Project Specialist II

Project Specialist II

Work mode : Hybrid

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

Additional Location(s) : N / A

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

The Project Specialist II supports project manager in the execution of large supply chain projects or manages independently specific workstreams or smaller projects. Projects are wide ranging in content from supporting project transfers, environmental sustainability projects towards our NetZero goals, as well as other strategic and operational projects impacting our global supply chain. This is a role that one can specialize in supporting a project manager or learn the nuances of project management for a future career in project management.

Work Mode

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in any of our US or Costa Rica office's at least three days per week.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Visa Sponsorship

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

Support detailed project planning in support of major project, product / process transfer etc.

Co-coordinating the activities of any BSC allocated project resources.

Support the PM to identify and manage project dependencies and critical path items while ensuring project quality and utilizing and following appropriate methodologies.

Development of and adherence to project contract or terms and conditions.

Liaise with project manager, other team members, and functional management as necessary and effectively communicates project expectations and deliverables to team members in a timely and clear fashion.

Development and implementation of appropriate supporting documentation and project management tools (meeting notes, decision log, risk matrix, Terms and Conditions)

Prepare project status updates.

Track deliverables based on project timeline with respective owner, escalate to project manager, any deviations from plan and support them in bringing deliverables back to target.

Support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports BSC's Quality Policy, Quality System and the appropriate regulations for the area they support.

Identify and escalate unresolved obstacles to the success of the project.

Participates in the planning, execution, and finalization of projects according to strict deadlines, within budget, and by following organized and repeatable procedures.

Conducts project postmortems and communicates lessons learned in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Use critical thinking to offer new ideas and potential improvements to the project plan.

Required Qualifications

3+ years related experience to include leading or managing projects or project tasks

Strong data analysis skills

Strong familiarity with Microsoft Tools and ability to learn software quickly

Concise verbal and writing communication