Senior Program Manager - Sustaining Portfolio, Urology PMO

Additional Location(s): US-MA-Marlborough

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:

At Boston Scientific, we deliver innovative medical solutions that improve patient health worldwide. As a global leader in the medical device industry, our Urology division drives advancements in urological care with a broad portfolio of devices that support healthcare professionals and improve patient outcomes.

We are seeking a talented business and program leader to join our Urology Project Management Organization (PMO). This exciting opportunity is for a Senior Program Manager to lead Sustaining Portfolio activities within the Urology Division for two franchises. In this role, you will guide a global, cross-functional team to identify, prioritize, and execute projects that support our commercial devices, while also leading individual projects as needed. With high-level organizational visibility, this role is critical to ensuring business continuity. We are looking for an experienced professional with proven expertise in medical device project management and global, cross-functional leadership.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Lead Project Management Organization efforts for Sustaining Functional Alignment teams across two franchises, utilizing divisional processes and tools.
• Develop and lead a team of Sustaining Project Managers responsible for executing projects that support the portfolio.
• Influence global stakeholders, cross-functional managers, and teams to develop strategies, drive alignment, and deliver results while fostering team ownership and commitment to portfolio and project plans.
• Collaborate with various functions, regions, and business resources to achieve portfolio objectives, including resource identification, budget management, timeline development, and project prioritization.
• Communicate project progress and status to global cross-functional leadership teams, including Sustaining and Franchise Leadership Teams.
• Motivate cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks, solve problems, resolve roadblocks, and implement solutions in challenging scenarios.
• Prioritize, delegate, and manage tasks among projects and team members to drive portfolio or program execution and minimize risk.
• Support the development, implementation, and revision of detailed project plans, including deliverable lists, risk management, and communication plans.
• Lead teams to execute and deliver programs on time and within budget.
• Assist with the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), ensuring all sustaining project requests and associated resources are accounted for.
• Ensure adherence to Boston Scientific policies and practices.

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Communication
• Planning
• Influence
• Collaboration
• Execution
• Financial Acumen

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with 10+ years of work experience in product development, OR
• Master’s degree in science, engineering, or business with 7+ years of work experience in product development.
• 7+ years of proven portfolio and project management experience.
• 2+ years of demonstrated functional manager experience.
• Organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Emotional Intelligence, situational leadership, and the ability to manage by influence across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to maintain a results-oriented approach, with a focus on delivering timely, accurate, and high-quality execution.
• Ability to make data-driven business recommendations based on cross-functional team inputs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the medical device industry.
• Experience in both new product development and sustaining activities.
• Experience with single-use devices and capital systems.
• Technical or engineering background.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Requisition ID: 593375

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. 

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