Medical Safety Specialist II

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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:
Responsible for medical review of adverse event data across a range of products and disease states in Interventional Cardiology. Completes accurate, timely, and consistent medical assessment of adverse events and potential adverse events in order to provide medical expertise, objective oversight and
ensures safety vigilance throughout the total product lifecycle. This health care professional
collaborates directly with Medical Directors.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Uses knowledge and experience of clinical medicine to understand and evaluate the
• interface of medical devices to patients and users. Note: support of specific product families
• may require enhanced technical expertise of both product and supporting systems.
• Escalates potential patient safety issue for decision-making and/or potential action by
• senior leadership.
• Represents Medical Safety at multi-functional team meetings, such as complaint trend
• meetings.
• Identifies potential safety signals for monitoring and trend analysis.
• Performs medical review and assessment of adverse events, sources of which include but are not limited to clinical trials, complaints and Medical Device Reports (MDRs).
• Performs pre-scheduled and ad hoc analyses of data from multiple sources and presents
• data by communicating accurate, succinct summaries at team and cross functional
• meetings.
• Applies working knowledge of medical device regulations and standards (globally).
• Coordinates requests from multiple function for media/medical reviews and medical safety related asks, distributing and assigning the right Medical Safety personnel.

 

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required in healthcare/life science related field. Examples of healthcare/life science related field include but are not limited to registered nurse, physician’s assistant, clinical pharmacist, and nurse practitioners.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in clinical/scientific research, nursing, patient care, or medical devices/pharmaceutical clinical trials.

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s in healthcare/life science related field. Examples of healthcare/life science related field include but are not limited to registered nurse, physician’s assistant, clinical pharmacist, and nurse practitioners.
• Direct patient care experience or experience in healthcare setting
• Ideal candidate will have clinical experience in interventional cardiology and procedures 
• Demonstrated success in collaborating with and communicating effectively across different functions
• Experience in operational safety within clinical studies
   

Requisition ID: 575243

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.