Sr. Supplier Quality Assurance Manager

Recruiter: Spencer Gregory Hale

Sr. Supplier Quality Assurance Manager

About the role:

The Senior Manager leads a team of highly motivated supplier quality engineers to assess and onboard suppliers added through company acquisitions, to ensure compliance with Boston Scientific quality system requirements. Leads a team to improve and maintain supplier’s quality system, and engage proactively with suppliers to reduce risk and drive continuous improvement. Collaborates closely with Global Sourcing integration team partners to develop integration strategies and determine resources required to meet integration plans. Generates and champions new ideas, approaches, initiatives. Operates with a global perspective across BSC sites, business units, and functions. Provides appropriate oversight, risk evaluation, and action to mitigate impact to Boston Scientific.

This is a hybrid position that can be worked from Marlborough, MA, Maple Grove, MN, Arden Hills, MN, Galway Ireland, or Clonmel Ireland. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace enabling all participants to contribute to their full potential in support of organizational objectives.
• Leads team through setting a clear strategy and fosters a global culture to further Boston Scientific's world-class sourcing vision.
• Attracts, develops, manages, and retains top talent. Ensures employees receive ongoing feedback, mentoring, training, and development opportunities.
• Drives results by assigning clear authority and accountability, integrating and aligning efforts across value streams and functions, monitoring progress against objectives.
• Responds resourcefully, flexibly, and positively when faced with new challenges, transitions, and demands
• Aligns the vision, mission, and values in decision-making and actions.
• Coaches sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues.
• Identifies and/or leads cross-department, cross-business unit, and/or cross-site projects while achieving strategic milestones
• Demonstrates proficient cross company communication, cultural sensitivity, and partnership in interactions with others.
• Monitors, evaluates, and summarizes project progress and results.
• Influences Sr. Management on potential improvements or enhancements to quality systems and processes for BSC and our suppliers.
• Contributes to the development and oversight of organization budgets through regular cost analysis and spending.

What we’re looking for in you:

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of related and progressive work experience within the medical device industry
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated success leading and developing high performing teams
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master of Science degree
• Project management experience
• Leadership, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills
• Solid computer skills: Minitab; MS Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint
• Strong understanding of materials and processes
• Strong working knowledge of US and International regulations and standards applicable to BSC including 21CFR820, ISO 13485:2016
• Technical experience within the areas of Material Controls and Quality Management Systems
• Experience working with functions such as Quality Systems, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Sourcing, Regulatory, Research and Development, and Design Assurance
• ASQ Certified CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA a plus

 Requisition ID: 594222

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.

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.