R & D Engineer III - Sustaining

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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:
Join our Vascular R&D Sustaining team, where we are dedicated to improving and sustaining commercial products that diagnose and treat peripheral vascular disease. Our mission is to enhance patient outcomes and improve lives through a broad and advanced portfolio of therapy solutions.

We are seeking a dynamic and collaborative R&D Engineer III to support design improvements, supply continuity initiatives, and product lifecycle excellence. In this role, you will work cross-functionally to drive design and material changes, solve complex technical challenges, and ensure our commercial devices continue to meet the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support product design changes to maintain or improve supply continuity, including strategy development, feasibility studies, and testing activities
• Lead or assist in root cause investigations and develop robust engineering solutions to address technical and quality-related issues
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory standards, including ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820, throughout the product lifecycle
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including project management, marketing, design assurance, manufacturing, and regulatory affairs, to ensure successful project execution.
• Prepare and review engineering documentation such as design change analyses, test protocols, technical reports, design history file components, and regulatory submissions. Present project updates and technical insights to stakeholders.
• Coordinate global engineering activities across Boston Scientific sites to align execution efforts and meet project milestones/

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum of 3 years' industry experience in an engineering role
• Proven ability to synthesize technical data from various sources and make sound recommendations
• Strong problem-solving skills and technical acumen
• Working knowledge of quality systems and regulatory standards, including ISO 13485 or 21 CFR 820

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior experience working in the medical device industry, preferably in a regulated R&D or sustaining engineering environment

• Experience with test method development
• Demonstrated success working within global or cross-functional teams
• Experience with design control, risk management, and DV/DVAL activities
• Familiarity with ultrasound technology
• Knowledge of peripheral vascular anatomy and related therapies
• Strong time management and project coordination skills

Requisition ID: 617263 

Minimum Salary: $ 76000 

Maximum Salary: $ 144400 

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 identity, 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.

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.