Director of IT Audit and Data Analytics - Global Internal Audit (GIA)

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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:

The Director of IT Audit and Data Analytics - Global Internal Audit will be responsible for  developing and executing an annual Business/IT risk assessment and audit plan with a focus on IT risks and minimizing impact to the Company. This position will oversee a team of professionals conducting IT-related audits, and partnering with rest of the audit team to drive an integrated audit approach, helping ensure IT risks are identified with any auditable entity, and have appropriate controls to mitigate those risks. Additionally, this role will oversee a team of data analytics professionals who maintain, enhance, and deliver key analytics and continuous monitoring solutions to GIA management and audit team to help inform and develop field strategies. In this capacity the person will also partner with key finance business partners to develop beneficial solutions and enhance reporting.

 

Key responsibilities will include:

⦁    Evolve the GIA IT audit strategy and ensure coverage of the IT audit risk universe

⦁    Develop and manage the IT and analytics managers. Ensure team of 8-10 are all properly trained and professionally developed.

⦁    The role will act on behalf of the VP, Internal Audit when interacting with various internal stakeholders and outsiders, as appropriate

⦁    Ensure the proper design and execution of the IT portion of integrated audits covering to ensure that an efficient internal control environment exists

⦁    Establish and steward relationships with senior IT leaders to develop a reputation as a trusted partner

⦁    Maintain an in-depth knowledge of Boston Scientific’s core business and contribute to the development of a risk and control assurance program which aligns with our strategy and areas of risk

⦁    Represent the IA function through interactions with senior leaders

⦁    Strategically involved in the development of the annual risk assessment and participate in the annual interviewing process of key stakeholders and senior leaders

⦁    Develop and refine GIA’s IT solution strategy in terms of the best audit management software as well as analytic platform(s)

⦁    Design continuous monitoring solutions which through software and various toolsets will monitor risks and identify items of interest which may require further investigation. These solutions will reduce certain audit procedures, allowing the audit team to provide more coverage over other areas.

⦁    Ensure the development of solutions to a variety of complex problems, while exercising sound judgment and professional skepticism

⦁    Travel for audits ~ 3-4 times per year, one to two weeks per audit. May be one to two additional weeks of travel for industry conferences or internal meetings.

⦁    Position can be located at BSC’s Minnesota or Massachusetts operations

 

Required Qualifications:
⦁    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, or related degree 
⦁    15+ years professional experience. 5+ years of managing a team.
⦁    Certified Information Systems Auditor designation

Preferred Qualifications: 
⦁    Masters degree
⦁    Certified Information Systems Security Professional
⦁    Knowledge of Tableau, Alteryx, SQL 
⦁    SAP experience  
⦁    Medical device industry experience
 

 

Requisition ID: 575364

 

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!