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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: In this exciting role, you will work in the Interventional Spine space to provide expert material science support for new and existing products. Mitigate technical and budgetary risks. Set up, operate, and/or maintain the Engineering Sciences Lab. Conduct and supervise a broad range of experiments from discovery to formal verification/validation testing. Utilize expert experimental methods and statistical techniques. Lead studies for preclinical work including protocol development, scheduling development, planning, test execution, report generation, and assuring compliance to applicable standards. This position will be helping to advance the company's minimally invasive low back pain technology, Intracept.
Work Mode: Hybrid: Monday - Wednesday onsite, Thursday & Friday remote
Address: 1230 Midas Way, Suite 200 Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Your responsibilities will include: - Successful completion of complex engineering work in one or more of the following: technology development, product design and development, test of materials or products, preparation of specifications, process study, research investigation (animal and clinical studies), and report preparation.
- Design of single use disposable medical instruments using injection molding, metals, and special processes.
- Utilizing SolidWorks (or similar) CAD packages for 3D design work
- Leveraging knowledge of sterilization, biocompatibility, shelf life, & packaging to inform design decisions and accelerate project schedules.
- Establishing and maintaining development efforts with leading research universities as required.
- Meeting with global thought leaders in discipline or technology. Studying and understanding relevant published articles and works for application to company projects and initiatives.
- Selection techniques to solve complex problems and make sound design recommendations.
- Summarizing, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from complex test results.
- Designing and preparing complex reports to communicate results to technical community.
- Designing and coordinating complex engineering tests and experiments.
- Coordinating, managing, and documenting project goals and progress and recommending appropriate revisions.
- Assessing the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering evaluation tests, products, or equipment.
- Translating customer needs into product requirements and design specifications.
- Responsibility for engineering documentation.
- Working cooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.
- May provide training and/or provide work direction to technicians and entry-level engineers.
- Demonstrating PDP/TPD system knowledge through delivery of high quality and high impact deliverables.
- Consistently generating innovative and unique solutions to market needs and submits idea disclosures. Work is expected to result in the development of new or refined products, processes, or equipment.
- May provide oversight of Manufacturing Site for Quality, Manufacturing, and Project related activities.
Required qualifications: - B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 4 years of design/development experience in the medical device industry, or A.A. degree and 6+ years of work-related experience in the medical device industry.
- Experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD system(s).
Preferred qualifications: - Experience with Orthopedic or Spine devices a plus.
- Experience with Single use disposable tools a plus.
- Experience with sterilization, biocompatibility, shelf-life testing a plus.
The anticipated annualized base pay range this full time position working at this location will be from
$91,500 - $173,800 , plus annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements) and the value of core and optional employee benefits being offered at Boston Scientific (BSC), which can be reviewed at At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the pay range BSC considers various factors in determining actual compensation for this position at the expected location. Actual compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, and other relevant business or organizational needs. Actual compensation may be otherwise adjusted if the position is filled outside of the intended geographic location.
Requisition ID: 585825
Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement. The goal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.
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!
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 prohibited substance 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.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company's policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.
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