AdresAdditional Locations: Netherlands-Kerkrade; N/A; France-Voisins le Bretonneux; Poland-Warsaw; Spain-Madrid
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.
Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance
About the role:
Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC) is currently seeking an IT Director as a key leader for our EMEA Region and Global IT team, reporting to the Vice President of Commercial IT. This is an amazing opportunity for the right leader, combining provocative strategic thinking with organized execution. They will lead by example, supporting and mentoring personnel development across the department. They will coordinate with other Directors and Vice Presidents, leading the department to deliver the digital needs of EMEA, which represents significant contribution to the growth and profitability of Boston Scientific. He/she will be an advocate for enterprise architecture, best practices and a steward of sound investment decision-making based on value.
Your responsibilities include:
- Partner with EMEA leadership to understand business opportunities where the IT organization can make an impact and advance innovative solutions
- Provide strategic advice to regional leadership about best uses of digital opportunities. Serve as an advisor to the business and their primary liaison to Global IT services
- Bring global focus to problem solving and ensure our Global IT solutions, projects, resourcing and funding support the priorities of the business.
- Leverage existing capabilities and systems whenever possible, building local specialized systems only when existing options are unable to meet business needs.
- Represent EMEA as a core member of the Commercial IT Management Board, collaborate and partner with peers in IT to enhance the digital value potential for the EMEA region.
- Represent IT as a core member of EMEA Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
- 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 Region
- 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 are looking for:
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with matrixed leadership teams, including 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
- 10+ years of related professional experience in Information Technology leadership
- Experience in developing digital solutions for the health care industry preferred
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in technology (Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, Data and Analytics) or related field.
Requisition ID: 577530
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!
