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Associate Manager, Project Management- Urology & Pelvic Health

Location: Minnetonka, MN, USA
Additional Locations: Marlborough, MA, USA

About this role:

As an Associate Project Manager, you will lead sustaining projects on the Urology Project Management team. You will collaborate cross-functionally and internationally to drive projects that are critical to business growth and continuity. You will join a team of passionate individuals striving to improve patient care.

The projects will vary in size and scope but may include supporting Quality/Regulation driven projects, supporting material or supplier changes, executing product extensions, executing value improvement projects or product design enhancements. These projects often have a high level of visibility throughout the organization. This role interfaces with key cross-functional groups including R&D, marketing, clinical, medical safety, design quality, regulatory affairs, process development and operations.

You are a self-motivated individual with demonstrated leadership skills. You will be responsible for leading diverse, cross-functional team(s) to evaluate, design, build, and implement solutions to support the project goals. Additionally, you will engage with functional managers to manage the portfolio of sustaining projects for your business unit and align on projects priorities and resources needs to execute successfully the sustaining strategy. Your success in this role requires creating a cohesive strategy for project execution, an effective project team culture, and driving execution to ensure project completion.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner and collaborate with a variety of functions, regions, and business resources to achieve project objectives
• Generate and implement project plans, communications, and schedules to assist with task prioritization and workload adjustments to maximize team potential
• Manage project challenges including scope impact assessments and recommended solutions
• Build team ownership and commitment to project plan and identify, manage, and communicate project risks
• Interact with senior leaders on complex matters requiring coordination between organizations
• Prepare and deliver project status updates to management
• Document risk mitigation plans, decision logs, meeting minutes, project metrics, and other key communications
• Ensure current BSC policies and practices are followed
• Identify resources required for project activities, develop project budgets, resource allocations and timelines
• Effectively lead global project teams ensuring good cross-functional communications and alignment on priorities amongst projects
• Assist with Annual Operating Plan (AOP), making sure all sustaining project requests & associated resourcing are accounted for

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering, Project Management, or Business.
• 3 to 5+ years of relevant experience
• Project management experience leading cross functional teams
• Project management experience managing project scope, schedule and budget, and ability to balance multiple priorities
• Strong cross-functional communication, team building, planning and problem-solving skills
• Candidate must be comfortable communicating and/or presenting in front of all levels of the organization

Required qualifications:

• Experience in the medical device industry
• PMP® certification beneficial but not required
• Willingness to travel up to 15%, including some international travel

Preferred qualifications and competencies:

• Proficiency in MS Project
• MS Office Tools
• Resource & Budget Planning

Requisition ID: 590915

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!