Project Manager II

Additional Locations: Costa Rica-Heredia

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 Associate Project Manager will play an integral part in leading Sustaining/product integration projects within the Peripheral Interventional (PI) and/or Interventional Cardiology  (IC) Division. Scope of projects includes all product support activities from initial launch to product end of life across PI business units and manufacturing sites. Project size ranges from small one-off tasks to large process improvement, design change, design transfers, line extension and projects/Corporate initiatives driving global productivity. Work directly with supporting cross-functions across business units and manufacturing sites. Cross-functional teams include, but not limited to, Research & Development, Design Assurance, Packaging, Regulatory, Process Development, Operations, Supplier Engineering/Quality, Supply Chain and Clinical.

Your responsibilities include: 

• Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects from small to large scope, including schedule, scope, costs, and resources.
• Develops and implements overall project plan, including cost, schedule, risk and performance and monitors progress against business key objectives and goals.
• Identify prioritization and resource needs for assigned projects and activities with supporting cross-functions.
• Identify, communicate, and manage technical challenges and business risks.
• Drive and influence results by acting with speed, agility, and adaptability, assigning clear authority and accountability while integrating and aligning efforts across manufacturing sites and cross-functions.
• Provides structured thinking to project team on overall approach and delegates as appropriate.
• Directs and trains key project management processes.
• Leads the team in appropriate decision making through strong influence and the ability to analyze options and implications.
• Investigate and develop approach/solution to address technical problems with project teams.
• Direct control over activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all team members to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Provide timely communication on project progress updates to all relevant cross-functions and levels within the organization, including presentations to senior leadership.

Behavioral Skills:

• Strategic Thinking
• Communication
• Planning
• Influence
• Collaboration 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering or Project Management.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Small and large cross-functional project team lead experience.
• Must be willing and able to travel internationally ~10% of the time.
• Advance English Level

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification.
• Previous Sustaining and/or product integration experience and/or knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work together with a cross-functional, multi-site sites.
• Strong organization, execution, and communication skills.
• Candidate to be comfortable in front of all levels of the organization as well as external customers.
• Candidate to have strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships within project teams. 
• Problem solving technical expertise.
• Medical device industry experience. 

Requisition ID: 601920

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!