Research Manager II, R&D 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 purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.

About the role:

Responsible for managing activities related to research and development of diagnostic capabilities. This includes directing and overseeing the activities of a research & technology development function including: identification, evaluation, planning, execution, and implementation/technology transfer of new technologies, features, and products as well as managing program/project progress and deliverables from initiation through delivery. Devotes time to managerial, leadership and staff development responsibilities.

Your responsibilities include:

• Drives functional excellence initiatives, delivers high quality functional deliverables, and ensures technical excellence for product or technical development.
• Drives technical projects of major magnitude and scope.
• Assumes project management responsibilities for research technology development projects
• Supports strategic vision and mission definition, and identification of future technology development opportunities
• Provides significant guidance and approval regarding technical strategies and approaches.
• Supports strategic intellectual property development for multiple product lines, technologies or specialized functions.
• Provides guidance and training to staff, assists subordinates in attaining career goals, motivates individuals to achieve results, and recruits and maintains a high quality staff.
• Develops and monitors department budgets.
• Determines appropriate staff levels, schedules and resources.
• Coordinates proactive interaction with project managers/core team leaders and cross functional stakeholders to facilitate organizational alignment and linkage of research efforts to related functional workstreams.
• Drives the development of department tools and methodologies.
• Determines project staff assignments and schedules work to meet completion dates and R&D deliverables.
• Establishes cross-functional team relationships.
• Supports customer interactions to facilitate technology alignment with customer needs
• Provides an overview of the function and role of his/her group, technical skill sets, to other groups and/or divisions.
• Works cross-functionally in identifying and resolving technical issues.
• Drives and evaluates project and department progress, technical development plans, and results.
• Manages contractual engagements with external parties

Management Responsibilities:

• Leads a team of employees in the achievement of organizational goals. Guides, coaches, directs, and develops direct reports, and where applicable, drives those practices throughout their organization.
• Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• May direct and control the activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. federal/country and regulatory requirements).

What we're looking for in you

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree plus 7-9 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experienced in the technology development process with demonstrated success
• Strong cross functional understanding of Research, Development, Clinical, Regulatory, and Marketing functions
• Demonstrated team leadership and project management capabilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree
• Cardiac disease and heart failure expertise
• Experience and expertise in diagnostic algorithm development
• Familiarity with the diagnostics space and key technologies
• Critical technology evaluation capabilities
• Experience with technology transfer to product
• Strong customer engagement skills

Quality System Requirements:

• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.
• Assures that appropriate resources (personnel, tools, etc.) are maintained in order to assure Quality System compliance and adherence to the BSC Quality Policy.
• Establishes and promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.

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.

Requisition ID: 474145