Boston Scientific Principal R&D Engineer WATCHMAN 

United States, Minnesota, Maple Grove 

763761034

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Technical Lead for the development of our next generation product.
• Provide technical leadership related to product design.
• Create a strong team culture around high expectations & high performance.
• Lead the design & execution of structured experimental plans to drive data-based decisions.
• Facilitate crisp decision making around key technical issues for the overall system and across multiple technical workstreams.
• Provide clear communication to stakeholders at key technical updates.
• Leverage internal/external partners as necessary to achieve project objectives.
• Understand clinical use cases and user interface requirements to drive design decisions.
• Work cooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.
• Provide multiple options and considerations based on feedback from clinical, manufacturing and business teams
• Train and/or provide work direction to technicians and other engineers.
• Document development by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests.
• Solve engineering problems by analyzing the situation and recommend solutions or alternative actions.
• Analyze, evaluate, and verify requirements, component performance, and systems by using engineering practices.
• In all actions, demonstrate a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to all documented quality processes and procedures.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• BS degree or more from an accredited school in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree OR 6+ years with Master’s Degree.
• 3+ years of experience in New Product Development in the medical device industry
• Ability to provide technical leadership as it relates to product design and leadership.
• Strong problem-solving skills
• New product development experience in implants or cardiovascular products
• Experience in all stages of the Product Development Planning (PDP) lifecycle
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied sources.
• Experience being a self-starter with a hands-on approach
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience interacting with physicians and customers on product design
• Willingness to work onsite at our Maple Grove, MN site (3+ days per week)

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to build strong relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Experience in exploratory/TDP product development or early feasibility studies
• Experience in driving technical trade-off decisions to optimize design, performance, usability, manufacturability, cost-efficiency and reliability.
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to exercise a solution focused and flexible mindset

Base Salary Range:

Minimum Salary: $96200

Maximum Salary: $182700

Compensation for
exempt rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives

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.