Vice President, Data Enablement and AI Data Readiness

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 was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.

We are seeking a Vice President, Data Enablement and AI Data Readiness to define and deliver Boston Scientific's enterprise data strategy through two integrated pillars: data governance and AI-ready data delivery. This leader will advance the organization from traditional data assets to FAIR, trusted and AI-ready data products that are findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable, well-governed and ready to support scaled analytics, machine learning, generative AI and agentic AI.

This is a strategic builder-operator role with accountability for governance discipline, technology enablement and measurable delivery. You will shape a multiyear vision, align leaders across divisions, regions and functions, and drive execution through a team of senior leaders. The role will modernize data architecture, platforms, metadata, lineage, quality, access, stewardship and product management practices so governed data can be put to work quickly, safely and repeatedly.

This is an opportunity to establish an enterprise capability with broad and lasting impact — creating the trusted data foundation that enables better decisions, accelerates innovation and expands Boston Scientific's ability to responsibly apply AI at scale.

Your responsibilities will include:

Enterprise strategy and alignment

• Define and deliver a multiyear enterprise data strategy integrating data governance with the evolution of enterprise data assets into FAIR, trusted and AI-ready data products.
• Build alignment and executive sponsorship across divisions, regions and functions around a shared data strategy, roadmap and operating model.
• Translate business, regulatory, technology, analytics and AI priorities into clear investment priorities and an executable roadmap that balances governance rigor, speed and modernization.
• Establish enterprise measures for data health, trust, adoption, risk, reuse and AI readiness, providing executive leadership with clear visibility into progress and value.

Data governance and trusted data

• Own and mature the enterprise data governance framework, including policies, standards, ownership, stewardship, decision rights, controls and accountability across priority domains.
• Advance master data management for enterprise-critical domains, creating authoritative, reconciled and reusable core data.
• Establish measurable enterprise data quality standards supported by controls, monitoring, alerting and disciplined remediation.
• Embed metadata, lineage, classification, privacy, security and responsible data-use practices throughout the data lifecycle.

AI-ready data delivery and technology enablement

• Define and operationalize standards for FAIR, trusted and AI-ready data products, including ownership, documentation, metadata, lineage, quality, interoperability, access, service expectations and responsible-use requirements.
• Lead the technology uplift across platforms, pipelines, catalogs, semantic layers, data contracts, observability and self-service capabilities required to make governed data discoverable, understandable, accessible and reusable.
• Partner with AI, analytics, engineering, architecture and business teams to prioritize high-value use cases and accelerate the delivery of production-ready data products with measurable adoption and reuse.
• Build a repeatable data accelerator capability that reduces the time required to transform fragmented or under-governed data into production-grade, AI-ready data products.

Leadership and organizational impact

• Lead, coach and develop four directors and their teams, strengthening leadership capability, attracting and retaining top talent, and fostering a high-performance and accountable culture.
• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders across engineering, product, security, privacy, legal, risk and the business, resolving cross-functional dependencies and competing priorities.
• Advance data literacy and data product management practices that enable teams across the organization to use governed data responsibly and effectively.
• Champion responsible data and AI practices while ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, information systems, engineering, business or a related field.
• Minimum of 20 years' experience in data management, data governance, analytics, data engineering or related disciplines, including a minimum of 5 years' experience leading directors, managers or other senior leaders in a large or complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience owning enterprise data governance at scale, including policy, stewardship, data ownership, master data management, data quality, metadata, lineage, privacy and controls.
• Demonstrated experience transforming enterprise data assets into FAIR, trusted or AI-ready data products and partnering with analytics, data science, engineering, architecture or AI teams to enable production use cases.
• Strong knowledge of modern data architectures, platforms and practices, including data products, data mesh, data contracts, semantic layers, observability, lineage and metadata management.
• Proven ability to set enterprise strategy and translate that strategy into execution across multiple teams, with measurable business and technology outcomes.
• Executive-level communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for business audiences and build alignment among senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of data privacy, security, responsible data use and regulatory requirements within complex, global or regulated environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or other advanced degree in a relevant technical, data or business discipline.
• Experience establishing or scaling a data-as-a-product operating model within a large enterprise.
• Experience with AI and generative AI data ecosystems, including areas such as retrieval-augmented generation, feature stores, AI data pipelines or model data governance.
• Experience leading enterprise data transformation within a highly regulated, global organization.

A successful leader in this role will:

• Think as an enterprise strategist, connecting governance, technology modernization and AI readiness into a coherent vision that advances business priorities.
• Operate as a builder and executor, moving comfortably between setting direction and driving complex, cross-enterprise delivery.
• Lead as a trusted change agent, building credibility, coalitions and commitment across a large, matrixed organization.
• Maintain a strong outcome orientation, using measurable improvements in data trust, quality, reuse, AI readiness and time to value to define progress.
• Act as a talent multiplier, developing strong leaders, building organizational capability and creating an environment of accountability, collaboration and continuous growth.

Requisition ID: 634513

Minimum Salary: $225900 

Maximum Salary: $429200 

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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Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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.