Engineer - R&D Container lead

Descrizione del lavoro:

Baxter is more than a company. It is a community of committed professionals. Every year, our products reach more than 60 million patients worldwide. Baxter has a diverse group of employees in more than 100 countries who share a passion for saving and sustaining lives. Whether you join us for few years or your entire career, we are united to advancing modern healthcare. Fostering collaborative innovation, continuous learning and diversity are part of our DNA. If you eager to grow in a stimulating, caring environment and look for a daily basis purpose, we are the place to be! During your assignment with us, you will benefit from the presence of a large community of well-established VIEs, as well as numerous activities and benefits.
Make a visible difference for patients by improving the containers that deliver parenteral nutrition. As an R&D Container Lead at Baxter Healthcare, you will take ownership of design improvements to parenteral nutrition containers already on the market. Your work will help ensure that these containers comply with evolving regulatory standards, support patient safety, and meet the needs and performance expectations of their users. This is more than a task-based role. Depending on its complexity, you will own a project or a defined part of one, and drive it from strategy to results. Working with experts in Materials, Toxicology, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality, you will connect people, anticipate challenges and make decisions with the success of the whole project in mind. You will join an environment where projects evolve and requirements may change along the way. If you enjoy learning, adapting and asking, "How can we improve and succeed?", this mission offers a unique opportunity to grow your autonomy, technical expertise and leadership skills. Details of the mission: You will lead design changes on products already on the market, from the first concept to the final proof that the change works. Concretely, you will: * Build the verification plans: translate requirements, risks and regulatory expectations into a smart verification and validation plan. * Make it happen: orchestrate sample production and shipments with manufacturing plants and laboratories around the world, anticipating constraints before they become delays. * Write with impact: author clear, audit-ready technical documents (plans, protocols and reports) that support key decisions. * Turn data into decisions: guide lab technicians, analyze results and draw conclusions that move the project forward. * Bring people together: organize and facilitate technical reviews where stakeholders align, decide and commit, not just receive status updates. You will be the connector of your project: building a cross-functional team with Materials, Toxicology, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality, engaging the right people early and solving issues at the interfaces. For projects that continue beyond your mission, you will ensure a structured handover so that the project keeps its momentum. You will be based at our R&D site in Braine-l'Alleud, with regular opportunities to work hands-on at Baxter's manufacturing plant in Lessines, Belgium, where some trials will require your presence on the production floor. Role and responsibilities: We are looking for a project owner, not a task owner. In this role, you will: * Own your project end to end: act as author and study director of verification and validation studies, and consider your work complete only when the other functions can succeed. * Connect sites and teams: coordinate activities with the Lessines manufacturing plant and R&D laboratories in Braine-l'Alleud and the United States. * Deliver on your commitments: commit to clear timelines, track progress and adjust the plan proactively when circumstances change. * Engage early and think beyond your function: involve the right stakeholders before decisions are made, and consider the impact of each decision on the whole project. * See it, own it, solve it: drive investigations and corrective actions when required, coming forward with solutions rather than only escalating issues. * Communicate with transparency: keep stakeholders informed, raise risks early and propose a way forward. * Keep learning and improving: welcome feedback and change, share lessons learned and keep asking how the team can improve and succeed

Requisiti del candidato:

* Fresh graduate with a Master's degree in engineering or sciences, for example: plastics or polymer engineering, materials science, biomedical engineering or biomedical sciences, bioengineering (bioingénieur), chemical engineering or chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, packaging engineering, or mechanical engineering. * Knowledge of plastic materials is a strong asset; an internship or thesis in the pharmaceutical, medical device or plastics field is a plus. * Fluent in French and English: French to work closely with our Lessines plant, English to collaborate with US stakeholders and international colleagues in Braine-l'Alleud. * Driving license is a plus, to travel occasionally to our manufacturing site in Belgium (approximately 40 km from Braine-l'Alleud). Your mindset (what matters most to us) * Ownership: you see it, own it and solve it. You act as the owner of a project, not only of your tasks. * Autonomy: you take initiative, structure your own work and ask for support at the right time. * Growth mindset: you ask "How can I improve and succeed?" rather than explaining why something failed, and you see setbacks as learning opportunities. * Adaptability and resilience: projects evolve quickly and requirements change along the way. You welcome change and stay effective through it. * Curiosity: you are eager to keep learning, both technically and in regulatory topics. * Engagement: you are highly motivated, committed to patient safety and quality, and want to make a real impact. Your skills * Strong communication skills, including high-quality protocol and report writing. * Ability to design experiments and draw meaningful conclusions from lab data. * Well organized and able to manage several activities in parallel. * Critical thinking and excellent problem-solving skills. * Assertive and collaborative team player. * Quality oriented