Associate Senior Fellow, Battery Chemist

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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:

Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated and experienced engineer to lead Process Development projects across multiple disciplines. This candidate will provide guidance to an interdisciplinary team of Mechanical, Electrical, Preclinical, and other functional group members from project conception to commercialization.

Boston Scientific was recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Workplaces for Engineers in 2026, reflecting a culture where engineers do meaningful work.

Boston Scientific was also recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a fully-onsite work model requiring employees to be in our regional offices five (5) days per week. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead battery chemistry development: develop new battery chemistries for use in medical devices; identify electrolytes and materials while optimizing performance
• Leverage in-depth understanding of long-term battery performance using advanced analytical techniques
• Develop battery models and performance predictions for impedance rise and longevity in battery performance; develop predictive battery models
• Develop accelerated test methods for proving new battery chemistries; drive shorter development timelines for batteries, through use of modeling and testing
• Lead primary and rechargeable battery design for use in medical devices
• Problem solving through use of laboratory analytics and hands-on teardown
• Create, align, and lead the technical development strategy and project scope to ensure the team hits all major project milestones and meets the clinical and market objectives
• Manage internal and external stakeholder communication on critical technical updates and risk elevation; secure functional management and business leadership agreement on the decisions made and the technical strategy; engage directly with business leaders on project status, issues, and technical gaps/risks
• Mentor, guide, and develop the technical team; work with internal or external partners as necessary to leverage key capabilities as needed; mentor engineers in engineering activities, methodologies, and domain knowledge
• Investigate needs of future product designs and develop process technology plans to support development teams; provide sound business rationale for investment in proposed research or technology
• Study and understand relevant published articles and works, to either apply them directly to our advanced engineering problems or to develop working relationships with parties for accomplishment of same
• Evaluate battery technologies at other Boston Scientific sites and at sites external to Boston Scientific; leverage technologies where applicable; serve as key contact for technical queries from other Boston Scientific sites
• Collaborate with internal and extended team members:  form strong partnerships with key team members and stakeholders from the business functions, including quality, design assurance, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, and clinical sciences
• Work closely with manufacturing to drive DVIP and other improvement projects – financial justification of projects

Required qualifications: 

• PhD with emphasis in batteries
• Minimum of 15 years of industry experience in battery design/development
• Expertise in battery materials, including common active materials in lithium metal primary battery cathodes; common active materials in rechargeable lithium-ion electrodes; and common electrolyte salts, solvents, and additives
• Expertise in battery material characterization, including X-ray diffraction, particle size analysis, GCMS, and NMR
• Expertise in battery performance characterization via discharge/cycling, impedance spectroscopy, microcalorimetry, and gas/volume analysis
• Expertise in battery construction in range of form factors
• Battery development experience, specifically CFx and Lithium-Ion chemistries
• Established relationships within the battery development community
• Demonstrated ability as technical lead for new technology development program, experience leading design reviews

Preferred qualifications: 

• Medical device experience
• Prior experience with FDA product submissions
• Manufacturing, R&D, and product development experience
• CAPA experience – root cause through verification of effectiveness
• Creation/management and budget adherence – understanding of financial tools/metrics

Requisition ID: 629329 

Minimum Salary: $ 137700 

Maximum Salary: $ 261600 

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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Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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 identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.