Principal Project Management Manufacturing jobs at Boston Scientific in Costa Rica, Heredia

Costa Rica-Heredia

About the role:

• The Principal Project Manager role will play an integral part in leading Sustaining/product integration projects within the Peripheral Interventional (PI) and/or Interventional Cardiology (IC) Division. Scope of projects includes all product support activities from initial launch to product end of life across PI business units and manufacturing sites. Project size ranges from small one-off tasks to large process improvement, design change, design transfers, line extension and projects/Corporate initiatives driving global productivity.
• Work directly with supporting cross-functions across business units and manufacturing sites. Cross-functional teams include, but not limited to, Research & Development, Design Assurance, Packaging, Regulatory, Process Development, Operations, Supplier Engineering/Quality, Supply Chain and Clinical.

Project/Program Management:

• Develops and implements overall project plan, including cost, schedule, risk and performance and monitors progress against business key objectives and goals.
• Identify prioritization and resource needs for assigned projects and activities with supporting cross-functions.
• Identify, communicate and manage technical challenges and business risks.
• Drive and influence results by acting with speed, agility and adaptability, assigning clear authority and accountability while integrating and aligning efforts across manufacturing sites and cross-functions.

• Provides structured thinking to project team on overall approach and delegates as appropriate.
• Directs and trains key project management processes.
• Leads the team in appropriate decision making through strong influence and the ability to analyze options and implications.
• Investigate and develop approach/solution to address technical problems with project teams.
• Direct control over activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.

• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all team members to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

• Provide timely communication on project progress updates to all relevant cross-functions and levels within the organization, including presentations to senior leadership.

Communication:

• Responsible for team and cross-functional level communications.
• Responsible for elevating critical business decisions to the appropriate management boards and/or functional managers.
• Liaison between the team and the Business Planning Team/Franchise Leadership Team (BPT/FLT), as required.

Relationship/People Management:

• Lead, coach and help diverse and dispersed project team members to execute towards overall project goal(s).
• Provides input to cross-functional Managers/Directors on team and team member performance.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with functional heads to drive success of project team members and overall team member contributions.
• Ability to develop cohesive and collaborative cross-functional teams throughout project lifecycle phases.

Product/Compliance Management:

• Directs and/or provides input to the technical approach on product design and process changes.
• Directs and/or provides input on compliance update/changes on processes and/or systems.
• Identifies, communicates, and manages project risk.
• Monitor and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures (i.e. federal/country and regulatory requirements).

Process Management:

• Product lifecycle process knowledge to deliver and to maintain high quality and high impact deliverables.
• Knowledge of quality system use for the creation and continued compliance of products.
• Actively reviews policy and practice improvements to drive functional excellence.
• Influences cross-functional systems effectiveness.
• Financial management, including budget, forecast, and strategic plan input and preparation.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Communication
• Planning
• Influence

What we’re looking for:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering or Project Management.
• More than 8 years of relevant experience, preferably within medical device industry.
• Small and large cross-functional project team lead experience.
• Must be willing and able to travel internationally ~10% of the time.
• Works under minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Previous Sustaining and/or product integration experience and/or knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work together with a cross-functional, multi-site sites.
• Strong organization, execution and communication skills.
• Candidate to be comfortable in front of all levels of the organization as well as external customers.
• Candidate to have strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships within project teams.
• Problem solving technical expertise.

About the Role:

Leads initiatives for the daily support of products, processes, materials, and equipment in order to achieve production goals (i.e., quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and safety).

Your Responsibilities Include:

• May execute the following resposibilities:
• Works cooperatively with R&D, Process Development, Quality, Production, Regulatory, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.
• Consistently generates innovative and unique solutions to meet department goals.
• Successfully completes complex engineering work and contributes to new product development teams and product support, typically including the following activities: technology development, test of materials or products, preparation of specifications, Six Sigma, process study, process improvements, and report preparation.
• Selects process improvement techniques to solve complex problems and make sound equipment and process recommendations.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from complex test results.
• Designs and prepares complex reports and communicates results to the 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.
• Completes and manages complex Capital Equipment Request Authorizations (CERA’s).
• Leads cross-functional project teams.

