R&D Manager, Programs & Portfolio / Gestionnaire R&D, Programmes et portefeuille
Montreal, QC, CA
Additional Location(s): Canada-QC-Montreal
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:
The R&D Manager. Programs & Portfolio will lead a team of Project Managers responsible for delivering innovative medical technologies within the Electrophysiology (EP) Capital Equipment business. This role provides leadership and strategic direction across multiple product development programs, ensuring alignment with Boston Scientific’s commitment to improving patient outcomes through meaningful innovation.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Manage the team of assigned program managers for the portfolio as a people manager.
- Lead the development and implementation of a broad, coordinated set of plans and programs to meet the goals and priorities of the company.
- Conducts project baselines and identifies project metrics.
- Effectively communicate portfolio and program expectations to team members and stakeholders (including customers) in a timely and clear fashion.
- Continuously improve project management toolkits and methodologies used within PMO.
- Provide expertise and consulting to project managers in the process of project management and in the softer skills of team dynamics, team building and group motivation.
- Ensures assigned projects are delivered within scope, schedule, budget and quality levels are consistent with partner/customer expectations.
- Promotes project scope growth and negotiates scope changes with the customers. Manages project closure.
- Standardizing project management processes, tools, and metrics to improve efficiency and ensure consistency across projects.
- Implementing best practices in time management, cost control, risk management, resource planning, and change management.
- Ensuring compliance with FDA Design Control, ISO 13485, and EU MDR requirements within all projects and documentation.
- Developing and maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional partners across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Marketing.
- Monitoring project health and taking corrective action when needed to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
- Encouraging continuous improvement by staying informed about industry trends, technologies, and emerging tools in medical device project management.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in product development within a regulated industry.
- Proven experience in project and program management with a track record of launching and sustaining commercialized products.
- Strong understanding of design control processes, risk management, and regulatory compliance (FDA, QSR, ISO 13485, EU MDR).
- Experience leading cross-functional and multi-site teams.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Willingness to travel up to 25–30%.
Preferred qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, or Business Administration (MBA).
- Experience managing capital equipment or electromechanical device development programs.
- Formal Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent).
- Experience with Agile or hybrid development frameworks.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate across all levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to drive operational excellence and process standardization initiatives.
À propos du poste
Le ou la Gestionnaire R&D, Programmes et portefeuille dirigera une équipe de gestionnaires de projets responsables de la livraison de technologies médicales innovantes au sein du secteur des équipements de capital en électrophysiologie (EP). Ce rôle assure le leadership et l’orientation stratégique de plusieurs programmes de développement de produits, en veillant à l’alignement avec l’engagement de Boston Scientific à améliorer les résultats pour les patients grâce à une innovation porteuse de sens.
Vos responsabilités comprendront :
- Gérer, à titre de gestionnaire de personnel, l’équipe de gestionnaires de programmes assignés au portefeuille.
- Diriger l’élaboration et la mise en œuvre d’un ensemble vaste et coordonné de plans et de programmes afin d’atteindre les objectifs et priorités de l’entreprise.
- Établir les bases de référence des projets et définir les indicateurs de performance.
- Communiquer efficacement et en temps opportun les attentes liées au portefeuille et aux programmes aux membres de l’équipe et aux parties prenantes (y compris les clients).
- Améliorer en continu les outils et méthodologies de gestion de projets utilisés au sein du PMO.
- Fournir expertise et accompagnement aux gestionnaires de projets, tant sur les processus de gestion de projets que sur les compétences interpersonnelles (dynamique d’équipe, mobilisation et motivation).
- Veiller à ce que les projets assignés soient livrés dans le respect de la portée, de l’échéancier, du budget et des niveaux de qualité attendus par les partenaires et clients.
- Favoriser l’élargissement de la portée des projets et négocier les changements de portée avec les clients; gérer la clôture des projets.
- Standardiser les processus, outils et indicateurs de gestion de projets afin d’améliorer l’efficacité et d’assurer la cohérence entre les projets.
- Mettre en œuvre les meilleures pratiques en gestion du temps, contrôle des coûts, gestion des risques, planification des ressources et gestion du changement.
- Assurer la conformité aux exigences de contrôle de la conception de la FDA, à la norme ISO 13485 et au règlement européen MDR (UE) pour l’ensemble des projets et de la documentation.
- Développer et maintenir une collaboration étroite avec les partenaires interfonctionnels en R-D, Qualité, Affaires réglementaires, Opérations et Marketing.
- Surveiller la santé des projets et prendre des mesures correctives au besoin afin d’assurer une livraison dans les délais et le budget.
- Encourager l’amélioration continue en demeurant à l’affût des tendances de l’industrie, des technologies et des outils émergents en gestion de projets de dispositifs médicaux.
Qualifications requises :
- Baccalauréat en ingénierie, en sciences ou dans une discipline technique connexe.
- Plus de 8 ans d’expérience en développement de produits dans un environnement réglementé.
- Expérience démontrée en gestion de projets et de programmes, avec un historique de lancement et de maintien de produits commercialisés.
- Solide compréhension des processus de contrôle de la conception, de la gestion des risques et de la conformité réglementaire (FDA, QSR, ISO 13485, MDR UE).
- Expérience en direction d’équipes interfonctionnelles et multisites.
- Excellentes compétences organisationnelles, analytiques et en communication.
- Capacité démontrée à diriger le changement dans un environnement dynamique et en évolution rapide.
- Disponibilité à voyager jusqu’à 25–30 % du temps.
Qualifications souhaitées :
- Diplôme d’études supérieures en ingénierie, en sciences biomédicales ou en administration des affaires (MBA).
- Expérience en gestion de programmes de développement d’équipements de capital ou de dispositifs électromécaniques.
- Certification officielle en gestion de projets (p. ex. PMP, PRINCE2 ou équivalent).
- Expérience avec des cadres de développement Agile ou hybrides.
- Excellentes aptitudes interpersonnelles, avec la capacité d’influencer, de collaborer et de communiquer à tous les niveaux de l’organisation.
- Capacité démontrée à stimuler l’excellence opérationnelle et les initiatives de standardisation des processus.
Requisition ID: 622577
Minimum Salary: $95600
Maximum Salary: $189800
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 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 salaried, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).
Compensation for sales roles is governed by Sales Incentive Compensation Plan (which includes certain annual non-discretionary incentives based on predetermined objectives).
Our organization is across Canada and has commercial representation in 140 countries.
This job involves regular collaboration with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders across Canada, the U.S., and/or internationally, making proficiency in English essential for effective communication and alignment. English is necessary for engaging with a range of documentation and maintaining effective communication if interacting with external clients or vendors.
As detailed in the job description, this job involves communicating, both verbally and in writing, with other Boston Scientific teams located across Canada, the United States and/or with our international clients and partners. International customers and partners represent an important part of our activities. Based on an evaluation, we have determined that the duties of R&D Manager, Programs & Portfolio / Gestionnaire R&D, Programmes et portefeuilleposition require knowledge of English in addition to French (oral and written). We also determined that the English language skills already required of other employees do not permit the performance of English language skills tasks related to R&D Manager, Programs & Portfolio / Gestionnaire R&D, Programmes et portefeuille position.
However, in Québec, Boston Scientific limits as much as possible the number of positions for which it requires the knowledge of another language than French. Boston Scientific solely requires proficiency in English where it is necessary for the performance of an employee’s duties.
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