Boston Scientific Senior R&D Integration Engineer 

United States, Minnesota 

352045786

About the role:

As an R&D integration lead, you will be responsible for leading a small high performing R&D team to evaluate and integrate a product and the supporting design documentation into the BSC quality system. Working with cross-functional team members, you will develop strategies for aligning quality systems while maintaining product and business continuity. As a key growth driver for IC, this role will come with visibility to key leadership, and as a result, communication & leadership will be paramount. The role will include strategic planning for integration of the technology & DHF/DMR R&D deliverables.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with Quality, Process Development, Operations and other cross-functional team members to develop project integration plans tailored to the unique needs of the product or site.
• Actively lead and engage in the Discovery phase of design control practices and documentation to identify commonalities and gaps with BSC systems, including prints, CAD, and risk management documents.
• Based on Discovery phase findings, establish design control integration workplans and schedule.
• Coordinate, manage, and document the project goals and progress of an R&D team and recommend appropriate integration actions.
• Deliver functional project updates to leadership, representing the voice of R&D.
• Take an active role in the organization to identify and mitigate issues; work cross-functionally to resolve issues and challenges.
• Work with NPD leadership to prioritize tasks and ensure tactical plans meet the larger business strategy.
• Develop and implement knowledge transfer strategy for products and technologies into BSC technical community.
• Mentor extended team members and help them develop a path to achieve integration goals.
• Create a culture of high expectations, accountability, and strong engineering fundamentals.
• Develop and provide guidance regarding integration strategies and approaches.

Required qualifications:

• 6+ years’ experience with bachelors, 4+ with Masters and 2+ with PhD.
• Experience with Design Controls & Risk Management practices.
• Personal drive, individual accountability & a strong bias for action.
• Experience leading other team members and building effective cross-functional relationships.
• Proven technical leadership in medical device or healthcare related industry.
• An independent critical thinker; willingness to challenge status quo.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with medical device development for single use devices as part of a system.
• Experience with catheter design and development.
• Experience with technology acquisition & integration.
• Comfortable working ‘in the gray’; known for innovative, out of the box thinking to identify new approaches to meet requirements.
• Experience motivating a high-performance technical team.
• Adept at developing relationships.
• Strong personal credibility & excellent communication skills.

Maximum Salary: $ 156900

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).

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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.