Senior R&D Engineer, Integration

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Maple Grove, MN

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

We have an exciting opportunity as an R&D Workstream lead to complete integration of key technologies into Boston Scientific's IC division. The Senior R&D Integration Engineer - catheters role will be dedicated to integrating a key catheter technology in a new and exciting market into the Interventional Cardiology franchise. As an R&D integration lead, you will be responsible for leading a small high performing R&D team to evaluate and integrate a catheter-based product and the supporting design documentation into the BSC quality system. Working with cross-functional team members, you will develop strategies for aligning quality systems while maintaining product and business continuity. As a key growth driver for IC, this role will come with visibility to key leadership, and as a result, communication & leadership will be paramount. The role will include strategic planning for integration of the technology & DHF/DMR R&D deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Quality, Process Development, Operations and other cross-functional team members to develop project integration plans tailored to the unique needs of the product or site
• Actively lead and engage in the Discovery phase of design control practices and documentation to identify commonalities and gaps with BSC systems, including prints, CAD, and risk management documents
• Based on Discovery phase findings, establish design control integration workplans and schedule
• Coordinate, manage, and document the project goals and progress of an R&D team and recommend appropriate integration actions
• Deliver functional project updates to leadership, representing the voice of R&D
• Take an active role in the organization to identify and mitigate issues; work cross-functionally to resolve issues and challenges
• Work with NPD leadership to prioritize tasks and ensure tactical plans meet the larger business strategy
• Develop and implement knowledge transfer strategy for products and technologies into BSC technical community
• Mentor extended team members and help them develop a path to achieve integration goals
• Create a culture of high expectations, accountability, and strong engineering fundamentals
• Develop and provide guidance regarding integration strategies and approaches

Requirements

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent
• 6+ years of engineering work experience (preferably in medical device or related field) with Bachelor's degree, 4+ years of engineering experience with a Master's degree, or 2+ year's experience with a PhD degree
• Experience with catheter design and development
• Experience with Design Controls & Risk Management practices
• Demonstrated strong cross-functional collaboration, influence without authority, and project/task management enabling efficient task completion
• Experience leading other team members and building strong personal credibility & excellent communication skills
• Proven technical leadership in medical device or healthcare related industry
• Ability to travel 25% of time

Nice-to-haves

• Engineering experience in interventional cardiology and catheter-based medical devices, especially Class II or Class III medical device development for single use devices as part of a system
• Experience with technology acquisition & integration
• Cross-functional experience in working with external manufacturing partners, remote internal manufacturing partners, operations, test engineering and process development
• Comfortable working 'in the gray'; known for innovative, out of the box thinking to identify new approaches to meet requirements
• Experience developing relationships and motivating a high performance technical team
• Personal drive, individual accountability & a strong bias for action
• An independent critical thinker; willingness to challenge status quo

Benefits

• 401k
• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• life_insurance
• disability_insurance
• paid_holidays
• tuition_reimbursement
• professional_development
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