R&D Sustaining Engineering Manager I

Additional Location(s): US-MA-Marlborough

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

Our Sustaining Research and Development team within Urology continues to grow and transform to support our diverse portfolio of products, to drive design related issue ensuring quality, compliance and continuity of our business.

The Sustaining R&D Manager leads the Mechanical team within the Urology Division. The role involves guiding R&D engineers through technical and business decisions, developing talent, and ensuring quality, compliance, and business continuity. Key responsibilities include mentoring a team, fostering an inclusive workplace, providing guidance and training, resolving technical issues, and managing project needs and staff assignments.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leads and mentors a team of employees in the achievement of organizational goals.  Guides, coaches, and develops direct reports, and drives best practices throughout the organization.
• Fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Provides guidance and training to staff, assists subordinates in attaining career goals, motivates individuals to achieve results, and recruits and maintains a high-quality staff.
• Works cross-functionally in identifying and resolving technical issues.
• Maintains and enhances cross-functional team relationships.
• Collaboratively evaluates project needs to determine staff assignments and schedules work to meet completion dates and R&D deliverables.
• Works with project managers to understand priorities and plans resource and time allocation accordingly, to determine appropriate staff levels, schedules and resources.
• Assists in identifying and developing department tools and systems.
• Monitors and evaluates project and department progress and results.
• Participates in the development of budgets and monitors spending for sustaining efforts related with business area.
• Maintain cross collaboration with Project Management, Design Quality and Regulatory Affairs partners, as well as with Operations – Manufacturing Engineering and Supply chain partners

Required qualifications

• 5+ years technical leadership roles, preferably in medical device industry.
• Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical or similar Engineering degree. Bachelors required.
• Track record of strong cross-functional collaboration, influence, and project management enabling highly effective project teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Medical device experience in Urology products.
• Master Degree in Engineering or MBA
• Ability to transparently and concisely communicate technical issues and risks across all levels of the organization.
• Working knowledge of complex design principles and FDA/BSI regulated medical device design controls.
• Practiced problem solver, proficient in problem solving methodologies (i.e. Six Sigma, DOE, etc.)
• Familiarity with statistical analysis and data driven decision making.
• Passion to learn new technologies and find new solutions.
• Takes initiative and acts quickly to drive solutions.
• Passion for understanding and solving problems for end users and internal customers.
• Experience developing a company culture of knowledge driven product development & engineering excellence.
• Financial acumen, budgeting and finance related indicators.

Requisition ID: 594351

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement/ The foal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.

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.