R&D Engineer 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.       

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

Join our Peripheral Interventions Team, where we create innovative technologies to diagnose and treat peripheral vascular disease. Our products improve patient outcomes and enhance lives by providing the most advanced and broadest set of therapy solutions.

We’re thrilled to be developing a new platform technology to treat calcified artery disease.  We’re looking for a dynamic R&D Manager I to lead our engineering team for the catheter development.  If you have expertise in balloon catheter product development and a passion for creating cutting-edge technology, this is the perfect opportunity for you! This is your chance to drive the design, development, and integration of a groundbreaking laser-based device.

This role offers a unique chance to work on the integration of innovative technologies, gain end-to-end exposure to the product development cycle, and excel in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This position is a leader in a fast-growing team with significant investment from the franchise. If you are passionate about advancing Medtech device product development and making a significant impact, let’s connect and explore this exciting opportunity together!

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced R&D Manager I to lead an engineering team through the development and integration of cutting-edge medical devices for peripheral interventions. This R&D Manager I role is people leadership role that offers the opportunity to drive innovative solutions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure product designs meet the highest quality and regulatory standards.  As a key growth driver for PI (Peripheral Intervention), this role will come with visibility to key leadership, and as a result, communication & leadership will be paramount. The role will include strategic planning, people leadership and development, technology integration, and execution.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Hiring, coaching, and developing engineering talent.
• Assessing project team needs across the projects and working with technical leads and program managers to ensure they are set up for technology and product development success.
• Providing direction and/or guidance to R&D engineers and technicians who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. 
• Fostering a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Collaboratively determines project staff assignments and schedules to meet completion dates and R&D deliverables.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to identify and resolve technical issues
• Monitors and evaluates project and department progress and results
• Creating an entrepreneurial environment.
• Keeping the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Demonstrating effective change leadership.
• Building strategic partnerships across Boston Scientific to further departmental and organizational objectives.
• Developing and executing organizational and operational policies that affect one or more groups by utilizing technical/professional knowledge and skills.
• Monitoring compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Making decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.
• Developing, monitoring and appropriately adjusting the annual budget for department.
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. federal/country and regulatory requirements).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or more from accredited school in Mechanical, Biotechnical, Biomedical, or related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in medical equipment or medical device design
• Demonstrated capability to produce innovative solutions for complex technical problems.
• Personal drive, individual accountability & a strong bias for action.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated leadership in recent role
• Willingness to work onsite at our Maple Grove, MN location 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Class II or Class III medical device product development
• Catheter design and development experience
• 2+ years of direct management experience

Requisition ID: 608996

Minimum Salary: $122100 

Maximum Salary: $232000 

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).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.