Process Engineer Manager II

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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: As part of the Maple Grove Process Development team, this position’s primary responsibilities include leading a team of process engineers in advancing new products, processes, and technologies across one or more divisions. You will oversee the development and management of the resources and processes required to ensure functional excellence and delivery of robust, scalable, high-quality manufacturing processes to divisional and operations customers. You will provide strategic input into departmental, divisional, and BSC plant network initiatives. You will be tasked with building, developing and empowering a strong team capable of fulfilling multi-project and multi-customer needs for the business. This role will focus on building effective partnerships across functions and geographic locations in order to drive successful execution of key programs. This role will require infrequent travel (domestic & international) at times in order to support development and transfer activities at various geographic locations.

This particular role is focused on the fast-growing and highly dynamic LAAC (Watchman) division.
 
 

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Lead teams in the achievement of organizational goals.  Guide, coach, direct, and develop direct reports, and if applicable, drive those practices throughout their organization.
• Lead engineering teams to develop highly capable, scalable, and robust manufacturing processes, and successfully transfer into operations. Collaborate with R&D and Manufacturing teams to create innovative and manufacturable product designs.
• Ensure knowledge driven approach to process & product development, and that functional excellence is exhibited in all product and technology development projects.
• Drive technical projects of significant magnitude and scope. Work is expected to result in the delivery of new or refined technologies, products, processes, materials, equipment, that enable growth in BSC’s portfolio in key strategic areas.
• Develop detailed work plans, budgets, objectives, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Monitor & troubleshoot performance and schedule issues, support & enable team to achieve objectives.
• Make decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.
• Recruit, coach, develop organizational talent.
• May be responsible for providing direction and/or guidance to exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.  May supervise non-exempt employees.
• Create an inclusive, high-performance, entrepreneurial environment.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Keep the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Demonstrate effective change leadership.
• Build strategic partnerships and effectively collaborate cross-functionally to further departmental and organizational objectives.
• Ensure compliance to company policies & procedures, and regulatory compliance to GMP’s of all medical device regulatory agencies (e.g. FDA, BSI, ISO, EEO, MDR).
• Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports BSC’s Quality Policy, Quality System and the appropriate regulations for the area they support. Ensure all employees are trained to do their work and their training is documented.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 7+ Years related work experience; or Master’s Degree 5+ Years of related experience
• 2+ years’ experience as a leader of technical people
• Proven leadership and management of a technical group providing coaching and development. 
• Team oriented approach to projects that drives collaboration & execution across the business

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading teams in developing and transferring manufacturing processes and/or production lines.
• Track record of developing new technologies and processes that excite customers
• Working knowledge of BSC therapies and products
• Experience working on development programs that span a wide range of functional and geographical reach. 
• Vision to see what technologies are going to be needed in the future and ability to get them started with little oversight or guidance.

Requisition ID: 556400

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!