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About This Role: This Quality Engineer II role will provide support for Capital Equipment production operations at the Arden Hills site. An individual stepping into this role will help ensure delivery of the highest quality result to the customer, while supporting continuous improvement projects and quality initiatives. They will partner with a broader team to accomplish day-to-day floor support, proactive problem solving, NC dispositions, and NCEP/CAPA work. Additionally, this person will support value improvement projects, and Workstation Vulnerability Assessment efforts. In a fast-paced and dynamic environment, a Quality Engineer in this division would be a process owner for manufacturing line(s), working cross-functionally with their manufacturing engineering and production counterparts to achieve business goals.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model requiring employees to be in our local office five days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Apply sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues.
• Collaborate with technicians and manufacturing engineers in assisting in identification of manufacturing process defects, identification of primary root causes, understanding corrective and preventative actions, and dispositioning non-conforming material. May be responsible for working to bound product and document release criteria.
• Uses risk analysis tools, including but not limited to, hazard analyses, DFMEA, PRA, to evaluate and disposition product quality issues.
• Perform process validation and verification activities, including test method validation, and generate/review related documentation.
• Identifies possible sources of manufacturing defects and devises methods to reduce process variation to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects.
• Leads process improvement efforts by identifying methods to capture quality metric data and by performing appropriate analysis methods to enhance sustaining product design and new product development.
• Acts as team member in supporting quality disciplines, decisions, and practices.
• Participates in team decision making and displays team problem solving/communication skills.
• Working with Project Management and Division teams to support new and updated products added to the area
• Process ownership and MRB support
• Proactively investigates, identifies, and implements best-in-class Quality Engineering practices.
• Provide support and mentorship to area Quality Technicians

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science related field
• Minimum 2 years experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in a regulated medical device industry, preferably in Quality
• Experience in Capital Equipment manufacturing
• Prior interactions with the following disciplines: manufacturing engineering, post market complaints, CAPA, risk management, supplier quality, and process engineering
• Prior experience with non-conforming material review process
• Experience in Validation, Statistical sampling and/or Root Cause Investigation
• Familiarity with product documentation, inspection and testing, and Manufacturing Execution
• Problem Solving Certification (Green Belt, CQE, Six Sigma, etc.).

Requisition ID: 608323

Minimum Salary: $69500

Maximum Salary: $132000

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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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!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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