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10 Baxter engineering leaders
These ten current and former Baxter engineering leaders have held director and senior director engineering roles at Baxter, including in R&D engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in medical device companies.
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01—10Atul Malhotra
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering (R&D) · Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Director Engineering (R&D) at Baxter Healthcare Corporation since April 2019, and former Engineering Director at Baxter International Inc. (2012–2016). The profile also lists Senior Director Engineering Services at CSL (2016–2018) and Regional Engineering Manager - Mfg Asia Pac at Baxter International Inc. (2006–2012).
Devin Drowley
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Baxter International Inc.
Director Of Engineering at Baxter International Inc. since January 2021, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. Other Baxter roles on the profile are Senior Program Manager (2020–2021), Senior Engineering Manager (2017–2020), Engineering Manager (2015–2017) and Principal Quality Engineer (2014–2015).
Jamie Jones
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director R&D - Engineering · Baxter International Inc.
Former Senior Director R&D - Engineering at Baxter International Inc. from January 2022 to January 2025, a role the profile places in the Research department. The profile also lists Executive Director R&D at Hillrom (2007–2022), Senior Project Leader at Abbott (2000–2007) and Director of Engineering at Nexxt Spine since October 2025.
Karl H. Cazzini
LinkedInExperience: Director, R&D Engineering, Innovation & Exploratory - Baxter Pharmaceuticals · Baxter International Inc.
Director, R&D Engineering, Innovation & Exploratory - Baxter Pharmaceuticals at Baxter International Inc. since October 2018. Other Baxter roles on the profile are Director, R&D Engineering New Technologies & Platforms (2017–2018), Director, R&D Engineering (Renal GBU) (2016–2017) and Director, R&D Engineering (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Engineering) (2013–2016).
Kurt Steinbrenner
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering · Baxter International Inc.
Former Director, Engineering at Baxter International Inc. (2013–2019), based in Round Lake, Illinois; the profile describes being Global R&D Lead responsible for building a team around a new product category based on a strategic acquisition of technology. Steinbrenner was Director, Quality at Baxter (2009–2013) and Director, System Engineering at Motorola Mobility (2004–2009).
Ozgur Cantez
LinkedInExperience: Director, R&D Systems Engineering · Baxter International Inc.
Director, R&D Systems Engineering at Baxter International Inc. since August 2025, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. The profile also lists Director, Systems Engineering at Eargo (2022–2025), Director, Hardware Engineering at Werfen (2018–2022) and Electrical Engineering Manager (Carefusion) at BD (2016–2018).
Rex Kuriger
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Device Engineering - Clinical Nutrition R&D · Baxter International Inc.
Sr. Director, Device Engineering - Clinical Nutrition R&D at Baxter International Inc. since January 2019. The profile describes an engineering leader who has brought complex electromechanical medical devices and high-volume disposables from concept to marketplace, and its headline gives the role as Senior Director, Clinical Nutrition R&D at Baxter.
Rich Lewis
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering · Baxter International Inc.
Director, Engineering at Baxter International Inc. since January 2014; the profile describes responsibility for aseptic IV bag pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, equipment and facilities, and directing a multi-disciplined engineering team that supports daily operations and projects. The profile also lists Director Engineering at EC Manufacturing (2012–2013) and Director Engineering at Novartis (2003–2012).
Shane Kelly
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Baxter International Inc.
Director of Engineering at Baxter International Inc. since September 2021, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. The profile also lists Director - Engineering at Stallergenes Greer (2019–2021), AD-Engineering at Shire (2013–2019) and Associate Director - Engineering at Amylin Pharmaceuticals (2007–2010).
Vaibhav Mate
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Baxter Global Engineering · Baxter International Inc.
Senior Director Baxter Global Engineering at Baxter International Inc. since September 2025. Other Baxter roles on the profile are Director Global Engineering (2022–2025), Sr. Manager Corporate Engineering Baxter Global Operations (2020–2022), Capital Projects & Engineering Lead Asia Pacific Region (2018–2020) and Sr. Project Manager Baxter International Operations (2015–2018).
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Match the person's engineering area to your question: an R&D or device engineering leader suits questions about developing new products, while a global or manufacturing engineering leader suits questions about plants, equipment and capital projects. Check whether the relevant Baxter role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure an R&D engineering team that takes electromechanical medical devices from concept to market?
- 02What does a strong design control and systems engineering process look like for a regulated medical device?
- 03How do manufacturing engineering teams support daily operations while also delivering capital projects?
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