Project Manager, R&D

Project Manager, R&D

Work mode: Hybrid

Onsite Location(s): Maple Grove, MN, US, 55311

Additional Location(s): US-CA-Sunnyvale; US-CA-Valencia; US-MN-Arden Hills

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

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing multiple concurrent projects, drive cross-functional team efforts in defining objectives, scope, schedule, budget, workstreams deliverables, and help product portfolio delivery in alignment with Boston Scientific's Neuromodulation division and Interventional Spine franchise where the primary responsibilities will include developing project plans, building schedules, collecting requirements, tracking deliverables, organizing documentation, managing risk, resolving issues, and communicating status with the management team. The Project Manager must be self-driven, flexible, "hands-on" and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. This position reports to the Sr. Director of R&D, Interventional Spine.

Work Mode

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a Hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Arden Hills, MN office, Maple Grove, MN or Sunnyvale CA at least 3 days per week.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Visa Sponsorship

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Manages key initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing processes; develops and implements project plan; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan.
• Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort.
• Prepares project plans, schedules, and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.
• Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path items while ensuring project quality and utilizing and following appropriate methodologies.
• Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies.
• Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.
• Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.
• Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge.
• Conducts project postmortems and communicates lessons learned in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Participates in external project management organizations, conferences and seminars to keep current with industry best practices in project management by joining professional associations and implementing a professional development plan with focus on project management.
• Provides input to functional managers on team and team member performance.
• Supports PMO oversight for the development, prioritization, resourcing, and status/tracking of site specific cross functional programs.
• Acts as liaison with other functions/sites for projects site is a contributor or stakeholder in.
• Responsible for project team and cross-functional communications; leads phase and business reviews, project meeting minutes, issues log, metrics, and other key communications.

Required qualifications:

• BS degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, physical science, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with medical device product development.
• Minimum 4 years of product design and development engineering experience.
• Minimum 1 year of project management experience, leading a cross-functional team.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute projects to successful completion in medical devices industry.
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project) and clear understanding of project management methodology is required. Fluency in creating work breakdown structures and managing project plans.
• Working knowledge of therapeutic, single-use, disposable medical device development (Class II / Class III), including mechanical and electro-mechanical systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication, proven ability to influence others, cross-functional team interaction and driving on-time results.

Preferred qualifications:

• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)