Writer Sr Technical jobs at Boston Scientific in El Salvador, Lourdes

Your Responsibilities Include:

Demand Planning

• Lead SI&OP process for the business and drive the decision-making process.

• Coordinate base & high-side forecasting plans related to the Franchise products.

• Manage and provide work direction to Global Supply Chain Planners

• Review statistically generated forecasts with Marketing and Finance and drive for consensus forecast creation.

• Review Safety stock targets and approve changes, noting input elements resulting in change.

• Work with Global Marketing, Country Demand Planning, and Country Operations groups to identify all known demand sources (customer orders, scheduling agreements, distributor shipment, consignment, etc.)

New Product Launch Management

• Core Team Member for Supply Chain on New Product Development Team

• Develop launch plans, including forecasts, inventory targets, cannibalization plans, and introduction schedules with support of stakeholders.

• Lead Launch Adherence meeting cadence & coordination, execute launch workbooks and prepare distribution chain for product launch.

• Provide leadership on coordination of supply activities during product launch execution.

Inventory Management

• Lead the development of inventory plans including inventory reduction projects.

• Diagnose excesses to inventory objectives and develop plan to remediate; calculate and report on EE&O

• Lead process for divisional managing and reporting of component Last Time Buy and Finished Good inventory buffer activities for regulatory or other events.

• Effectively drive inventory management between version changes, UPN run-outs, and geographic-specific buffers.

Supply Chain Execution

• Function as key member of the Franchise Leadership Team responsible for service level, inventory levels, and overall coordination of supply chain

• Achieve KPI Metrics: Service Level/Backorder; Inventory; Forecast Accuracy/Bias; Healthy Stock and Inventory charges.

• Drive execution of end-to-end supply chain by supporting the planning processes utilizing Rapid Response (Advanced Planning System)

• Diagnose service level failures, develop mitigation plans, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Management Requirements

• Foster a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

• Will lead a team of employees in the achievement of organizational goals; guide, coach, direct, and develop direct reports.

• Monitor and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g., federal/country, and regulatory requirements)

Required Qualifications:

• Four-year degree in Engineering/Supply Chain Management and related field/equivalent work experience

• 7+ years’ experience in supply chain planning, materials management, manufacturing planning or inventory control function.

• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, train, or mentor others.

• Effective communication skills with the ability to successfully interact and influence at all levels of the organization both domestically and internationally.

• Ability to take initiative and lead projects independently with a strategic mindset

• Consistently performs to a high level of accuracy in all tasks, high level of attention to detail.

• Adaptable, flexible, and willing to accept new ideas, processes, and procedures.

• Analytical critical thinking skills and able to make efficient decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience utilizing SAP or other ERP systems.

• Experience utilizing Rapid Response or other Advance Planning Systems

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Continuous improvement experience including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing
• MBA or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
  

Maximum Salary: $ 197000

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay 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 forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.

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.

Francisco Munoz Munoz

Key Responsibilities

• Project/Program Management: Manages key initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing processes; develops and implements project plan; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan.

• • Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort.
  • Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.
  • Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.
  • Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path items while ensuring project quality and utilizing and following appropriate methodologies (e.g. GSM).
  • Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies.
  • Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.
  • Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.
  • Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge.
  • Conducts project postmortems and communicates lessons learned in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
  • Participates in external project management organizations, conferences and seminars to keep current with industry best practices in project management by joining professional associations and implementing a professional development plan with focus on project management.

• People Management: Manages medium-sized (occasionally multi-site) cross-functional development teams; leads teams effectively; provides input to functional managers on team and team member performance.

• Site PMO/Project Portfolio management: Oversees development, prioritization, resourcing, and status/tracking of site cross functional programs. Acts as liaison with other functions/sties for projects site is a contributor or stakeholder in.

