Director, Quality Compliance & Remediation Excellence

Baxter · Deerfield, IL

Level: Director+
Team: Lean / CI
Base pay: $176k–$242k
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 15+ years
Industry: Medical devices
Posted: 8 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A director-level continuous improvement role at Baxter (medical devices) in Deerfield, IL. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

They ask for: 15+ years · degree required
Tools it names: Root cause, CAPA, FDA / GMP
Base pay: $176k–$242k
Day to day: some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Continuous Improvement roles in Illinois: typical posted base $120k–$171k. This one lists $176k–$242k.

Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 15 continuous improvement openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Illinois plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 14 other live lean / ci postings in Illinois.

Base pay: About 50% above similar roles
Experience asked: More than usual (15+ vs 10+)

Skills these teams ask for most

Lean 93%
Six Sigma 73%
Kaizen 73%
✓ Root cause 60%
Black Belt 53%
Value stream mapping 40%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for CAPA, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 15+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coveragePromotion path mentioned

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Baxter
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: Baxter in Deerfield

1 other open role at this site.

Vice President, Global Quality Assurance, Medical Devices & Surgery · Quality · Director+

Full description from BaxterAs posted on their careers site.Show

Your Role at Baxter

As the Director, Quality Compliance & Remediation Excellence, you will provide strategic quality leadership across Baxter's pharmaceutical and sterile solutions manufacturing network. You will partner with site and enterprise leaders to strengthen regulatory compliance, ensure inspection readiness, provide independent quality oversight, and lead complex remediation programs that drive sustainable improvements across manufacturing operations.

This role is ideal for a leader with deep FDA and regulatory experience, a strong background in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing, and a proven track record leading remediation efforts in highly regulated environments.

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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.

What You'll Be Doing

•Lead regulatory compliance and inspection readiness activities across pharmaceutical and sterile solutions manufacturing sites.
•Support FDA and global health authority inspections, regulatory responses, and remediation efforts.
•Drive complex compliance and remediation programs to sustainable closure.
•Provide expertise in investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA effectiveness, and quality system performance.
•Support sterility assurance, contamination control, aseptic processing, and microbiological risk management programs.
•Strengthen data integrity practices and promote a culture of quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
•Serve as a trusted advisor to site and executive leadership on quality and compliance risks.

What You'll Bring

•Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field.
•15+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and Quality.
•10+ years of leadership experience within Quality, Compliance, or Regulatory functions.
•Experience leading FDA inspections and interacting directly with regulatory agencies.
•Proven success leading remediation programs associated with regulatory observations, Warning Letters, OAI classifications, Consent Decrees, or similar regulatory actions.
•Strong knowledge of cGMPs, Quality Systems, investigations, CAPA, risk management, and data integrity.
•Experience supporting sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, including aseptic processing, sterility assurance, contamination control, injectable products, and/or IV solutions.
•Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive sustainable compliance improvements.
•Ability to travel as needed to support pharmaceutical and sterile solutions manufacturing sites, regulatory inspections, and remediation activities.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)