What We’re Looking For:

• Licenciature in Mechanical, Electromechanical, Electronic, Biomedical, Chemistry, Industrial'Electrical Industrial Maintenance. Master Degree is a plus
• English Level: B2+(80% - 89%).
• Desired knowledge: Process Manufacturing certification, Problem Solving, Regulatory Industry management, Regulatory affair, Networking, Process Validations, Statistical and Experimental Analysis, DOE, Solid Works, Tranfer Process, Minitab, Hands & Statistics, Tools (Statistics, Technical Manuals, Kaizen, Six Sigma)

Costa Rica-Heredia

Hybrid Roles:

Your responsibilities include:

• 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. PLCP). Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies. o Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in 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 post mortems 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.
• Led cross-functional, multi-dimensional product development teams from concept through Launch; through proper execution of design controls that include an efficient transfer of newly developed products from Global R&D to manufacturing and global marketing through the BSC-defined PDLC processes to achieve project closure.
• Acts as liaison with other functions/sties for projects site is a contributor or stakeholder in.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.

What We’re Looking For:

• Licenciature degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Field Related.
• English Level required: C2:(95-100%).
• Desired knowledge: Risk Management/ Risk Mitigation, Program Management, External Regulations (p.e. Quality, Systems) Master Degree in PM or equivalent, PMI certified PM.
• At least 10 years of experience in similar position.
• Please submit Resume in English\

Costa Rica-Heredia

About the role:

• The Principal Project Manager role will play an integral part in leading Sustaining/product integration projects within the Peripheral Interventional (PI) and/or Interventional Cardiology (IC) Division. Scope of projects includes all product support activities from initial launch to product end of life across PI business units and manufacturing sites. Project size ranges from small one-off tasks to large process improvement, design change, design transfers, line extension and projects/Corporate initiatives driving global productivity.
• Work directly with supporting cross-functions across business units and manufacturing sites. Cross-functional teams include, but not limited to, Research & Development, Design Assurance, Packaging, Regulatory, Process Development, Operations, Supplier Engineering/Quality, Supply Chain and Clinical.

Project/Program Management:

• Develops and implements overall project plan, including cost, schedule, risk and performance and monitors progress against business key objectives and goals.
• Identify prioritization and resource needs for assigned projects and activities with supporting cross-functions.
• Identify, communicate and manage technical challenges and business risks.
• Drive and influence results by acting with speed, agility and adaptability, assigning clear authority and accountability while integrating and aligning efforts across manufacturing sites and cross-functions.

• Provides structured thinking to project team on overall approach and delegates as appropriate.
• Directs and trains key project management processes.
• Leads the team in appropriate decision making through strong influence and the ability to analyze options and implications.
• Investigate and develop approach/solution to address technical problems with project teams.
• Direct control over activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.

• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all team members to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

• Provide timely communication on project progress updates to all relevant cross-functions and levels within the organization, including presentations to senior leadership.

Communication:

• Responsible for team and cross-functional level communications.
• Responsible for elevating critical business decisions to the appropriate management boards and/or functional managers.
• Liaison between the team and the Business Planning Team/Franchise Leadership Team (BPT/FLT), as required.

Relationship/People Management:

• Lead, coach and help diverse and dispersed project team members to execute towards overall project goal(s).
• Provides input to cross-functional Managers/Directors on team and team member performance.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with functional heads to drive success of project team members and overall team member contributions.
• Ability to develop cohesive and collaborative cross-functional teams throughout project lifecycle phases.

Product/Compliance Management:

• Directs and/or provides input to the technical approach on product design and process changes.
• Directs and/or provides input on compliance update/changes on processes and/or systems.
• Identifies, communicates, and manages project risk.
• Monitor and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures (i.e. federal/country and regulatory requirements).

Process Management:

• Product lifecycle process knowledge to deliver and to maintain high quality and high impact deliverables.
• Knowledge of quality system use for the creation and continued compliance of products.
• Actively reviews policy and practice improvements to drive functional excellence.
• Influences cross-functional systems effectiveness.
• Financial management, including budget, forecast, and strategic plan input and preparation.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Communication
• Planning
• Influence

What we’re looking for:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering or Project Management.
• More than 8 years of relevant experience, preferably within medical device industry.
• Small and large cross-functional project team lead experience.
• Must be willing and able to travel internationally ~10% of the time.
• Works under minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Previous Sustaining and/or product integration experience and/or knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work together with a cross-functional, multi-site sites.
• Strong organization, execution and communication skills.
• Candidate to be comfortable in front of all levels of the organization as well as external customers.
• Candidate to have strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships within project teams.
• Problem solving technical expertise.

Costa Rica-Heredia

Your responsibilities include:

Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects from small to large scope, including schedule, scope, costs, and resources.

