Boston Scientific R&D Director 

Costa Rica 

305667117

Francisco Munoz Munoz

About the role:

Executive for a group of product lines, technology or specialized functions. Primary responsibilities include the identification, development, and implementation of strategic initiatives, franchise structure, management development.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Identifies new strategies and projects for the investigation, design, and implementation of new or improved products and/or applications.
• Creates and champions improvement efforts.
• Identifies future technology and intellectual property critical to future business growth and drives implementation. Active participant in the due diligence process.
• Leads technology advancements for the department.
• Develops and ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirement.
• Ensures that new product and processing technologies are ready for new product development efforts.
• Have extensive internal contacts across BSC and external contacts with physicians and/or industry specialists.
• Collaboratively determines short and long term product strategies and technologies.
• Ensures implementation of functional excellence initiatives.
• Encourages problem-solving processes leading to solutions that can be leveraged across divisions.
• Ensure sharing of initiatives/ideas and accomplishments across the divisions.
• Responsible for succession planning and the development and implementation of retention strategies.
• Proactively reviews future technologies and plans needed resources with appropriate technical skills either through external search or training to prepare.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor or Licenciature degree in Mechanical, Electromechanical, Electronic, Mechatronic, Electrical Industrial Maintenance or related field.
• Experience: minimum of 8 years in R&D or product development, preferably in the medical device industry.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and product development cycles.
• Exposure to regulatory submissions and audits is a plus.
• Understanding of design for manufacturability and reliability.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks: ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, EU MDR.
• Strong project management and communication skills.