Magellan Advance Team Lead

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills; N/A; US-MN-Maple Grove

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:

 

Magellan is a global business transformation program at Boston Scientific, facilitating the migration of our ERP system from ECC to S4 HANA. The program's objective is to simplify, standardize, and modernize core business processes, empowering Boston Scientific to better leverage data and position the organization for sustainable and profitable growth.

 

Reporting to the Transformation VP, this Associate Director-level role will serve as the primary leader and point of contact between the Magellan Program and the business. The initial focus will be on the next phase of deployments, including the US Commercial Divisions, Distribution Centers, Penang Manufacturing, Galway Manufacturing, and related critical functions. The Advance Team Lead will drive the global Magellan program’s strategy and implementation roadmap, overseeing planning, communication, coordination, and influence across regions to ensure alignment with both Magellan and regional objectives.

 

The focus of this role will be working closely with the business to identify major initiatives (“big rock” items) and key decision points. This includes driving early business mobilization efforts in areas such as data cleansing, application remediation, current state process mapping, and process standardization. Additionally, the role will be responsible for mobilizing business stakeholders and resources, as well as educating business teams on existing global templates.

 

Your responsibilities include:

• Gain a thorough understanding of the Magellan Program and its impact on all workstreams, including commercial, inbound, manufacturing, outbound, finance, change management, and master data.
• Map stakeholders, establish networks and communities, and mobilize engagement and collaboration. Set clear expectations, create a sense of purpose, and share the vision at all levels.
• Collaborate with business leaders to establish and refine the SME/Superuser model for early mobilization. Secure engagement of global process stewards/owners to drive decisions on key initiatives (“big rock” items), ensuring representation across regional and site requirements.
• Drive site assessments, deep dives, and design workshops during the mobilization phase.
• Manage the Advance Team budget for the Magellan program and influence indirect budgets, ensuring resource allocation and adherence to budget constraints.
• Develop and track key performance metrics to measure the success of the Advance Phase in various deployments.
• Assess the effectiveness of the Advance Magellan Team and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Ensure responsibility, accountability, and ownership of actionable items, manage risks, solve problems, and drive timely decision-making or escalations as needed.
• Lead all project management activities, including scopes, charters, roadmaps, and work plans.
• Collaborate with the business to identify critical decision points for “big rock” items.
• Plan and execute early business mobilization in areas such as data cleansing, application remediation, process mapping, and standardization.
• Educate business teams on existing global templates.
• Act as a change leader by simplifying communication and storytelling, with a focus on change management.
• Communicate priorities, monitor progress, and escalate unresolved issues.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, engineering, science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of project management exper