Project Management, Associate Project Manager

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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:

This Project Manager will lead projects in the Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Therapies (ICVT) business unit and play an integral role in helping to meet strategic objectives

Primary responsibilities include leading a cadence of sustaining projects on commercialized single use devices - across functions, business units and manufacturing sites. The scope and size of sustaining projects will vary and can include all project activities from initial kickoff through implementation.

Work model, sponsorship, relocation:

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Arbor Lakes, MN office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Key Skills / Competencies

* Communication - Communicates effectively with all levels of the organization. Listens actively and encourages the open exchange of ideas and opinions.

* Influence - Influences and motivates others over whom they have no direct control or authority. Wins support through strategic relationships and persuasive communications.

* Collaboration - Models and promotes collaboration and works effectively with others across the project team, organization and stakeholders to achieve goals.

* Team Leadership - Builds trust and generates enthusiastic support from team members, fellow peers, senior management and delivers high impact leadership results.

* Planning - Creates a comprehensive and realistic project plan with prioritized initiatives that align with project goals and builds on previous lessons learned.

* Execution - Drives results by acting with speed and agility and by assigning clear authority and accountability, integrating and aligning efforts across units and functions, and monitoring progress against objectives.

Responsibilities include:

* Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects from small to large scope, including schedule, scope, costs and resources - types of projects include material replacements, cost reduction initiatives, geography expansion, quality issues resolution, and standards compliance.

* Develop and implement overall project plans, including cost, schedule, risk, performance and monitor progress against business key objectives and goals. Drive prioritization of sustaining projects cadence with functional managers and leadership team.

* People Management:
Leads teams and helps diverse and dispersed project team members to execute towards overall project goal(s); provides input to functional managers on team and team member performance; develops and maintains strong relationships with functional heads.

* Product/Technology Management:
Manages the technical challenges of technology application; identifies, communicates, and manages moderate to high levels of technical risk.

* Project/Program Management:
Manages key initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing processes; develops and implements project plan; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan; mentors and/or coaches other functional and project managers; manages project risks.

* Process Management:
Leads team to complete activities to current policies and practices;
Identifies process improvements affecting multiple projects.

* Communications and Reviews:
Responsible for team and cross-functional communications; liaison between the project team and franchise leadership team; responsible for project meeting minutes, issues log, metrics, and other key communications. Communicates and influences resolution of cross-functional issues.

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Engineering or Project Management

* 3-5 years of relevant experience

* Cross-functional project team leadership experience

* Hybrid work mode, minimum 3 days a week in the office

* Works under minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

* Prior medical device and/or regulated industry experience

* The capability to easily navigate, manage and articulate core functional processes

* Leads courageously by confronting problems directly; moves forward optimistically under conditions of uncertainty

* Stays current on important trends that impact the business; places customers at the center of project execution

* Manages the triple constraint; understands the significance, impact and aggressively manages…