dashboards, management reviews, trend reports, inspections, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support internal, customer, corporate, and regulatory audits by coordinating documentation, preparing evidence packages, and assisting with inspection readiness activities.
• Contribute to process improvements, documentation updates, training coordination, and cross-functional projects that strengthen quality system effectiveness.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Quality, Business, or a related field preferred; Associate degree with relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and regulated-industry experience may be considered.
• 0-2 years of experience in Quality, Compliance, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, laboratory operations, engineering, document control, training, or another regulated environment.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, follow established procedures, meet deadlines, and escalate concerns when appropriate.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Willingness and ability to learn new quality processes, systems, and regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of cGMP regulations, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), quality systems, or data integrity principles.
• Experience supporting document control, training administration, investigations, audits, compliance activities, or quality reporting.
• Exposure to regulated manufacturing environments such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, or related industries.
• Familiarity with electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS) such as TrackWise or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement projects, process mapping activities, or quality metrics reporting.

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 employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $68,000 - $93,500 annually. The estimated salary is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. …