Job Description

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - Caring - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, well give you the opportunity to harness all thats 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, well help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, youll be supported in progressing whatever your ambitions.

Principal Business Consultant

About the role:

As a member of the Global Enterprise Excellence team, partner with each BSC Manufacturing and Supply Chain site to continuously innovate and increase maturity of Operational Excellence, Strategic Quality Process, Essentials, and best practices to deliver Value Improvement. Support strategic goals, including Gross Margin Optimization to achieve to top-tier performance.

Your responsibilities include:

* Coach and partner with leadership and working teams of mature and acquired sites to advance the adoption of continuous improvement and innovation through application of Continuous Improvement Essentials, including Lean and LBP Essentials.
* Drive the Global Operational Excellence Strategy and Gross Margin Optimization program by:
* Identifying common site strategic priorities, leveraging results from global roll-up of Essentials Strategic Assessments, internal best practices, and external benchmarking of innovative next-level tools and methods.
* Partnering with Operations Lean, LBP, and VIP Council members to enable global implementation.
* Project managing enterprise-wide programs, including Leaders Standard Work, electronic Continuous Improvement Board, and Reinvigorate VIP global StAR.
* Leading change management and communication through site engagements, Global StAR (Strategic Activity Review), Global Operational Excellence Steering Committee, etc.
* Own the global Continuous Improvement Essentials, with Subject Matter Expertise in Lean Essentials and Lean Business Process (LBP) Essentials. Scope includes guidebooks, website content, Essentials toolbox content, and Essentials training.
* Partner with Operations site leads/trainers to facilitate best-in-class Lean, LBP, and VIP training. Ensure global availability of training courses, in a timely manner.
* Lead the annual Engineering Standards update process, by driving global policy adoption, standards accuracy, communication, and streamlined implementation.
* Serve as internal consultant, advising leadership and working teams on Operational Excellence maturity roadmaps, targeted training, connecting to global best practices, coaching of Essentials, and other engagements advancing the adoption of Operational Excellence and high performance.
* As needed, lead site-specific initiatives to support strategic advancement of Operational Excellence (i.e. instant offense).
* Identify and drive internal/external Lean and LBP benchmarking opportunities to improve BSC processes/toolkits in order to drive safety, quality, service and cost improvements. Partner with external organizations (e.g. Shingo Institute) to foster continued learning, benchmarking and operational best practices.
* Facilitate face to face and virtual workshops to target key enterprise improvements and provide prioritized site support to drive strategic business priorities

What were looking for in you:

* BS/BA Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field and/or equivalent experience.
* Masters preferred.
* 8+ years of Lean or Continuous Improvement related experience.
* Proven results applying Lean/Continuous Improvement in manufacturing and transactional environments.
* Demonstrated strong project management skills.
* Effectively summarize and analyze data; make recommendations.
* Travel globally about 25%

Requisition ID: 476460

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) isnt just business, its personal. And if youre 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!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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.