• Develops and implements overall project plan, including cost, schedule, risk and performance and monitors progress against business key objectives and goals.
• Identify prioritization and resource needs for assigned projects and activities with supporting cross-functions.
• Identify, communicate, and manage technical challenges and business risks.
• Drive and influence results by acting with speed, agility, and adaptability, assigning clear authority and accountability while integrating and aligning efforts across manufacturing sites and cross-functions.
• Provides structured thinking to project team on overall approach and delegates as appropriate.
• Directs and trains key project management processes.
• Leads the team in appropriate decision making through strong influence and the ability to analyze options and implications.
• Investigate and develop approach/solution to address technical problems with project teams.
• Direct control over activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all team members to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Provide timely communication on project progress updates to all relevant cross-functions and levels within the organization, including presentations to senior leadership.

Behavioral Skills:

• Strategic Thinking
• Communication
• Planning
• Influence
• Collaboration

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering or Project Management.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Small and large cross-functional project team lead experience.
• Must be willing and able to travel internationally ~10% of the time.
• Advance English Level
• Experience working on medical/manufacturing industries

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification.
• Previous Sustaining and/or product integration experience and/or knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work together with a cross-functional, multi-site sites.
• Strong organization, execution, and communication skills.
• Candidate to be comfortable in front of all levels of the organization as well as external customers.
• Candidate to have strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships within project teams.
• Problem solving technical expertise.
• Medical device industry experience.

Costa Rica-Heredia

About the role:

Your responsibilities will include:

• Serve as the IT point of contact for business

• Help develop and execute Compliance technology roadmaps and strategy for the Product Owner. Supports Product Owner with Internal Resource Planning for Product Team (management of vendor contracts, e.g. temporary/permanent resources)

• System Management and Maintenance : Ensure systems are functioning correctly and efficiently. This includes regular updates, troubleshooting, and maintenance to keep the systems running smoothly. Adhere to SLAs. Provide Product governance.

• Project Management: Lead technology in compliance projects, such as system upgrades, migrations, enhancements and implementations. This includes planning, coordinating, and executing these projects to ensure they are completed on time.

• Process Improvement: Continuously motivate the team to work more efficiently.

• Manage multiple vendor relationships where vendors execute business critical operations

• Be flexible with availability to manage system issues and coordinate with various cross functional teams

• Provide leadership in IT deliverables according to Boston Scientific Global Systems Methodology; Support problem solving and resolution to roadblocks

• Influence leaders and teams to deliver on plans

• Provide updates to management through frequent communications.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Computer Science or relevant experience

• Minimum 6 plus years of experience in IT management

• English Advanced (C1 or more)

• Exposure/Familiarity to SaaS solutions as well as internally developed software applications

• The ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Must be able to work well in a complex, highly matrixed worldwide organization and be able to simplify that matrix for reporting and analytical purposes

• Proficiency in system integration, data management, and automation tools

• Scrum Master certification or relevant experience, knowledge of SDLC

• Strong MSOffice skills required

• Prior experience as a business analyst

• Attention to detail & data accuracy

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work autonomously and act in a consultative role

• Continuous improvement mindset

• PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV IN ENGLISH

Costa Rica-Heredia

Your responsibilities include:

Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects from small to large scope, including schedule, scope, costs, and resources.

• Develops and implements overall project plan, including cost, schedule, risk and performance and monitors progress against business key objectives and goals.
• Identify prioritization and resource needs for assigned projects and activities with supporting cross-functions.
• Identify, communicate, and manage technical challenges and business risks.
• Drive and influence results by acting with speed, agility, and adaptability, assigning clear authority and accountability while integrating and aligning efforts across manufacturing sites and cross-functions.
• Provides structured thinking to project team on overall approach and delegates as appropriate.
• Directs and trains key project management processes.
• Leads the team in appropriate decision making through strong influence and the ability to analyze options and implications.
• Investigate and develop approach/solution to address technical problems with project teams.
• Direct control over activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all team members to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Provide timely communication on project progress updates to all relevant cross-functions and levels within the organization, including presentations to senior leadership.

Behavioral Skills:

• Strategic Thinking
• Communication
• Planning
• Influence
• Collaboration

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering or Project Management.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Small and large cross-functional project team lead experience.
• Must be willing and able to travel internationally ~10% of the time.
• Advance English Level
• Experience working on medical/manufacturing industries

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification.
• Previous Sustaining and/or product integration experience and/or knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work together with a cross-functional, multi-site sites.
• Strong organization, execution, and communication skills.
• Candidate to be comfortable in front of all levels of the organization as well as external customers.
• Candidate to have strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships within project teams.
• Problem solving technical expertise.
• Medical device industry experience.