Global IT Director, Cardiology (Hybrid Maple Grove MN)

Additional Locations: US-MN-Arden Hills

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.

About the role:

Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC) is seeking an IT Director as a key leader for our Cardiology division, reporting to the Vice President of IT. This is an amazing opportunity for the right leader, combining provocative strategic thinking with organized execution. Leading by example, you will support and mentor employee development across the department. You will coordinate with other Directors and Vice Presidents, leading the department to deliver the digital needs of our Cardiology business, which contributes significantly to the growth and profitability of Boston Scientific. The IT Director will be an advocate for best practices and a steward of sound investment decision-making based on value.

Your responsibilities include:

• Partner with Cardiology leadership to understand business opportunities, threats, needs and issues where the IT organization can make an impact and advance innovative solutions
• Provide strategic advice to division leadership about best uses of digital opportunities
• Build local specialized systems as needed for Cardiology, while leveraging broader Corporate IT capabilities whenever possible
• Represent IT as a core member of Cardiology executive leadership meetings
• Serve as an advisor to the business and their primary liaison to Global IT services
• Mentor and develop the next generation of leadership and talent within Global IT and specific to the division. Create an empowered and inclusive organization that rewards risk taking, encourages innovation, and rewards based on contribution
• Drive simplification and instill continuous improvement discipline within Global IT and in the business. Strive to identify opportunities to reduce the overall cost to serve and operate new solutions and helping the business find new ways to maximize efficiency
• Manage numerous digital projects and programs, raising risks and issues as needed
• Oversee the health and technical longevity of architecture and applications used by the Division
• Engage IT Leadership team to help accomplish the mission and as a point of escalation
• Reinforce the importance of quality and ensure appropriate compliance

What we’re looking for:
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related area
• 10+ years of related professional experience in Information Technology leadership
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with matrixed leadership teams, including R&D, Marketing, Sales and IT to implement technology solutions that enhance the consumer value associated with products and improve the efficiency of our product development processes
• Strong knowledge of Product Team execution and Agile Development practices
• Proven experience conceiving and delivering innovative solutions leveraging technology and information
• Senior executive presence, comfortable presenting and collaborating with Senior Leaders as a Business Advisor
• Experience working in a Global Organization supporting diverse teams
• Comprehensive understanding of information systems, financials, contract management, and digital transformation
• Ability to successfully manage and execute multiple, large scale projects using program and project management best practices
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to synthesize data for crisp understanding
• Demonstrated track record of building and maintaining highly collaborative, flexible, and productive cross-organization teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing digital solutions for the health care industry
• Salesforce.com implementation experience across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud and Marketing Cloud
• Reporting and Analytics experience

#DICE #LI-Hybrid

Requisition ID: 562667

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!

BSCRSR

RSRBSC