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Trade Compliance Principal / Manager

Boston Scientific

Boston Scientific

Compliance / Regulatory
Kerkrade, Netherlands
Posted on Nov 11, 2025

Additional Locations: Ireland-Clonmel; Ireland-Cork; Ireland-Galway

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 a key member of the Global Trade Compliance team, this role supports Boston Scientific's global compliance objectives by leading and enhancing trade compliance programs, with a strong focus on the EMEA region.

You will serve as the primary contact for import and export compliance, manage government inquiries, and help ensure business continuity by aligning with corporate trade compliance strategies. This is a highly visible and strategic role, ideal for a compliance professional with deep expertise in international trade regulations and cross-functional influence.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Actively supporting the development and implementation of a global trade compliance program
  • Leading the continued development and execution of an EMEA trade compliance program
  • Serving as the EMEA trade compliance representative and subject matter expert
  • Managing trade compliance operations and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives
  • Applying deep knowledge of import and export regulations to maintain compliance across EMEA countries
  • Defining, documenting, and conducting trade compliance audits and corrective action processes
  • Enhancing internal and external processes to ensure adherence to EU and international regulations
  • Providing operational training to teams including Logistics, Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Distribution
  • Supporting product classification activities and ensuring the accuracy of classification data
  • Ensuring compliance with import/export special programs such as GSP, NAFTA, strategic goods, 9801/2 & duty drawback, and airline security
  • Determining country of origin and ensuring appropriate product marking
  • Establishing and maintaining brokerage services aligned with business needs

What we are looking for:

Required qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business, International Trade, Supply Chain, or a related field
  • Minimum of 10 years' experience in trade compliance, including customs process execution and brokerage oversight
  • In-depth knowledge of international customs regulations, procedures, and documentation
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Ability to work cross-functionally, influence without authority, and manage through change

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with SAP GTS
  • Exposure to or involvement in AI implementations within compliance or trade systems

Requisition ID: 617709

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!