R&D Fellow, WATCHMAN

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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:

This is a key opportunity to serve the R&D Technical Lead for a next generation WATCHMAN product within the BSC’s Cardiology division. WATCHMAN continues to be an exciting growth driver for BSC. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a blend of technical knowledge and leadership and have technical responsibility for delivering a next generation product for commercialization. This role will serve as the Technical Lead for a PDP.

Work Mode:

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be present in our Maple Grove, MN office, at least four to five days per week.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Serve as primary technical decision maker for product development across multiple workstreams.
• Lead technical teams in the execution of project plans, ensuring alignment with program goals and risk posture.
• Lead the creation and execution of comprehensive technical plans, experimental strategies, and test methodologies.
• Drive structured experimental design to inform data-based decision making and technical tradeoffs.
• Ensure integration of design performance, material selection, manufacturability, quality by design, and long-term implant reliability.
• Understand clinical use cases and user interface requirements to drive design decisions.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate technical risks through proactive planning and cross functional alignment.
• Provide clear and timely technical updates to stakeholders (Engineering Leadership, TRB, Tech Forums, PMM, PIB).
• Collaborate with program management, quality, process development, regulatory, clinical, and marketing.
• Support resource planning to ensure appropriate staffing, skills, and budget utilization for technical workstreams.
• Partner with program leadership to define scope, timelines, resources, and key milestones.
• Create a strong team culture around high expectations & high performance.

Required qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree OR 8+ years with master’s degree.
• Class III medical device experience.
• Previous experience working in roles of increasing responsibility within a PDP.
• Experience interacting with physicians and customers in product design.
• Ability to work Onsite at our Maple Grove, MN location or ability to travel up to 50%.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of LAAC therapy, cardiovascular clinical workflows, and physician use environments.
• New product development experience in catheter access sheaths and delivery systems.
• Experience in designing complex medical devices with commercialization experience through phase-gate processes.
• Experience in driving technical trade-off decisions to optimize design, performance, usability, manufacturability, cost-efficiency and reliability.
• Ability to build strong relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.

Requisition ID: 623605 

Minimum Salary: $ 125800 

Maximum Salary: $ 239000 

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. 

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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.