Project Specialist III, IT Acquisition & Integrations

Additional Locations: Costa Rica-Heredia

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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:

Boston Scientific Information Technology is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Project Specialist III to support strategic initiatives within the IT A&I portfolio. This individual will partner with our program/project managers, IT functions, and business functions to ensure efficient and high-quality project leadership. The individual will receive direct exposure to BSC acquired businesses, commercialization strategies, employee integration strategies, and the BSC product development lifecycle.

The Project Specialist III will lead business systems integration projects, directing all phases from inception through completion. 

This role will report to a Senior Manager, IT Acquisition & Integration.

Responsibilities:

• Estimates IT projects: Establishes estimates and ensures clear project definition, proposal, and plan.
• Manages projects: Develops project plans and estimates outlining work plans, timelines, roles and resources; Leads cross-functional project team functional experts and business partners; Ensures team progress to ensure achievement of all milestones and deliverables while managing risks and issues; Provides updates to management and all stakeholders of progress through frequent communications of findings at regular intervals via reports and meetings.
• Manages multiple overlapping complex projects in parallel over varying durations. Seek and flag risks as they occur and source any expertise not readily available.
• Develops recommendations: Develops and delivers project recommendations to management and all stakeholders; Presents changes in IT program/project including technology selection and development, total cost of ownership and ability to drive business outcomes; Develops implementation strategy.
• Manages implementation of projects: Develops implementation plan outlining work plans, timelines, roles and resources; Identifies and leads implementation team including local business and IT representatives; Works with functional team members to ensure that all supporting infrastructure including program guidelines, processes, training programs, organizational structure and new roles are developed and communicated.
• Manages project budget, and development and manages schedules and performance standards, tracking accountability of team to objectives.
• Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge. 
• Applies tactical skills in (1) Managing day to day goals & activities, focusing on execution. (2) Meeting Specific Objectives (Hitting Milestones & Release Dates) over short & medium duration projects.

Behavioral skills:

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills. 
• Ability to understand what needs to be done and proactively take ownership to see it to completion. 
• Self-starter with strong, proactive work ethic and fast learner.
• Proven ability to navigate organizational network to get to the right person.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive while working across time zones, hybrid work modes, cultures, and different personal backgrounds, and an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Data Science, Finance or related field
• Project Management: 3-4 years’ experience with proven ability to coordinate small and mid-sized projects and small programs. 
• Experience partnering with IT, Vendor and/or Business Customers on projects.
• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with BSC SAP, BSC Core Business Applications or other ERPs
• Experience with BSC Global Systems Methodology
• Experience with leading acquisition integration projects

Requisition ID: 623852

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!