Senior IT Architect

Additional Locations: Costa Rica-Heredia

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At our company, we value diversity and believe it is our greatest strength. We are committed to empowering women, supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Our belief is that your diversity enriches our work environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we wholeheartedly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background. Additionally, we have a Gender Equality Policy that reflects our commitment to fairness and equality in the workplace.

Hybrid Roles:

Boston Scientific's hybrid workplace includes Working from Home and onsite. You will have the opportunity to discuss details in the interview. 

About the Role:

The Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (QA RA) Information Technology function at BSC is seeking a customer-centric and technically skilled solution architect. This person will be focused on evaluating Quality & Regulatory business needs across the enterprise, assessing products and capabilities to meet those needs, and helping to deliver and support solutions that enable business strategies and objectives. Partnering with our IT QA & RA team members and their stakeholders, the person in this role will iterate on and oversee the IT QA RA technology strategy, roadmap, and solutions that meet stakeholders’ needs. This role provides architectural direction for business processes and technologies for their area of responsibility within the IT organization in accordance with Enterprise Architecture guidelines.

Key responsibilities include:

• Promotes and supports the principles and standards of Enterprise Architecture.
• Adheres to documented architectural processes and procedures.
• Recognizes architectural problem areas and determine ways to effectively resolve them.
• Develops solutions to technical problems by challenging traditional technical assumptions.
• Guides technology investment decisions based on analysis and evaluation to drive targeted business outcomes while ensuring nonfunctional requirements are met.
• Applies multiple technical solutions to enable future-state business capabilities that drive targeted business outcomes.
• Identifies innovative uses of Information Systems to provide a competitive advantage for BSC.
• Architecturally consults and supports regional or divisional projects and initiatives.
• Implements recommended architecture changes throughout area of responsibility.

Behavioral Skills:

• Communication – Provides rationale and engages customers. Adept at creating and visualizing a technology strategy
• Influence – Able to gain buy-in from QA & RA leaders and stakeholders in support of the strategic direction
• Collaboration – At ease working across a global matrix organization, effective at developing close working partnerships. Enjoys working closely with a team.
• Strategic Thinker – Can see what the business needs and anticipate what’s next, matching this vision to technology investments today.
• Demonstrated ability to network externally and stay abreast of industry trends and technology advancements

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field. 
• 4+ years of experience of delivering value in architecture roles, ideally at organizations with complex matrixed structures and functions
• 6+ years of experience building and deploying platforms or solutions in support of business strategies and objectives
• Business Acumen – ability to understand the needs of the business, translating them into investment decisions. Knowledge of the technology industry, including enterprise applications integrations and data access paradigms
• Technology Expert – Deep experience with QA RA systems. 
• Advance English Level
• Please submit your CV in English

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience using AI, machine learning and other emerging technologies is also an advantage.

Requisition ID: 601141

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!

Benefits • Life-Work Integration • Community • Career Growth

At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination, and a deep caring for human life, we’re solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we’re one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.