Principal Global Supplier Engineering Lead

Principal Global Supplier Engineering Lead

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

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.

The Principal Global Supplier Engineering Lead (GSEL) is a strategic technical leadership role that plays a critical role in defining partnerships with world‑class suppliers to advance innovative medical technologies and make a significant impact on a global scale. As the technical owner for the Connectors and Cable Assemblies category (C&A), this role collaborates closely with divisional R&D and senior leaders across the organization to define global strategies, influence early product architecture and supplier capability roadmaps, supplier engagement models, and shape long‑term technology direction to ensure Boston Scientific remains an industry leader in innovation, while fostering a resilient and scalable supply base for future growth.

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

• Defining and governing global supplier capability and technical roadmaps
• Leading the category’s technical direction and ensuring alignment across divisions and regions
• Monitoring innovations, emerging technologies, and industry trends to guide the long‑term category strategy
• Serving as the primary technical partner for category‑relevant R&D teams
• Influencing divisional technology direction and ensuring supplier capabilities enable future product needs
• Maintaining deep understanding of the full product lifecycle and how supplier performance shapes strategy
• Engaging early in new product development to shape sourcing strategy and supplier selection
• Accelerating development timelines by minimizing rework and enabling optimal design solutions
• Participating as a technical authority in governance forums and critical decision‑making reviews
• Setting technical directions for supplier engineering and advising supplier quality and commercial sourcing
• Guiding the development of tools and frameworks necessary for a high‑performing global category team
• Mentoring junior supplier engineers to elevate technical talent across regions

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline
• Minimum 7 years of technical experience supporting complex mechanical or electrical systems
• Experience developing long‑term technical strategies and influencing at senior leadership levels
• Ability to travel to up to 20% globally

• Experience in medical devices, regulated manufacturing, or GMP environments
• Ability to lead cross‑functional technical teams without direct authority
• Effective communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop internal and external relationships
• Ability to mentor and provide technical leadership to engineering talent
• Strong strategic thinking with systems‑level problem‑solving capability

Requisition

Minimum Salary: $102,100

Maximum Salary: $194,000

Compensation is determined by location, experience, education, licensure, and certifications. The salary range reflects the anticipated range for the role. Variable compensation may be included for non‑exempt, non‑sales roles, and may consist of overtime, shift differential, and yearly bonuses, depending on eligibility and plans.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. All personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any other protected class.

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