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Principal Manager, Data Strategy

Work mode : Hybrid

Onsite Location(s) : Arden Hills, MN, US, 55112

Additional Location(s) : US-MN-Maple Grove; US-MA-Marlborough

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

At Boston Scientific, we advance science for life by delivering meaningful innovations that improve patient outcomes. As part of our Marketing Analytics & Insights team, the Data Strategy Principal Manager will serve as a key enabler of data-driven decision-making across global marketing teams.

You'll be responsible for designing and developing robust data strategies that power performance insights, campaign optimization, and commercial effectiveness. This role bridges the gap between raw data and business impact by building high-quality, scalable data models and pipelines for use across Boston Scientific's enterprise marketing ecosystem.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position currently. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your Responsibilities Will Include :

Corporate Data Strategy

Lead the development and execution of Corporate Data Strategy, optimizing efficiency, data quality, and competitive advantage.

Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on marketing, digital and customer data infrastructure, guiding which data sources to onboard for marketing activation.

Champion a first-party data strategy, enabling personalized customer communications and scalable audience-building processes.

Design workflows for activating customer segments in downstream channels, focusing on automation and scalability.

Evaluate new data sources, enrichment partners, and technologies to strengthen the marketing data ecosystem.

Planning & Prioritization

Align funding and resources for data initiatives, prioritizing investments based on ROI, scalability, and strategic impact.

Maintain and communicate a marketing data roadmap aligned with enterprise-wide goals.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with IT, Analytics, Marketing, Business Units, and Leadership to deliver an integrated customer experience.

Translate business needs into structured data requirements and governance standards.

Manage multiple cross-functional projects while ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timely delivery.

Technology Integration

Define business requirements for innovative data and marketing technology solutions.

Partner with technical teams to ensure marketing's needs are clearly understood and delivered.

Advocate for scalable architectures that balance foundational work with innovation.

Data-Driven Decision Making

Use analytics and stakeholder feedback to inform strategy and enhance customer experiences.

Establish and report on KPIs to measure adoption and success of data initiatives.

Ensure marketing teams have access to trusted data that drives confident decision-making.

Leadership & Enablement

Deliver value stories and training that promote data-driven, customer-centric marketing.

Present strategy and progress effectively to senior leadership.

Foster continuous improvement, cross-team feedback, and proactive collaboration.

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Analytics, Marketing, Business, or related field; Master's preferred.

A minimum of 7 years of experience in data strategy, analytics, marketing operations, or related functions.

Proven ability to translate business questions into technical requirements and deliver scalable solutions.

Strong understanding of marketing data ecosystems (CRM, campaign, digital, customer, and third-party data).

Experience with data governance, compliance, and privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA). Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of working across diverse teams.

Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels setting vision and executing details.

Ability to lead through influence, align multiple stakeholders to a common vision, process improvement experience.

Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs.

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 identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.