R&D Manager - M3

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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.

Advancing possibilities for a brighter tomorrow

We are seeking a R&D Manager I on a permanent basis to join our team

Job Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity for an R&D Manager to join the combined Peripheral Vascular/ICtX Centre of Excellence for Sustaining Engineering. This position will support a significant portfolio of commercial devices in terms of compliance, manufacturing & business continuity as well as market expansion and product development. The is a position with high visibility which will provide the right candidate with excellent growth and development potential.

The R&D Manager will lead a team of engineers/technicians with responsibility for multiple Sustaining Engineering projects, from Development through Optimization to Maintenance phase of product development. They will provide technical leadership & management responsibility for product design for a range of complex devices & devote a significant portion of their time to managerial, leadership, organisation and staff development responsibilities. They will be a key partner to the Design Assurance, Project Management, Regulatory, Marketing, Operations & Commercial teams in product sustainment for global products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead R&D Team responsible for a diverse & complex portfolio of products & technologies
• Drives functional excellence initiatives, delivers high quality R&D functional deliverables, and ensures technical excellence for product or technology development.
• Drives technical projects of varying degrees of complexity from major magnitude and scope to time-bound and production impacting.
• Provides significant guidance and approval regarding technical strategies and approaches.
• Provides guidance and training to staff, assists subordinates in attaining career goals, motivates individuals to achieve results, and recruits and maintains a high quality staff.
• Develops and monitors department budgets.
• Determines appropriate staff levels, schedules and resources.
• Co-ordinates sessions with project managers/core team leaders to look for opportunities for staff to learn about new initiatives or volunteer on new projects.
• Drives the development of department tools and methodologies.
• Determines project staff assignments and schedules work to meet completion dates and R&D deliverables; drives accountability to timelines & aids with definition of roles & responsibilities.
• Establishes cross-functional team relationships & a wide network throughout global organization.
• Provides an overview of the function and role of his/her group, technical skill sets, to other groups and/or divisions.
• Works cross-functionally in identifying and resolving technical issues.

Education & Experience:

Required qualifications:

• Level 8 Honors Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field (STEM) 
• Minimum of 7 years of related work experience
• Minimum of 3 years of direct or indirect management experience with a passion for leadership and team development
• Medical Device or regulated industry experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree in technical field
• Experience leading technical teams
• Prior R&D experience, experience within Sustaining an advantage
• Regulatory compliance experience in medical devices

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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