Boston Scientific Director Software Engineering - Cardiac Diagnostics 

United States, Minnesota, Arden Hills 

172343137

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leadership – Develop and execute strategies to create high-performing functional teams. Establish team goals to support overall business objectives. Lead functional managers through mentoring, talent development/retention, and performance management.
• Product Development Execution – Utilize appropriate processes and development methodologies to enable highly efficient, quality non-medical device development. Oversee Cardiac Monitoring Center Tools development. Develop and drive quality and productivity improvement initiatives. Sustain existing product lines.
• Innovation – Monitor and anticipate industry and technology trends to ensure competitive and compliant systems that are well-positioned for future needs. Leverage technology, AI, processes, and organizational tools to enhance productivity and efficiency. Identify creative solutions to balance portfolio needs across franchise business requirements.
• Collaboration & Communication – Communicate effectively with senior leadership, peers, direct reports, your organization, and cross-functional partners, including the Cardiac Monitoring Center (CMC), Marketing & Product Management, Regulatory, Operations, IT, Patient Safety, and Quality.
• Strategic Influence – Develop and drive strategies that contribute to and align with strategic plans in the Cardiac Diagnostics business. Utilize a variety of inputs, including patient and clinician needs, post-market experiences, technology advancements, and market opportunities.

Skills:

• Strong record of developing individuals to achieve project, functional excellence, and career goals.
• Strategic Vision – ability to develop a strategy for an organization based on a variety of inputs, cascade that strategy, and successfully execute it.
• Demonstrated focus on quality and continuous improvement.
• Proven success and track record of leading a technical organization and motivating teams for high performance.
• Experience developing products in a complex, cross-functional, global development environment.
• Ability to create productive working relationships with functional and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to influence functionally and cross-functionally for alignment and action.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate at all levels to develop and execute strategies to deliver R&D milestones.
• Ability to make effective decisions with limited information.
• Ability to provide high-level leadership while also maintaining a strong understanding and attention to detail for supporting functions.
• Effective communication with all levels of the organization, including the ability to tailor messaging to the specific audience.
• Demonstrated innovation mindset, able to challenge the status quo to identify and drive improvement opportunities

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience or minimum of 8 years relevant work experience with a master’s degree.
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership position within R&D.
• Knowledge and experience in software engineering disciplines.
• Medical device product development or similar experience.
• Proven attributes and skills in the areas of leadership, people development, collaboration, communication and strategic influence as described above.

Preferred qualifications:

• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Proven ability to create a positive working culture within a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work across functional teams in a matrixed environment.
  

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.