What we're looking for:

• At least Minimum of 10-12 years in Project Management.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment. Medical Device experience is an advantage.
• Strategic thinker that is self-motivated & comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Proven quantitative abilities e.g., cost modeling, data analysis
• MBA preferred
• English Level Desired 90% C+

Costa Rica-Heredia

Hybrid Roles:

About the role:

Develops new technology, products, materials, processes, or equipment with minimal supervision. Independently, or as a member of a team, develops, directs, and executes plans for a major segment of complex projects. Compiles and analyzes operational, test, and research data to establish technical specifications for designing or modifying products, processes, and materials. Ensures solutions meet performance, quality, and regulatory requirements while supporting long-term product sustainability and reliability.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Consistently generates innovative and unique solutions to market needs and submits idea disclosures. Work is expected to result in the development of new or refined products, processes or equipment.
• Successfully completes complex engineering work in one or more of the following: technology development, product design and development, test of materials or products, preparation of specifications, process study, research investigation (animal and clinical studies), and report preparation.
• Selects techniques to solve complex problems and make sound design recommendations.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from complex test results.
• Designs and prepares complex reports to communicate results to technical community.
• Designs and coordinates complex engineering tests and experiments.
• Coordinates, manages, and documents project goals and progress and recommends appropriate revisions.
• Assesses the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering evaluation tests, products or equipment.
• Interfaces with Physicians/Cath Lab personnel to obtain feedback on concepts and performance of new devices.
• Translates customer needs into product requirements and design specifications.
• Responsible for engineering documentation.
• Works cooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.
• May train and/or provide work direction to technicians and entry-level engineers.
• Works under general direction regarding the direction and progress of projects and special assignments. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Interprets, executes and recommends modifications to company policies. Assists in establishing departmental policies and procedures. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• Establishes and cultivates a wide range of business relationships to facilitate completion of assignments. May interact with vendors. Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects. May lead projects within the function or department and/or represents a specialized field in larger project teams. Influences middle management on business solutions.
• Represents organization as a prime contact on contracts or projects. Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Uses discretion, diplomacy and tact to resolve difficult situations. May escalate serious issues to manager.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s/Licenciature Degree: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Materials Science or Biomedical engineering.
• English level: +90%.
• Experience: +7 years in related positions.
• Desired knowledge: Design Controls, Desig validation and Verification plans protocol and report generation, Risk Management, Minitab.

Benefits • Life-Work Integration • Community • Career Growth

Hybrid Roles:

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Co-author or contribute to the creation and revision of labeling and engineering deliverables including but not limited to Summary of Safety and Clinical Performance (SSCP) and Project Information for Patients (PIP) documents.
• Clearly and correctly state and summarize technical information in documents.
• Rewrite physician-facing technical information to make it accessible to patients at an eighth grade reading level, using the Flesch-Kincaid test as a metric.
• Complete readability assessments and provide readability reports for documents.
• Manage, organize, and communicate project information, project activities, and project status.
• Apply corporate and regulatory documentation requirements.
• Participate in or lead department projects. Make suggestions or corrections to make a document clearer and more concise.
• Initiate document Change Request and Peer Review approvals.
• Manage the project records during development.
• Assist with supporting tasks for the Labeling department as needed.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in English, English Teaching, Translation or applicable field.
• At least 5 years of experience in similar positions.
• English Level: C1 (90%-94%)
• Excellent writing skills in English and Spanish
• Desired knowledge:Software skills

Benefits • Life-Work Integration • Community • Career Growth

Costa Rica-Heredia

Hybrid Roles:

About the role:

Support engineering with the generation, update and maintenance of technical documents.

