Senior Director, R&D - Electronic Medical Equipment (EME)

Additional Location(s):US-MA-Marlborough

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 a Global Research and Development (R&D) leader within Global Operations, you will lead product development, support and sustainment of electronic medical equipment (EME). This role will partner closely with business and R&D leaders to identify and execute projects that improve product performance, reduce COGS, and address field, quality or other Supply Chain issues while ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory standards.

This is a hybrid position (in office minimum three days per week) based in one of our BSC locations in Minnesota or Marlborough, MA

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy: Develop and implement the overall strategy for the EME global organization, ensuring alignment with the company's long-term goals and objectives
• People Management: Build and mentor high-performing team. Lead and manage geographically dispersed, cross-functional R&D teams by fostering collaboration and communication across different cultures and time zones. Direct functional/site R&D leaders and their teams to identify and deliver on EME projects.
• Product/Technology Development: Leverage their strong understanding of engineering principles and manufacturing processes and extensive experience in the design, development, and commercialization of medical equipment to direct staff in in technical approaches that accelerate development, manages technical risk, create reusable components/microservices, etc.
• Project/Program Management: Directs and trains key project management processes; develops and implements business unit plan; builds team ownership and commitment to project and business plans. Sponsors professional development of project/program managers.
• Process Management: Actively leads and reviews TDP/PDP, policy, and practice improvements to drive functional excellence; influences cross-functional and cross-divisional systems effectiveness.
• Communications and Reviews: Responsible for department-level communications, liaison between the business unit and the PIB; participates in phase and business reviews; reviews IBPs; defines and tracks key business unit metrics. Actively influences cross-functional collaboration.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or applicable technical field.
• 10+ years' engineering or technical experience in large capital equipment which includes complex electromechanical systems related firmware and software across entire Product Life Cycle Process in the Medical Device industry.
• 5+ years of experience in IoT or connected systems
• 5+ years' experience managing large global R&D teams
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required (up to 25%).

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS or other advanced degree
• Strong preference for someone who has worked in multiple functions and brings a holistic set of experiences to the role.
• Experience leading others in APAC, Europe and the United States is preferred.
• Strong record of working globally and cross-functionally across an organizational matrix and history of building strong stakeholder relationships.
• Previous experience in partnering with or building on products and service using leading cloud service providers and related data analytics platform a significant plus. A forward thinker who connects with an external network and actively tracks and implements applicable trends in research and technologies.
• Significant customer experience, collaboration and interface customer field visits, innovation visits, etc.
• Ability to understand and connect authentically with all levels and types of employees.Drive high level of employee engagement leading through our BSC behaviors and build a culture of high performance, learning, continuous improvement, and leading diversity and inclusion.
• Proven ability to drive change across org/job design, processes, and human capital capabilities.
• Ability to manage cost center and project related budgets.
• A vision and mission focused leader who courageously challenges the status quo
  
  

Requisition ID:605704

Minimum Salary: $164800

Maximum Salary: $313200

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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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 Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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