Quality Engineer III - Defined Term

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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: 

Please note that this is a defined-term position of up to 18 months.  Defined-term employees are eligible for most benefits, including paid vacation, 401K matching, and healthcare benefits. 

Join the Neuromodulation post-market complaint trending team as a Quality Engineer III - Defined Term, where we are committed to transforming customer experiences into actionable insights that improve patient outcomes across the globe. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, identifying, investigating, and escalating product performance signals related to our products within the Neuromodulation division. This is an exciting opportunity within the Post Market Organization to collaborate with Design Assurance, R&D, Supplier Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to ensure a comprehensive understanding of product performance and to drive continuous improvement. 

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 hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in our local office at least three (3) 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 will include: 

• Perform complaint monitoring, statistical trending, and signal evaluation activities to identify emerging product quality and patient safety concerns 

• Conduct signal assessments and present findings, recommendations, and escalations to management review boards and cross-functional stakeholders 

• Develop, maintain, and improve complaint monitors aligned with risk management documentation, product hazards, and surveillance requirements 

• Execute ad hoc data analyses to support Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Engineering, and business partner requests 

• Apply statistical methodologies and Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques to evaluate product performance and identify meaningful trends 

• Collaborate with Risk Management teams to ensure surveillance activities remain aligned with product risks and evolving post-market requirements 

• Investigate data anomalies and develop recommendations to improve data quality, monitoring effectiveness, and signal detection capabilities 

• Communicate analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences through clear visualizations, presentations, and written summaries 

• Support audit readiness and compliance with applicable quality system and regulatory requirements 

Required qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, or related technical discipline 
• Minimum of three (3) years of professional engineering experience in medical device quality engineering, manufacturing quality, supplier quality, post-market quality, reliability engineering, or related technical role 
• Experience working within FDA and/or ISO-regulated quality systems 
• Experience conducting quality investigations and applying statistical or data-driven methods to support quality, risk management, compliance, or product performance decisions 
• Experience utilizing electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS) such as TrackWise, Windchill, SAP, PLM, or equivalent systems 
• Ability and willingness to work in a defined-term role for up to 18 months

Preferred qualifications: 

• Complaint trending, post-market surveillance, or signal detection experience 

• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, or similar analytical tools 

• Experience presenting trend analyses or quality metrics to stakeholders 

• Experience with risk management methodologies such as FMEA or risk assessments 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, both technical and conversational 

• Effective decision-making and negotiation skills, both independently and in team settings 

• Experience managing multiple projects across different functional areas 

Requisition ID: 635605 

Minimum Salary: $ 78300 

Maximum Salary: $ 148800 

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.

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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.