Process Engineering Director

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit- High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions.

About the role:

At Boston Scientific, the Process Engineering Director will provide a clear, single point of connection from Process Development to the Maple Grove Manufacturing Plant. The Process Engineering Director role will be responsible for building, managing, and influencing relationships/strategies with key plant stakeholders in the Maple Grove Plant (engineering, production, finance, human resources, capital equipment, materials management, facilities, program management, etc.). In addition, this person will lead Technology Development and New Product Development efforts to ensure solid alignment and execution within the Process Development function and Maple Grove site.

This position is an onsite role based in Maple Grove, MN.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identify and communicatethe department's vision, new strategies, and projects aimed at enhancing key business metrics
• Exerciseleadership and guidance, employing coaching and mentoring to foster a results-driven environment, and attracting and retaining top-tier talent; assumeresponsibility for succession planning and deviseand executeproactive retention strategies
• Fosterand advancean inclusive workplace environment that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives
• Identifyand championproduct development and functional excellence initiatives
• Identifyfuture technology and intellectual property critical to future business growth and driveimplementation
• Cultivatea wide network of internal, external, and industry-specialist contacts
• Partnerwith and influenceother functions to ensure common short and long-term business goals and strategies are met
• Championthe sharing and leveraging of initiatives, processes, and accomplishments across the divisions/plants
• Preparefor the launch of new products as they are handed over from R&D through to the successful launch into a production scale operation
• Developand implementcapable processes using Six Sigma tools
• Developnecessary manufacturing processes onsite, ensuring optimization of layout and process flow
• Developprocesses which fully meet our Regulatory and Quality requirements, working in close relationship with QA and Manufacturing/Business counterparts
• Overseethe specification and purchase of capital equipment, ensuring balance between optimizing our technological capabilities and return on investment
• Workclosely with R&D to ensure that design for manufacturability is a key consideration in initial product design
• Understandand comply with all the regulations governing the quality systems
• Demonstratean unwavering commitment to patient safety and product quality; ensureall direct reports are well-versed in their commitment to patient safety and product quality, up to date with their training requisites, and fully compliant with all pertinent regulations governing their functions
• Developand managebudgets and schedules, ensuring alignment with corporate requirements
  
  

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years of proven leadership experience including 5+ years direct people leadership experience leading technical teams
• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Process development or new product development experience
• Strong financial acumen with a solid understanding of budgets

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to expand influence within Boston Scientific - collaborate across divisions and with new acquisitions
• Manufacturing experience
  
  

Requisition ID:599530

Minimum Salary:$150500

Maximum Salary: $286000

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

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

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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most - united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do - as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn't just business, it's personal. And if you're a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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 specificprohibited substancetest 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.