Connectivity Specialist

About the role

Baxter is looking for a Connectivity Specialist based in Northern Belgium to bring connected healthcare solutions to hospitals across the Benelux region. Working closely with Account Managers, hospital stakeholders and IT teams, you will drive the implementation of smart beds and connected medical devices that improve clinical workflows and patient care. The role suits a hands-on, agile professional comfortable with frequent travel to customer sites in the Netherlands.

Key responsibilities

• Lead connectivity implementations: manage the local deployment of connected medical devices in hospitals in line with regional strategy, and partner with hospital IT teams to develop and run implementation plans.
• Identify decision-makers and influencers and help advance Baxter's intelligent healthcare solutions within their organisations.
• Train end users and provide Level 1 post-go-live support, including incident management and escalation.
• Collaborate with Account Managers, Sales Managers and Connectivity Implementation teams for seamless project delivery.
• Take part in consultative discussions with healthcare providers to design connectivity solutions, and work with marketing and clinical teams on connected care pathways and workflow solutions.

Required profile

• Self-starter with technical expertise and a strong understanding of clinical workflows and healthcare technology integration.
• Proven success managing projects and influencing multiple stakeholder groups, including senior hospital leadership.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; French is an advantage.
• Comfortable travelling frequently to customer sites in the Netherlands.

Required skills

• Experience implementing and supporting medical device connectivity in hospitals.
• Strong knowledge of HL7 v2.x (ADT, ORM, ORU) and healthcare interoperability.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls and secure hospital IT infrastructure.
• VMware ESXi or Hyper-V virtual machine deployment experience.
• Familiarity with Active Directory, Windows and Linux servers, SQL databases and cybersecurity requirements for connected devices.
• Interface testing and end-to-end troubleshooting between devices and EHR/EMR systems preferred.
• Knowledge of DICOM, FHIR and IHE profiles highly desirable.