Boston Scientific Process Engineering Supervisor 

United States, Minnesota, Maple Grove 

70400428

Your responsibilities include:

• Supervise and/or mentor engineers and technicians within the Watchman implant space.
• Provide work direction, develop and motivate direct reports.
• Apply technical knowledge to innovate, design, and develop processes, procedures, tooling and/or automation. Executes the functional deliverables associated with the PDP/TDP, Project Management, and Quality Systems.
• Ownership of and accountability for divisional project priorities.
• Fosters an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative environment.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input to the engineering print package.
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders across functions in the Watchman division and OnePD.
• Demonstrates effective change leadership.
• Prioritizes and manages execution of multiple projects.
• Manages support and/or early career professionals within own job function, coordinates resources and sets short-term priorities to meet operational objectives
• Identifies, anticipates, troubleshoots, and resolves day-to-day functional, technical, operational and service problems; may establish new techniques to ensure the team is able to meet its objectives
• Handles challenging issues with employees and/or customers (internal or external) using sensitivity; effectively diffuses contentious or uncomfortable situations
• Ensure proper documentation is completed to meet quality systems requirements. (e.g., BOM’s, Routers, FMEA’s, etc.)
• Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.
• May write and review validation protocols and reports applicable to new processes.
• May contribute ideas to or generates Intellectual Property submissions.
• May serve as a core team lead or extended team member on new development projects.
• Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.

Required qualifications:

• BS degree in Engineering or relevant technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor or supervise individuals.
• Demonstrated cross functional teamwork in technically demanding environment.
• Demonstrated use of DFSS tools (DOE, problem solving).
• Experience following PLCP, developing and improving processes.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading new product development teams or operations in a development setting.
• Track record of developing and/or implementing new technologies and processes that excite customers.
• Experience creating or maintaining an inclusive, diverse, welcoming workspace.
• Understanding of Annual Operating Plan and quarterly fiscal cycle updates
• Understanding of DFM, medical device design control / quality systems and the product development process (PLCP).
• Vision to see what technologies and materials are going to be needed in the future and ability to get them started with little oversight or guidance.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement. The goal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.

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.