Senior Engineering Manager

Purpose Statement:
Strategic manager of multiple product lines, technologies, or specialized functions.  Devotes a significant portion of time to managerial, leadership, and employee development of a complex or large department or staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Manufacturing Engineering of a given area.
• Works with Value Stream and Quality Engineering Manager to deliver business objectives – lean manufacturing metrics, VIP, cycle time, PRR, scarp as %VOP etc.
• Responsible for developing a world class-manufacturing group that is proficient in problem solving manufacturing issues using Six-Sigma tools.
• Drives IBP (Integrated Business Plan) contract deliverables by providing input on process technology selection.
• Develops and executes departmental budgets and capital spending.
• Leads or represents function in periodic business metric reviews.
• Initiates cross-functional partnerships to identify and resolve production/engineering issues.
• Prioritizes and drives execution of multiple complex department projects. Sponsors and supports Operations Value Improvement Process (VIP) or Strategic Activity Review (STAR) projects.
• Responsible for the departmental basics including budgeting, hiring, day-to-day management, project resourcing, etc.

Job Requirements:

• Requires comprehensive conceptual knowledge of different theories, principles and systems within a professional job function and understanding of other job functions to advise subordinate staff in complex issues
• Contributes to best practices and functional/technical direction for the job function within the context of assigned team / department

• Applies knowledge of business and industry drivers and the factors that maximize performance of area(s) managed; interprets and monitors business trends and market developments to contribute to plans to address business challenges

• Manages professional employees, may occasionally manage subordinate M2/M3s, sets team/department priorities and allocates resources
• Develops operating policies and establishes procedures for team(s) managed; interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to policies and operating standards for area managed
• Develops and/or identifies new work processes and the improved utilization of resources within the assigned area

• Identifies and resolves complex functional technical, operational and organizational problems
• Applies professional expertise to recommend solutions and preemptively solves problems with considerations for potential broader impact and applicability to the area, with guidance only in the most complex situations
• Develops implementation strategies for developed solutions

• Makes decisions that impact the business results of area –including the support, prioritization, and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies
• Guides by using policies, resource requirements, budgets and area business plans, decisions impact the finances, operational efficiency and effectiveness of own team(s) and often multiple related team

• Influences the opinions and decision making of others internally or with external partners/vendor/customers to achieve department objectives; persuades peers and higher level managers (e.g. M5s-M7s) and builds consensus to take action/ adopt recommendations 
• Leads briefings and technical meetings for internal and external stakeholders concerning specific projects, operations or schedules; converts technical information to compelling business context and advice

About Us

As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you’re looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there’s no better place to make it happen.