Program Manager

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.

We are looking for a talented leader to join our R&D team. We have an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager that will lead new product development activities within the Urology and Pelvic Health (UroPH) division. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally to lead teams and projects that are critical to business goals. The ideal candidate has proven R&D program management experience, a technical background, and previous experience in multidisciplinary new product development within the medical devices industry. 

Your Responsibilities Include: 

• Lead cross-functional project teams to the successful completion of project goals. Work includes ensuring scope of work, costs, schedules, and risks are properly planned, resourced, and managed.  

• Build team ownership and commitment to projects and assign clear authority and accountability. 

• Lead strong and agile project risk management in a dynamic and innovative R&D division.  

• Support the team with all program activities, overview technical challenges, thoroughly analyze problems, identify potential solutions and their ultimate impact on the program and business.  

• Lead program phases and gates, lead transition to new quality system. 

• Prioritize, delegate, and manage activities among team members, as appropriate, to drive execution of projects deliverables. 

• Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks, communicating expected deliverables and oversee projects procurement management 

• Monitor progress, provide program updates on a consistent basis and report out and up program progress and status.    

• Drives results by acting with speed and agility. Eliminate blockers, identify program risks and areas that need improvement and act to advance them with the relevant stakeholders  

• Develop content that is in compliant with EU MDR, US FDA and global regulatory requirements, and all relevant BSC QS requirements.  

• Create and manage detailed comprehensive plans of large multidisciplinary product development 

Requirements: 

• BSc/MSc in Mechanical/Electrical/Software/Biomedical engineering or equivalent  

• Over 7 years of working experience as a project/program manager 

• Over 7 years of demonstrated experience in R&D, new product development, and multidisciplinary products 

• Over 5 years leading cross-functional global teams through all project phases, Experience in the medical device industry is highly preferred  

• Strong Strategic thinking, Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, Creative and agile mindset. 

• Team player with experience working in collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality in a matrix organization 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

• Fluent English  

• Self-starter, Productive, highly motivated with “can do” approach 

• In- depth knowledge of project management tools, methodologies and best practices 

Requisition ID: 603025

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!