Sr. Upstream Product 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 an Upstream Product Manager supporting Boston Scientific’s Interventional Oncology portfolio, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our products—from identifying unmet clinical needs to guiding new innovations through development and into commercialization. Leveraging your strategic insight and customer-centric mindset, you will translate market intelligence and clinical feedback into actionable product strategies that drive impactful outcomes for patients and providers. This is a highly visible role that requires cross-functional collaboration, customer engagement, and strong leadership to influence key business decisions.

Work Mode:

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.

Sponsorship:

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

Strategic planning & market insight:

• Lead market analysis to identify unmet clinical needs and emerging industry trends
• Define product vision and strategy based on Voice of Customer (VOC) research and competitive intelligence
• Collaborate with R&D to provide product design inputs and support feasibility assessment activities

Product development leadership:

• Drive the new product development process, including concept evaluation, feature optimization, and launch planning
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Sales, and Education) to ensure alignment and execution across functions
• Lead product lifecycle planning and portfolio strategy initiatives

Customer & stakeholder engagement:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), advisory boards, and physician customers
• Facilitate user needs workshops and incorporate customer feedback into upstream product development
• Serve as the voice of the customer in cross-functional forums and internal development meetings

Training & enablement:

• Contribute to upstream marketing training programs, including content development and facilitation
• Share best practices across the organization and provide informal mentorship to junior team members

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, or business
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex data and translate into actionable insights
• Proven cross-functional collaboration skills, including experience working with global teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel up to 30%, including international travel

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or other advanced degree
• 4 years' experience in marketing, with at least 3 years in upstream product marketing within the medical device industry preferred
• Experience in interventional oncology, embolization therapies, or image-guided interventions
• Exposure to hybrid roles encompassing forecasting, sustaining work, or quality oversight
• Participation in leadership development programs, training integration efforts, or cardiology-focused initiatives

Requisition ID: 614650

Minimum Salary: $94200 

Maximum Salary: $179000 

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 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.