Job Description

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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, were solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, were one global team committed to making a difference in peoples lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purposeimproving lives through your lifes work.

VP R&D PI Vascular

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join Boston Scientific as the VP of Research & Development responsible for the arterial and venous franchises in the Peripheral Interventions division.

* Primary responsibilities include directing all aspects of R&D:
* Developing the R&D strategy with other functional partners
* Driving NPD Excellence: timely development of new products with high quality and performance
* Assessing New Business Development opportunities externally, acquire and drive R&D integration

Your responsibilities include:

* Overall Functional Leader for the PI Group R&D functions and Venous and Arterial franchises in the achievement of R&D organizational goals.
* Develops strategies and projects for the investigation, design, and implementation of new or improved products and/or applications.
* Identify external technology and intellectual property critical to future business growth.
* Create an entrepreneurial, action-based culture with a passion for winning.
* Acts as a leader across the matrix of NPD and PI business functions. Experience leading and driving across functions.
* Find and create future leadersconstantly recruits & develops talent.
* Collaboratively determines short and long-term product strategies and technologies.
* Encourage problem-solving efficiently leading to solutions.
* Ensure sharing of initiatives/ideas and accomplishments across the divisions.
* Empowers teams and fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
* Proactively review future technologies and plan needed resources.
* Develop and ensure budgets and schedules meet business needs/objectives.
* Champion new programs or refocuses existing initiatives based on knowledge of unmet clinical needs of customers and develops proposals for new projects.
* Act as entry point and contact for external entities approaching BSC for partnership.
* Support Business Development (M&A strategy) including: target recommendations, strategic rationale, financial case and integration planning.
* Support Strategic Planning process to include competitive analysis, market sizing and growth rates, evaluation and recommendation of business strategies and tactics.
* Develop effective and persuasive presentations for Executive Leadership engagements

Requirements:

* BS degree in Engineering or applicable with advanced degree preferred
* Experience leading a large R&D team for complex business(es)
* 12 or more years of technical medical device product development experience
* 8 or more years people management experience
* Good understanding of patent/IP/competitive legal and market issues

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 youre looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, theres 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

Boston Scientific maintains a drug-free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Requisition ID: 475757