Quality Engineer II

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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 This Role: The Quality Engineer II will provide Quality Engineering support for Arden Hills Manufacturing lines and New Products Introduction ensuring delivery of the highest quality result to the customer while supporting continuous improvement projects and quality initiatives.  The person in this role will partner with manufacturing engineers for line support activities and with product development teams to ensure development of robust new products.  

In a fast-paced and dynamic environment, the Quality Engineer II will be responsible for several manufacturing processes on the manufacturing line, working cross-functionally with manufacturing engineering and production teams to achieve business unit goals. The person in this role will be comfortable interfacing with downstream internal customers and providing quality leadership to a production team. 

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model requiring employees to be in our local office five days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities include:

• Identifies and implements effective process control systems to support the development, qualification, and on-going manufacturing of products to meet or exceed internal and external requirements.
• Supports culture of continuous improvement by driving enhancements to existing process controls.
• Proactively investigates, identifies, and implements best-in-class Quality Engineering practices.
• Promotes quality assurances, process controls, and CAPA systems designed to meet or exceed internal and external requirements.
• Applies sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues.
• Actively engages with production teams across all shifts to develop solutions to improve outgoing quality.
• Provides input and implements departmental or cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Provides project direction, coaching, and mentoring for technician team personnel.
• Assures the development and execution of streamlined business systems which effectively identify and resolve quality issues.
• Participates in team decision making and displays team problem solving/communication skills.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience OR Master's Degree in Engineering with 1+ years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education (STEM)/work experience
• Strong data analysis skills (Excel, Minitab, etc.)

Preferred qualifications:

• Self-starter with a proven ability to successfully work with minimal supervision
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner with high attention to detail
• Experience owning process improvement and corrective action projects 
• Demonstrated project management success
• Experience in the medical device, biotechnology or other highly regulated industry
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Comfortable speaking to groups of individuals.  

Requisition ID: 627076 

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).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.