Process Engineering Supervisor

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Maple Grove

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:

Boston Scientific’s Watchman Process Development Group is seeking a highly motivated individual to supervise engineers and technicians driving the development and commercialization of new cutting-edge LAAC therapy.  The successful candidate for this position will be self-motivated, technically strong, excited to motivate and lead others, and drive ownership to challenging process development opportunities. The candidate must have a desire to utilize their skills to help a team solve technical/complex problems in a hands-on manner, working in a fast-past environment, and across multiple functions. 
  
Your responsibilities include:  

• Supervise and/or mentor engineers and technicians within the Watchman implant space. 
• Provide work direction, develop and motivate direct reports.  
• Apply technical knowledge to innovate, design, and develop processes, procedures, tooling and/or automation. Executes the functional deliverables associated with the PDP/TDP, Project Management, and Quality Systems.  
• Ownership of and accountability for divisional project priorities. 
• Fosters an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative environment. 
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input to the engineering print package.  
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders across functions in the Watchman division and OnePD. 
• Demonstrates effective change leadership. 
• Prioritizes and manages execution of multiple projects. 
• Manages support and/or early career professionals within own job function, coordinates resources and sets short-term priorities to meet operational objectives 
• Identifies, anticipates, troubleshoots, and resolves day-to-day functional, technical, operational and service problems; may establish new techniques to ensure the team is able to meet its objectives 
• Handles challenging issues with employees and/or customers (internal or external) using sensitivity; effectively diffuses contentious or uncomfortable situations 
• Ensure proper documentation is completed to meet quality systems requirements. (e.g., BOM’s, Routers, FMEA’s, etc.)  
• Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives. 
• May write and review validation protocols and reports applicable to new processes.  
• May contribute ideas to or generates Intellectual Property submissions.  
• May serve as a core team lead or extended team member on new development projects.  
• Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action. 
• Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives. 

Required qualifications:  

• BS degree in Engineering or relevant technical field. 
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. 
• Demonstrated ability to mentor or supervise individuals. 
• Demonstrated cross functional teamwork in technically demanding environment.  
• Demonstrated use of DFSS tools (DOE, problem solving). 
• Experience following PLCP, developing and improving processes. 

Preferred qualifications:  

• Experience leading new product development teams or operations in a development setting. 
• Track record of developing and/or implementing new technologies and processes that excite customers. 
• Experience creating or maintaining an inclusive, diverse, welcoming workspace. 
• Understanding of Annual Operating Plan and quarterly fiscal cycle updates 
• Understanding of DFM, medical device design control / quality systems and the product development process (PLCP). 
• Vision to see what technologies and materials are going to be needed in the future and ability to get them started with little oversight or guidance. 

Requisition ID: 591098

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

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’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Boston Scientific maintains a prohibited substance free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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