Responsibilities:

• physician and patient medical device product literature deliverables using Adobe InDesign.
• Manage, organize, and communicate project information and project activitiescross-functionally.
• Represent the Technical Communications function within project core teams.
• Apply corporate and regulatory medical deviceLabeling requirements as it pertains to device product literature.
• Work with other technical communicators to organize Instructions For Use (IFU) and related product literature to support regulatory submissions, market expansion, and product commercialization targets.
• Interface cross-functionally within the product development teams to acquire source material forproduct literature, and to develop an understanding of BSC Neuromodulation device hardware and software products.
• Interface with, and participate in the management of, third party translation suppliers to ensure that global product literature content is translated accurate per schedule.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience working as a technical writer creating procedural-based instruction manuals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Technical Writing principles and ability to demonstrate such proficiency.

• Demonstrated ability working under the guidance of standard operating procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex information and explain it in a simplified manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Scientific and Technical Communications or similar
• Familiarity with the use of Adobe InDesign and ability to demonstrate basic proficiency.
• Advanced degree in a health sciences or a scientific field of study
• Demonstrated knowledge of the FDA code of federal regulations 21CFR parts 820 and 801, as well as the EU MDR regulations governing medical device labeling.
• Experience working with medical device labeling translation suppliers, including authoring content for translatability.

Costa Rica-Heredia

Your responsibilities include:

• Evaluates present programs through research, surveys, and analysis of trends and/or vendor management to evaluate competitive position as it relates to the company's strategy.
• Influence CoEs with process improvements and triaging of HR escalations.
• Advise, educate and coach Human Resources and management on HR Processes and and systems.
• Represent HR Operations and/or serve as project manager on specified initiatives.
• Review existing and proposed requirements for HR Processes and recommend appropriate course of action.
• Responds to and resolves a variety of escalated HR Operations issues.
• May be responsible for various HR administration and support.
• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.
• For those individuals that supervise others, the following statements are applicable:
• Assures that appropriate resources (personnel, tools, etc.) are maintained in order to assure Quality System compliance and adherence to the BSC Quality Policy.
• Establishes and promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.

What we are Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Administration of Human Resources or related field
• 6-8 years of experience
• Desire Experience in the Medical Device Industry
• C1+ English Level
• Networking/ Relationship Building: in the role you will work with several stakeholders in different HR areas and will be critical to move towards solving problems.
• Analysis/Problem Solving: evaluate solutions through analysis of information available will be crucial to timely make decisions.
• Experience with HR Information Systems (HRIS) , preferably SAP SuccessFactors.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging an ATS , such as Eightfold, to optimize the hiring process and improve time-to-hire.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and automate manual HR tasks to improve efficiency.
• Please submit Resume English
• Abilty to prioritize.
• Experience in process documentation.

Costa Rica-Heredia

Your responsibilities include:

• Evaluates present programs through research, surveys, and analysis of trends and/or vendor management to evaluate competitive position as it relates to the company's strategy.
• Influence CoEs with process improvements and triaging of HR escalations.
• Advise, educate and coach Human Resources and management on HR Processes and and systems.
• Represent HR Operations and/or serve as project manager on specified initiatives.
• Review existing and proposed requirements for HR Processes and recommend appropriate course of action.
• Responds to and resolves a variety of escalated HR Operations issues.
• May be responsible for various HR administration and support.
• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.
• For those individuals that supervise others, the following statements are applicable:
• Assures that appropriate resources (personnel, tools, etc.) are maintained in order to assure Quality System compliance and adherence to the BSC Quality Policy.
• Establishes and promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.

What we are Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Administration of Human Resources or related field
• 6-8 years of experience
• Desire Experience in the Medical Device Industry
• C1+ English Level
• Networking/ Relationship Building: in the role you will work with several stakeholders in different HR areas and will be critical to move towards solving problems.
• Analysis/Problem Solving: evaluate solutions through analysis of information available will be crucial to timely make decisions.
• Experience with HR Information Systems (HRIS) , preferably SAP SuccessFactors.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging an ATS , such as Eightfold, to optimize the hiring process and improve time-to-hire.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and automate manual HR tasks to improve efficiency.
• Please submit Resume English
• Abilty to prioritize.
• Experience in process documentation.