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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance
At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions.
About the role:
As part of the Maple Grove Process Development team, this position's primary responsibilities include leading a team of process engineers in advancing new products, processes, and technologies across one or more divisions. You will oversee the development and management of the resources and processes required to ensure functional excellence and delivery of robust, scalable, high-quality manufacturing processes to divisional and operations customers. You will provide strategic input into departmental, divisional, and BSC plant network initiatives. You will be tasked with building, developing and empowering a strong team capable of fulfilling multi-project and multi-customer needs for the business. This role will focus on building effective partnerships across functions and geographic locations in order to drive successful execution of key programs. This role will require occasional travel (15%-20%, domestic & international) at times in order to support development and transfer activities at various geographic locations.
This particular role is focused on the diverse and highly dynamic Coronary Therapies (CT) and Interventional Heart Failure (IHF) franchises within the ICTx division.
Your responsibilities include:
- Lead teams in the achievement of organizational goals. Guide, coach, direct, and develop direct reports, and if applicable, drive those practices throughout their organization.
- Lead engineering teams to develop highly capable, scalable, and robust manufacturing processes, and successfully transfer into operations. Collaborate with R&D and Manufacturing teams to create innovative and manufacturable product designs.
- Manage a team within the United States, while also partnering with teams in Ireland and Costa Rica.
- Ensure knowledge driven approach to process & product development, and that functional excellence is exhibited in all product and technology development projects.
- Drive technical projects of significant magnitude and scope. Work is expected to result in the delivery of new or refined technologies, products, processes, materials, equipment, that enable growth in BSC's portfolio in key strategic areas.
- Develop detailed work plans, budgets, objectives, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Monitor & troubleshoot performance and schedule issues, support & enable team to achieve objectives.
- Make decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.
- Recruit, coach, develop organizational talent.
- May be responsible for providing direction and/or guidance to exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. May supervise non-exempt employees.
- Create an inclusive, high-performance, entrepreneurial environment.
- Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
- Keep the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
- Demonstrate effective change leadership.
- Build strategic partnerships and effectively collaborate cross-functionally to further departmental and organizational objectives.
- Ensure compliance to company policies & procedures, and regulatory compliance to GMP's of all medical device regulatory agencies (e.g. FDA, BSI, ISO, EEO, MDR).
- Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports BSC's Quality Policy, Quality System and the appropriate regulations for the area they support. Ensure all employees are trained to do their work and their training is documented.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline and 7+ years related work experience; or Master's degree 5+ years of related experience.
- 5+ years' experience as a leader of technical people.
- Proven leadership and management of a technical group providing coaching and development.
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline and 10+ years related work experience; or Master's degree 7+ years of related experience.
- Team oriented approach to projects that drives collaboration & execution across the business.
- Experience leading teams in developing and transferring manufacturing processes and/or production lines throughout a global network.
- Track record of developing new technologies and processes that excite customers.
- Working knowledge of Boston Scientific Therapies and products.
- Experience working on development programs that span a wide range of functional and geographical reach.
- Vision to see what technologies are going to be needed in the future and ability to get them started with little oversight or guidance.
- Experience leading teams throughout a product life cycle from exploratory to commercialization and end of life.
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Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement. The goal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.
As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most - united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do - as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.
So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn't just business, it's personal. And if you're a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!
At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Boston Scientific maintains a prohibited substance free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company's policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.
