Sr R&D Engineer Job

Purpose and Passion Comprehensive Benefits Life-Work Integration Community Career Growth

At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination and a deep caring for human life, we're solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we're one global team committed to making a difference in people's lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purposeimproving lives through your life's work

Purpose

• A highly technical role responsible for supporting and sustaining the commercial lifespan of complex mechanical and/or electromechanical medical devices

Responsibilities

• Rapidly assess and troubleshoot technical challenges and supply constraints with commercially available devices using technical problem solving skills and a risk-based approach.

• Work with cross-functional partners to set project scope and strategies to address challenges in a thorough but timely fashion.

• Identify how changes to product design will impact design control activities such as product specifications, design inputs/outputs, verification/validation testing, etc..

• Solve complex technical problems by analyzing the situation and recommending corrective or alternative actions by making data-driven decisions.

• Design and execute engineering studies to demonstrate device safety and efficacy.

• Document engineering studies, data analyses and conclusions by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests. Methods used are determined by approved procedures and standards.

• Continuously improves process and work methodologies by interfacing with peers/cross-functional groups and analyzing activities to improve workflow and work processes.

• Mentors engineers in engineering activities/methodologies and technical problem solving.

Job Scope and Leveling Guidelines

• Knowledge:
  A seasoned, experienced professional with a complete understanding and wide application of principle, theories, and concepts in the field. Applies a full understanding of engineering principles to resolve a wide range of technical challenges in creative ways. General knowledge of other related disciplines, working in a highly regulated industry, business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships. This job is the fully-qualified career-oriented position.

• Problem Solving: Develops solutions to a variety of complex problems of diverse scope and complexity where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises authority and judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Has a broad knowledge of a variety of alternatives and their impact on the business unit.

• Planning and Organization: Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval. Initiates or maintains work schedule and priorities. Plans and organizes project assignments and maintains project schedules.

• Discretion/Latitude; Supervision Received; Decision Making: Works under general direction regarding the direction and progress of projects and special assignments. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Interprets, executes and recommends modifications to company policies. Assists in establishing departmental policies and procedures. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.

• Business Relationships and Project Management: Establishes and cultivates a wide range of business relationships to facilitate completion of assignments. May interact with vendors. Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects. May lead projects within the function or department and/or represents a specialized field in larger project teams. Influences middle management on business solutions.

• Impact: Contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects.

About us

As a global medical technology leader for more than 35 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you're looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there's no better place to make it happen.

Boston Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Disability, Veteran

Requisition ID: 452861