Business Continuity Program 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:
Boston Scientific is seeking a Business Continuity Program Manager to collaborate with the Magellan Advance Team and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) team in ensuring seamless business operations, optimizing processes, and supporting the deployment of SAP S4 within the Magellan program. Magellan is Boston Scientific’s largest technology and business transformation program in two decades, transitioning the company’s ERP system from SAP ECC to SAP S4 HANA. This global initiative simplifies, standardizes, and modernizes core business processes, positioning the company for future growth. In this role, you will focus on identifying and mitigating business continuity risks, guiding risk assessments, and uncovering opportunities for process improvements, all while maintaining a strong control environment. The ideal candidate will leverage their finance expertise, leadership skills, and collaborative mindset to drive business process continuity across global deployments.

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.
 
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
 
Visa Sponsorship:
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

This position will accept applications through January 31, 2025.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business partners to conduct risk assessments, identifying and addressing risks across end-to-end processes.
• Develop and refine “As-Is” and “To-Be” process maps, including interim processes required until Magellan deployment is complete.
• Identify unique or site-specific processes, systems, or technologies that require early solutioning to enable efficient deployment.
• Partner with business units to ensure mitigation and contingency plans are developed and effectively implemented.
• Align process improvement opportunities with Magellan-enabled capabilities to enhance standardization and efficiency.
• Provide finance expertise to support Business Continuity Planning (BCP) activities and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Promote and support the use of technology and automation tools, such as process mapping, modeling, and mining, to improve business continuity efforts.
• Foster collaboration across teams and functions to drive the adoption of harmonized and standardized processes, sharing best practices to accelerate implementation.
• Monitor and manage potential collisions with other ongoing programs, collaborating with teams to develop and execute conflict-avoidance plans.
• Serve as a consultant and liaison between the Magellan program and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on objectives.
• Demonstrate a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by adhering to the Quality Policy and all documented quality processes and procedures.
• Ensure appropriate resources are maintained to support Quality System compliance and uphold a work environment aligned with the Quality Policy.
• Provide training, mentorship, and support to team members, fostering their development and contributing to project success.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Industrial and Systems Engineering, or other relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in process improvement or Lean methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and presenting information to diverse audiences.
• Proven track record of supporting organizational change initiatives and process improvements.
• Availability to travel up to 20% as required to support business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or other advanced degree in a related field.
• PMP Certification.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide process improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with process mapping, modeling, and mining technologies.
• Expertise in managing complex global projects with multiple stakeholders.

Requisition ID: 596602

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.

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.

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