Associate Director, Process Improvement

Boston Scientific•Maple Grove, MN

4d•$144,200 - $274,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As part of the Global Enterprise Excellence team, the Associate Director, Global Value Improvement partners with global stakeholders to identify and deliver prioritized enterprise-wide value improvement initiatives. This role provides strategic leadership and leads a team of program managers to address complex, cross-functional challenges and execute high-impact projects that drive sustainable operating margin improvements. This leader will play a key role in accelerating enterprise transformation through operational excellence, cost optimization and AI-enabled innovation. By collaborating across businesses, functions and regions, the role drives scalable improvements that enhance financial performance, operational efficiency and long-term enterprise value.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management or another related field.
Minimum of 10 years' experience managing operational excellence and process improvement initiatives across broad organizations.
Minimum of 5 years' experience with AI and automation toolkits.
Minimum of 10 years' supervisory and management experience.
Experience working globally across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree in a related discipline.
Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide transformation and value improvement initiatives.
Experience driving operational excellence within a highly matrixed, global organization.
Strong understanding of enterprise financial metrics, including operating margin and variable spend performance.
Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead through organizational change.

Responsibilities

Lead a high-performing team of program managers applying data-driven insights, disciplined program management and continuous improvement methodologies to deliver enterprise outcomes.
Provide strategic leadership and enterprise-level governance for complex transformation programs focused on operating margin expansion and cost optimization.
Partner with executive stakeholders to define value targets, shape multiyear cost optimization roadmaps and ensure rigorous, on-time program delivery.
Collaborate with leaders across the organization to build a robust pipeline of initiatives that deliver cash, productivity and value improvement projects supporting long-range operating margin goals and top-quartile variable spend performance.
Utilize structured governance, data-driven decision-making and change management expertise to accelerate performance, eliminate inefficiencies and institutionalize continuous improvement.
Build and sustain a strong portfolio of enterprise-wide value improvement projects to achieve targeted annual improvement rates.
Lead and deliver prioritized variable spend programs to optimize category spend and improve financial performance.
Influence senior leaders, drive cross-functional alignment and ensure accountability for achieving program objectives and financial outcomes.
Apply structured change management practices to build adoption, mitigate resistance and embed new ways of working across the enterprise.
Monitor variable spend performance metrics and ensure alignment with operating margin targets and enterprise financial commitments.
Identify high-impact cost optimization use cases and partner with AI teams to deliver solutions that reduce operational costs and enhance end-to-end user experience.
Oversee model performance, ensuring continuous improvement, operational reliability and sustained business value realization.
Perform additional duties as assigned.