R&D Fellow, WATCHMAN

Boston Scientific•Maple Grove, MN

18h•$125,800 - $239,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a key opportunity to serve the R&D Technical Lead for a next generation WATCHMAN product within the BSC's Cardiology division. WATCHMAN continues to be an exciting growth driver for BSC. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a blend of technical knowledge and leadership and have technical responsibility for delivering a next generation product for commercialization. This role will serve as the Technical Lead for a PDP.

Requirements

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of engineering experience with a bachelor's degree OR 8+ years with master's degree.
Class III medical device experience.
Previous experience working in roles of increasing responsibility within a PDP.
Experience interacting with physicians and customers in product design.
Ability to work Onsite at our Maple Grove, MN location or ability to travel up to 50%.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of LAAC therapy, cardiovascular clinical workflows, and physician use environments.
New product development experience in catheter access sheaths and delivery systems.
Experience in designing complex medical devices with commercialization experience through phase-gate processes.
Experience in driving technical trade-off decisions to optimize design, performance, usability, manufacturability, cost-efficiency and reliability.
Ability to build strong relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

Serve as primary technical decision maker for product development across multiple workstreams.
Lead technical teams in the execution of project plans, ensuring alignment with program goals and risk posture.
Lead the creation and execution of comprehensive technical plans, experimental strategies, and test methodologies.
Drive structured experimental design to inform data-based decision making and technical tradeoffs.
Ensure integration of design performance, material selection, manufacturability, quality by design, and long-term implant reliability.
Understand clinical use cases and user interface requirements to drive design decisions.
Identify, communicate, and mitigate technical risks through proactive planning and cross functional alignment.
Provide clear and timely technical updates to stakeholders (Engineering Leadership, TRB, Tech Forums, PMM, PIB).
Collaborate with program management, quality, process development, regulatory, clinical, and marketing.
Support resource planning to ensure appropriate staffing, skills, and budget utilization for technical workstreams.
Partner with program leadership to define scope, timelines, resources, and key milestones.
Create a strong team culture around high expectations & high performance.