Boston Scientific Senior Manager Firmware Engineering 

United States, Minnesota 

609763924

About the Role:

This is a key management role in R&D leading a high performing team responsible for the efficient, high-quality development of safety critical embedded software (firmware) for implantable medical devices used in Cardiac Rhythm Management Therapy and Diagnostic systems as well as Prosthetic Urology applications. This team’s primary activities are to create firmware requirements and design, implement the firmware, and test the firmware using various white box and black box approaches. The design, implementation and maintenance of test automation systems is also a function of this team. This role heavily interfaces with other R&D functional managers (Systems, Hardware, Software) and cross functional stakeholders (Quality, Med Safety, Regulatory) as well as a global team of R&D engineers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Directly manages a team of full-time employees spanning a broad range of engineering levels as well as non-exempt employees.
• Provides direction & guidance to team members who exercise significant latitude & independence in assignments.
• Responsible for recruiting, coaching, and developing organizational talent.
• Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Creates an entrepreneurial environment.
• Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Demonstrates effective change leadership.
• Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.
• Develops and executes organizational and operational policies that affect one or more groups by utilizing technical/professional knowledge and skills.
• Monitors compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, MDR, etc.).
• Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.
• Responsible for developing, monitoring and appropriately adjusting the annual budget for the department.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or more from an accredited school in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of engineering work experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) or 8+ years of experience with a related Master’s degree
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams
• 3+ years of experience in the medical device industry
• 3+ years of experience developing product software (embedded software).
• Knowledge of Cardiac Rhythm Management products (pacemakers, defibrillators, leads, programmer, communicator, mobile device, patient management application).
• Knowledge of Lean/Agile concepts including scrums, burnups, retrospectives, backlog, and minimizing WIP.
• Knowledge of software engineering methods and tools (structured development, thread management, static analysis, unit/integration/verification testing).
• Knowledge of test automation systems for software development.
• Knowledge of test protocol development.
• Design Controls expertise with particular focus on requirements, design, verification and traceability.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing regulated, safety critical software.
• Experience working with global R&D teams.
• Experience leading a high performing team of experienced engineers.
• Ability to prioritize resource needs across competing projects and franchises.
• Experience in leading change management initiatives.
• Strong communication skills, including technical discussions at all levels.
• Ability to develop partnerships with cross-functional areas within and outside of product development.

Base Salary Range

Minimum Salary: $ 122100

Maximum Salary: $ 232000

Compensation for
exempt rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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.