Boston Scientific Sr Portfolio Manager 

United States, Minnesota 

170317105

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and implement governance standards and templates to drive consistent reporting and updates for projects across meetings structures. Work closely with project teams to ensure content is developed ahead of key reviews.
• Establish guidance and expectations for program communication and portfolio impact assessment.
• Project/Program Management:Develops and implements detailed project plans for portfolio management processes, process improvements, and key portfolio initiatives; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan.
• Schedule Management:In collaboration with key stakeholders, ensures all processes, activities, and deliverables are managed appropriately to meet organization milestones and portfolio reviews. Plans and aligns key stakeholders to the detailed schedule to ensure a successful outcome.
• Data Management:Uses internal systems to update project milestones, and key project data; creates new portfolio budget and resource reports to support management of projects and works collaboratively to update, enhance, and create new portfolio management reports to increase effectiveness of portfolio management.
• Scope and Risk Management:Identifies and communicates portfolio risks and issues as well as develops and recommends mitigation strategies with R&D and portfolio stakeholders. Maintains ongoing understanding of project strategy and key milestones to ensure recommendations are aligned with overall business strategy.
• Resource Management:With the functional resource managers, the portfolio manager will develop, update, and maintain staffing models for specific business areas utilizing data predictors; present staffing models and other data analysis to operational and business partners on a routine basis.
• Communications Management:Responsible for team and cross-functional budget and schedule related communications. Informs and presents project progress to plan and known risks to leadership. Communicates and influences resolution of cross-functional budget or capacity issues.
• Financial Management:

• Relationship Management:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Work experience as a project manager, data analyst or financial analyst

• Project Management experience

• Experience interacting with stakeholders and business colleagues to analyze and define business requirements and related project reporting
• Ability to present to senior level leadership within the organization

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong ability to collaborate with team members at all levels of the organization
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies:

• Strong Project management or Financial planning systems experience preferred
• Ability to influence change to bring forward learning opportunities and new processes across the organization to effect positive portfolio management practices

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.