Principal R&D Engineer

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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:
•Independently conducts development work as part of a major research and/or development projects related to Interventional Cardiology Therapies (ICTx).
•Receives minimal technical direction/review on broad scope or complex projects related to biomedical engineering and/or related technologies.

Work Mode
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
VISA
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:
•Supports test methods, designs, and executes experiments, and prototypes for new and/or existing innovations.
•Supports and successfully contributes to project teams through the following activities: product design and development, test of materials, preparation of specifications, process capability studies, research investigations, report preparation, and process/test documentation.
•Supports solutions to a variety of problems for simple scope and complexity where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
•Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from test results.
•Assists in troubleshooting on new products/process problems as related to design, materials of construction, or manufacturing processes.
•Applies the Technical Development Process (TDP)/Product Development Process (PDP) methodologies.
•Works cooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing on projects of varying complexity to ensure project success.
•Assists the R&D teams with designs, procures, and aids with the fabrication of tooling and fixtures.
•Adheres to internal and external compliance standards, including related testing and documentation.
•Collaborating with a diverse set of cross functional stakeholders and global groups to define strategy for product material design and testing including processing aids, coatings, sterilization methods and in vivo and in vitro test methods.
•Identifies and evaluates new materials or technologies for application to products. •Assists with managing the development projects with internal and external testing facilities. 
•Working with project teams to provide detailed instructions for the preparation of the devices for testing.
•Provides the expertise to aid the R&D team with the selection of materials for existing and new medical devices across the division. 
•Act as the technical liaison for ICTx R&D. 
•In all actions, demonstrate a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to all documented quality processes and procedures. 
•Some travel maybe required, expected less than10%

Required qualifications:
•BS or higher in Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering degrees and/or BS or higher in chemistry, biology, or related biomedical related degree.
•Required minimum years of work experience (primarily in medical device or related field): 5 years with BS, 3 years with MS or PhD.
•Knowledge in materials sciences, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, biocompatibility, sterilization, and preclinical testing over a broad range of medical device products/applications.
•Understanding of the global regulatory submission requirements/process for medical device submissions.
•Demonstrated capability to lead high performing technical teams through a structured approach to solving complex technical problems.
•Personal drive, individual accountability & a strong bias f