Associate Director, Medical Affairs

Baxter International Inc. • Deerfield, IL

6d • $184,000 - $253,000

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 As the Associate Director, UCAN Medical Affairs, you will play a pivotal leadership role within Baxter’s Healthcare Systems and Technologies (HST) Medical Affairs organization, supporting the United States and Canada. Reporting to a Senior Director, this role is responsible for shaping and delivering Medical Affairs strategy across the PSS and GSS portfolios while providing broader strategic support for Canada and the full HST portfolio. You will lead and inspire a high-performing Field Medical team, ensuring best-in-class scientific engagement, evidence generation, and education that advance patient care and support Baxter’s innovation pipeline. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategy at both regional and global levels while partnering cross-functionally across Medical Affairs, R&D, and Commercial teams.

Requirements

• Advanced healthcare degree with 10+ years of clinical experience.
• Proven experience within the healthcare or life sciences industry.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Clinical trial experience with a solid understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Working knowledge of biostatistics and clinical trial design.
• Strong digital fluency, including advanced PowerPoint capabilities.
• Expertise in literature review, synthesis, and scientific analysis.
• Confidence and effectiveness in public speaking and scientific presentations.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships and navigating clinical and regulatory environments.
• Ability to work independently while thriving in collaborative, cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Background in ICU, Med-Surg, or Clinical Informatics strongly preferred.
• Prior Medical Affairs experience highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional Medical Affairs leadership for new product development, ensuring scientific rigor and clinical relevance.
• Identify evidence-generation gaps and drive regional evidence strategies in collaboration with Global Business Unit (GBU) Medical Affairs teams.
• Develop and execute scientific communication and non-promotional education (NPE) plans aligned with product and portfolio strategy.
• Design, lead, and support advisory boards, clinical investigator meetings, roundtables, and scientific forums.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to shape long-term Medical Affairs strategies, including comprehensive thought leader engagement plans.
• Represent Medical Affairs at regional, national, and international medical congresses, providing scientific support and translating emerging data into actionable insights.
• Monitor and communicate scientific trends, opportunities, and risks that may impact the business.
• Maintain strong alignment with Global Medical Affairs, ensuring collaboration across data generation, clinical trials, publications, advisory boards, CMEs, and literature strategy.
• Oversee Grants and Sponsorships, ensuring compliance, accurate documentation, and timely execution.
• Ensure strict adherence to all internal, legal, regulatory, and compliance standards.
• Provide Medical Affairs review and oversight of Investigator-Initiated Research (IIRs), including ongoing status accountability.
• Build and support a robust Non-Promotional Education (NPE) offering for the UCAN HST portfolio.
• Contribute to clinical and scientific training for sales teams and cross-functional Baxter partners.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team.
• Establish and execute strategies for: Key Opinion Leader (KOL) identification, development, and engagement.
• External engagement metrics and performance excellence.
• Baxter-funded research (IIRs, BCS, BSS).
• Medical education initiatives and clinical programs.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees