Job Description

Additional Locations: India-Maharashtra, Pune

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.

Purpose Statement

Manager for multiple product development and technology development projects.Provide technical leadership, management responsibility for product design and identification of new technology opportunities. Devotes a significant portion of their time to managerial, leadership, organisation and staff development responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives functional excellence initiatives, delivers high quality R&D functional deliverables, and ensures technical excellence for product or technology development.
• Drives technical projects of major magnitude and scope.
• Provides significant guidance and approval regarding technical strategies and approaches.
• Ensures continued intellectual property development from self and staff.
• Owns intellectual property development for the product line and technologies.
• 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.
• Co-ordinates sessions with project managers/core team leaders to look for opportunities for staff to learn about new initiatives or volunteer on new projects.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

For those individuals that supervise others, the following statements are applicable:

• 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.

Management Requirements

• May lead a group or team of employees in the achievement of organizational goals. Guide, coach, direct, and develop direct reports, and if applicable, drive those practices throughout their organization.
• Foster 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.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. federal/country and regulatory requirements).

Job Scope and Leveling Guidelines

Scope

Accomplishes results through professional specialist employees or subordinate managers and supervisors who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. Provides direction and monitors progress toward departmental goals; monitors costs of projects and of human and material resources within a department or unit; monitors company-wide indicators such as market share and profitability; monitors external environment in area of technical or professional responsibility. Subject to approval, modifies the organizational structure of centralized functions and units.Often responsible for managing a staff function of the company.

Supervision Received

Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work is reviewed by senior management in terms of meeting the organization\'s objectives and schedules.

Supervision Provided

Provides direction and guidance to professional specialist employees or subordinate managers and supervisors. Provides guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies. Manages, perhaps through subordinate supervisors, the coordination of the activities of a section or department with responsibility for results, including costs, methods, and staffing. Evaluates performance of and assists in career development planning for subordinates.

Job Complexity

Works on issues of large and diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires expert knowledge of area of expertise and in-depth understanding of organizational objectives. Implements strategic policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans and performance requirements. In some instances, this manager may be responsible for managing a staff function and may not have subordinate managers.

Policy Involvement

Establishes operating policies and procedures that affect immediate subordinate organizational units and may have company-wide effect.Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to organizational policies. Develops and/or identifies new work processes and the improved utilization of human and material resources within the assigned or related functions or groups.

Operations Involvement/Direct Work Involvement

Functions as an advisor to subordinates supervisors or staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems.Develops and administers budgets, schedules, and performance standards. Investigates and solves problems that impact work processes and personnel within or across units or departments.

Project Involvement

Responsible for all projects assigned to the organizational unit.Defines projects based on identified strategies and goals. Manages projects of moderate to large scope including schedules, costs and resources. May lead or participate in cross-functional teams.

Planning and Organization

Creates mid- to long-range plans to carry out objectives established by top management. Develops and calculates a budget for a department or group to meet organizational goals; forecasts future departmental needs including human and material resources and capital expenditures; recommends or modifies the structure of organizational units or a centralized functional activity subject to senior management approval.

Impact

Assignments are expressed in the form of objectives; makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve the program objectives established by senior management. Exerts influence in the development of overall strategy, objectives and long-range goals of the organization.Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in critical delays and modifications to projects or operations; cause substantial expenditure of additional time, human resources, and funds; and may jeopardize future business activity.

Influence and Leadership

Develops and communicates a vision for the organizational unit assigned. Builds consensus for operating goals that are in alignment with the division. Provides leadership to assigned staff and supervisors by communicating and providing guidance towards achieving department objectives.

Liaison

Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors, equivalent level managers, and/or customers, normally involving matters between functional areas, other company divisions or units or customers and the company. Conducts briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives concerning operational decisions, scheduling requirements, or contractual clarifications.

Educational Qualification & Experience

- Bachelor/Master of Engineering/Science

- 15+ Years of experience in Software Engineer with 5+ years in managing Software development teams

- Experience in Software development (Java opensource, C# .Net, Mobile Apps, etc.)

- Experience in Medical device software development is preferred

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Job-specific training requirements associated with responsibilities and tasks personnel perform are established and demonstrated through their individual learning plan.Please contact your local EH&S department for more information on physical requirements.

Requisition ID: 568142

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!

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