Boston Scientific Process Engineering Director 

United States, Minnesota, Arden Hills 

118832320

This position is an on-site role based in Arden Hills, MN.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Identifies and communicates the department's vision, new strategies, and projects aimed at enhancing key business metrics.

• Exercises leadership and guidance, employing coaching and mentoring to foster a results-driven environment, and attracting and retaining top-tier talent. Assumes responsibility for succession planning and devises and executes proactive retention strategies.

• Fosters and advances an inclusive workplace environment that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

• Identifies and champions product development and functional excellence initiatives.

• Identifies future technology and intellectual property critical to future business growth and drives implementation.

• Cultivates a wide network of internal, external, and industry-specialist contacts.

• Partners with and influences other functions to ensure common short and long-term business goals and strategies are met.

• Champions the sharing and leveraging of initiatives, processes, and accomplishments across the divisions/plants.

• Prepares for the launch of new products as they are handed over from R&D through to the successful launch into a production scale operation.

• Development and implementation of capable processes using Six-Sigma tools.

• Development of necessary Manufacturing Process’s on-site ensuring optimization of layout and process flow.

• Development of Process’s which fully meet our Regulatory and Quality requirements working in close relationship with QA and Manufacturing/Business counterparts.

• Oversees the specification and purchase of capital equipment ensuring balance between optimizing our technological capabilities and return on investment.

• Working closely with R&D to ensure that design for manufacturability is a key consideration in initial product design.

• Understands and comply with all the regulations governing the quality systems.

• Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to patient safety and product quality. Ensures all direct reports are well-versed in their commitment to patient safety and product quality, up to date with their training requisites, and fully compliant with all pertinent regulations governing their functions.

• Develops and manages budgets and schedules, ensuring alignment with corporate requirements.
  

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Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of proven leadership experience including 5+ years direct people leadership experience leading technical teams.

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field

• Process development or new product development experience.

• Strong financial acumen with a solid understanding of budgets

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to expand influence within Boston Scientific – collaborate across divisions and with new acquisitions.

• Manufacturing experience

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.