Project Manager
Galway, G, IE
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.
Advancing possibilities for a brighter tomorrow
We are seeking a Project Manager on a permanent basis to join our team.
Job Purpose:
This Project Manager will lead projects in the Interventional Cardiology (IC) Franchise and play an integral role in helping to meet strategic objectives. Primary responsibilities include leading a cadence of sustaining projects on commercialized single use devices – across functions, business units and manufacturing sites. The scope and size of sustaining projects will vary and can include all project activities from initial kickoff through implementation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead cross-functional teams across several sites and manage multiple projects from small to large scope, including schedule, scope, costs and resources – types of projects include material replacements, cost reduction initiatives, geography expansion, quality issues resolution, and standards compliance.
- Develop and implement overall project plans, including cost, schedule, risk, performance and monitor progress against business key objectives and goals. Drive prioritization of sustaining projects cadence with functional managers and leadership team.
- People Management: Leads teams and helps diverse and dispersed project team members to execute towards overall project goal(s); provides input to functional managers on team and team member performance; develops and maintains strong relationships with functional heads.
- Product/Technology Management: Manages the technical challenges of technology application; identifies, communicates, and manages moderate to high levels of technical risk.
- Project/Program Management: Manages key initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing processes; develops and implements project plan; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan; mentors and/or coaches other functional and project managers; manages project risks.
- Process Management: Leads team to complete activities to current policies and practices; Identifies process improvements affecting multiple projects.
- Communications and Reviews: Responsible for team and cross-functional communications; liaison between the project team and franchise leadership team; responsible for project meeting minutes, issues log, metrics, and other key communications. Communicates and influences resolution of cross-functional issues.
Education & Experience:
Minimum Qualifications
- Level 8 Honors Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering or Project Management
- 6+ years of relevant experience
- Cross-functional project team leadership experience
- Hybrid work mode, minimum 3 days a week in the office
- Works under minimal supervision
- Communication – Clearly communicates across all levels and encourages open dialogue.
- Influence – Gains alignment and support through strong relationships and persuasive communication.
- Collaboration – Works effectively with internal and external stakeholders to meet project goals.
- Team Leadership – Builds trust and inspires support from cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
- Planning – Develops structured, realistic project plans that reflect prioritization and past learnings.
- Execution – Acts with speed, agility, and accountability to deliver high-quality project outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior medical device and/or regulated industry experience
- The capability to easily navigate, manage and articulate core functional processes
- Leads courageously by confronting problems directly; moves forward optimistically under conditions of uncertainty
- Stays current on important trends that impact the business; places customers at the center of project execution
- Manages the triple constraint; understands the significance, impact and aggressively manages project risks
At Boston Scientific, we recognise that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative. It is essential in advancing science for life and improving patient health. We stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Boston Scientific is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with a disability. Should you require a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please email TalentAcquisitionIre@bsci.com.
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