Process Engineering Manager

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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 within the Peripheral Interventions (PI) division. You will oversee the development and management of the people 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 Boston Scientific 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 to drive successful execution of key programs. This role is focused on the diverse, highly dynamic Vascular franchise within the PI division.

 Your responsibilities will include: 

• 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
• 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
• Recruit, coach, and develop organizational talent
• Create an inclusive, high-performance, entrepreneurial environment
• 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
• Serve as a technical resource and provide on-going feedback and coaching to direct reports and PD project team
• Ensure functional deliverables are completed to meet quality systems requirements and excellence standards (e.g. Process Characterization, Validations, FMEA’s, etc.) 

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related discipline
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience relevant to this role
• 2+ years of professional experience as a leader of technical people (not necessarily by means of overseeing direct reports)
• Ability to travel (~10%, domestic & international) at times to support development and transfer activities at various geographic locations
• Demonstrated cross functional collaboration in technically demanding environment
• Demonstrated use of DFSS tools (DOE, problem solving)
• Experience providing guidance to and training engineering teams 

Preferred qualifications:

• Proven leadership and management of a technical group, providing coaching and development associated with development projects, motivating individuals to achieve results, and driving objectives to completion while maintaining a strong working environment
• Prior experience in medical device or other highly-regulated industry
• Stent and balloon catheter assembly, or other catheter assembly experience
• Experience leading teams in developing and transferring manufacturing processes and/or production lines throughout a global network
• Working knowledge of Boston Scientific therapies and products within PI or Interventional Cardiology (IC) space
• 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
• Experience leading teams throughout a product life cycle from exploratory to commercialization and end of life
• Leadership traits/skill sets combined with experience working with component/product vendors
• Mechanical aptitude

Requisition ID: 606203 

Minimum Salary: $ 99100 

Maximum Salary: $ 188300 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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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!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why 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 Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.