Job Description

Additional Locations: Canada-ON-Mississauga

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.

This is a 2-year contract opportunity.

About the role

The Senior R&D Engineer will develop new technology, products, equipment, and processes with minimal supervision. Furthermore, they will compile and analyze operational, test, and research data to establish technical specifications for designing or modifying products, processes, and materials.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support complex cutting-edge medical device systems through prototyping, testing and modeling.
• Develop device design history files (i.e., requirements, risk management, usability files.
• Ensure compliance to industry and international standards.
• Develop verification and validation plans, protocols, and reports.
• Perform independent tests, studies, analyses, and interpretations to generate technical conclusions and provide recommendations.
• Conduct work across the full scope of technical and documentation activities for the department.
• Make independent studies, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions.
• Responsible for technical input into project level planning.
• Provide technical guidance to review work plans and advise on unusual features of projects
• Provide technical, project level leadership to engineering assistants or junior engineering staff.
• Participate in failure investigations and repair planning.
• Assist in DFM (Design for Manufacturing) activities.
• Develop and test new manufacturing processes.
• Support regulatory filings to various government bodies as required.
• Support the development of intellectual property where required.
• Support pre-clinical and clinical research activities\xe2\x80\x8b where required.
• Other duties as required.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of related working experience from a regulated manufacturing industry
• 4+ years of relevant design control experience
• Experience with the overall design and development process

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience focusing on R&D activities in the medical devices industry
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR part 820, ISO 11135 and ISO 11607
• Experience with statistical analysis, package design, basic microbiology and medical sterilization methods
• Self-starter with the ability to quickly learn about new processes
• Excellent analytical and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Able to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team environment

What we have to offer:

• Hybrid working model for many roles combining on-site and remote work, paired with flexible working hours.
• A strong commitment to mental health and well-being, including a company-paid meditation app, meditation rooms in some buildings, fully trained Mental Health First Aid staff members, and weekly yoga/HIIT/Pilates/mindfulness online professionally-led classes for all employees.
• Headquarters based roles offer functional outdoor spaces (bring your laptop to one of multiple wi-fi connected outdoor patios to work) and access to a beautiful ravine trail system for lunchtime walks.
• Employer subsidized gourmet, high-quality, healthy meals available onsite, freshly delivered multiple times a week.
• Strong senior leadership commitment to Inclusion and Diversity; many opportunities to join I&D committees and spearhead I&D initiatives; employer-hosted roundtables with external experts, guest speakers and workshops/celebrations.
• Formal mentorship program, robust biweekly internal networking events and multiple communication streams open to senior management for all employees to provide continuous feedback.
• Employee-friendly work environment, with opportunity to participate in employee-led clubs (for example, book club, French club, gardening club, rock climbing club, boardgame club, tea club), and support to create new clubs.
• Employee recognition rewards platform (Guusto) - receive gift cards as recognition for a job well done!
• Quarterly Values in Action awards - a peer to peer recognition program aligning with our four Core Values (Employee Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Technological Leadership and Customer Service).
• Formal leadership training programs for leaders and non-leaders to develop their careers.
• Purposeful work that drives career development, with opportunities to learn and grow by way of on-site training, workshops, and lunch and learn sessions.
• Smart commute options including complimentary shuttle from Kipling Station, subsidized transit program and complimentary Electrical Vehicle charging on site.

Requisition ID: 558525

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!

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