Senior Supplier Engineer - External Manufacturing

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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: 

As part of the Sourced Finished Medical Device (SFMD) team, the Sr. Supplier Engineer is responsible for supporting the daily operations of assigned key SFMD suppliers, while driving improvements to ensure product quality and delivery.  The incumbent will support the design, development, and qualification/validation strategies as well as manufacturing processes, equipment, and systems to meet manufacturing delivery goals.   

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Managing projects for sustaining and new production equipment, process improvements, cost reduction initiatives, and new product onboarding  

• Collaborating with SFMD suppliers on current products and new product development activities including process development, validation, capacity analysis and capability studies; conduct process risk reviews  

• Reviewing and managing supplier change requests through the Supplier Change Impact Assessment (SCIA); drive change notice and approval processes 

• Troubleshooting issues related to the designs, materials or processes of new and existing products 

• Analyzing test results to provide summarized reports and documentation on findings; make recommendations to the technical teams and leadership 

• Leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams such as R&D and process development to ensure project success; support value improvement projects (VIP)  

• Qualification activities through the design and coordination of engineering tests and experiments including DOE; review and provide feedback on SFMD supplier IQ/OQ/PQ, test method validations, and PFMEA 

• Providing onsite training and guidance to SFMD supplier operators and technicians as needed

• Managing and developing supplier relationship, bridging communication gaps and promoting constructive relationship between Boston Scientific and Supplier.

• Driving Boston Scientific interests at supplier for quality, cost and delivery initiatives.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in any engineering discipline

• 5+ years of working within manufacturing, process development, and/or a similar engineering function

• Experience working in medical device or similarly regulated industry 

• Strong technical acumen and decision-making skills; ability to solve problems and implement solutions 

• Experience leading and influencing internal and external teams to drive results 

• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to complete projects and tasks 

• Able to travel 25 % - domestic and international  

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Fluent in Spanish

• Experience with Supply Chain and/or Supplier Relationship Management 

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with individuals on all levels 

• Process and Test method Validation (IQ, OQ, PQ, TMV)

• Strong Good Documentation Practice experience 

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills; ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities effectively 

 

 

 

 

Requisition ID: 601774 

Minimum Salary: $ 82600 

Maximum Salary: $ 156900 

 

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