PreClinical Science Supervisor

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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:

The Preclinical Medicine Supervisor provides day-to-day leadership and operational oversight for the Preclinical Medical Associate team, supporting high-quality animal care, study execution and regulatory compliance within a preclinical research environment. This role is responsible for supervising staff, coordinating resources, supporting veterinary medical activities and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, accreditation standards and internal procedures. The supervisor partners closely with veterinarians, research teams and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure operational excellence while fostering a collaborative, inclusive and development-focused workplace culture.

Boston Scientific was 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.

Work model, sponsorship, relocation:

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and teamwork. This role follows an on-site work model and requires employees to work from the designated Boston Scientific location. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide direct supervision and leadership for the Preclinical Medical Associate team, including full-time employees and contingent staff.
• Lead recruitment activities in partnership with Human Resources, including workforce planning, interviewing, hiring recommendations, onboarding and training coordination.
• Develop and coach direct reports through regular one-on-one meetings, performance feedback, individualized development plans, and formal written and verbal performance evaluations.
• Apply corrective action and progressive discipline in accordance with company policy when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate personnel records, including schedules, paid time off and leave tracking, ensuring timely updates in workforce management systems.
• Foster an inclusive, respectful and engaged team environment that supports professional growth and organizational objectives.
• Develop and manage departmental work schedules by assessing study priorities, workload demands and available resources to ensure appropriate staffing coverage.
• Serve as the first-level escalation point for staffing challenges, operational issues and animal care concerns.
• Monitor workload distribution and staffing utilization to support efficient and compliant operations.
• Supervise, train and, as needed, actively participate in veterinary technical and clinical support activities.
• Partner with veterinarians, veterinary assistants and study teams to support study-specific needs and special projects.
• Ensure high standards of animal welfare, care delivery and technical execution.
• Ensure staff complete required training, certifications and competency assessments in accordance with regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Support cross-training and mentoring initiatives to increase team capability, flexibility and career development.
• Lead or support onboarding and on-the-job training programs for new and existing staff.
• Ensure departmental compliance with all applicable regulations and standards, including FDA, USDA, AAALAC, IACUC, the Animal Welfare Act and internal standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Support internal audits, external inspections and accreditation visits; assist with responses, corrective actions and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities, as needed.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, quality and documentation accuracy.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality and consistency.
• Lead or support departmental projects, including training program enhancements, CAPA initiatives and the implementation or optimization of electronic medical record systems.
• Develop staffing plans using operational metrics; prepare justifications for additional resources and coordinate approvals with leadership and Human Resources.
• Support resource planning, including equipment needs and operational support requests.

Qualifications:

Required qualifications:

• Associate degree or a minimum of 5 years' experience in a preclinical research or laboratory animal setting.
• Minimum of 1 year' experience supervising or leading teams.
• Ability to perform physical tasks associated with large-animal veterinary work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Certification as a Certified Manager of Animal Resources (CMAR) or completion of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Management (ILAM) coursework.
• Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) credential or laboratory animal certifications, including Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) or Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG).
• Demonstrated interest in mentoring, teaching and staff development.
• Experience with conflict management and employee relations.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits or accreditation activities

Requisition ID: 631245 

Minimum Salary: $ 71500 

Maximum Salary: $ 135800 

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.