Boston Scientific · 22 hours ago
R&D Fellow, WATCHMAN
Maple Grove, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$126K/yr - $239K/yr
8+ years expBoston Scientific is a leader in medical science, committed to solving health industry challenges. The R&D Fellow will serve as the Technical Lead for a next generation WATCHMAN product, responsible for overseeing product development and ensuring successful commercialization.
Health CareMedicalMedical Device
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
Qualification
Required
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%
Preferred
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
Company
Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific is a medical technology company that designs and develops medical devices to diagnose and treat a wide range of condition.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$10.02B2025-02-21Post Ipo Debt· $1.58B
2024-02-22Post Ipo Debt· $2.17B
2022-03-04Post Ipo Debt· $3.28B
Leadership Team
Michael Mahoney
Chairman, President & CEO
Daniel J. Brennan
Chief Financial Officer
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