R&D Engineer III

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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.

We will consider qualified applicants of all ages who are starting (or restarting) their careers

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an on-site work model, requiring employees to be in our local office five days per week.

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

About the role:

This Scientist III develops and optimizes drug delivery systems for combination products used in preclinical and clinical studies. Working as part of a multidisciplinary R&D team, this role designs and executes laboratory experiments, characterizes physicochemical properties of drug substances, analyzes and interprets experimental data, and contributes technical recommendations that support formulation and product development activities. The scientist collaborates across functions while independently managing assigned workstreams and continuing to build technical expertise in drug delivery, combination products, and pharmaceutical development.

At Boston Scientific, our products and technologies are used to diagnose or treat a wide range of medical conditions. We continue to innovate in key areas and are extending our innovations into new geographies and high-growth adjacency markets. Our R&D teams design, develop, and produce technologies for diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, heart failure, and other cardiovascular conditions through products such as Drug-Eluting Stents, Bare-Metal Stents, Catheters, Balloons, Guide Wires, Atherectomy, and Intravascular Ultrasound. As a member of this team, you will contribute to the development of innovative interventional therapies that improve patient outcomes while working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment focused on advancing patient care.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design and execute laboratory experiments to support formulation development and physicochemical characterization of drug delivery systems
• Analyze and interpret experimental data to identify technical trends and recommend next steps
• Develop, optimize, and qualify analytical methods using established scientific principles
• Prepare technical reports, development summaries, and documentation supporting design history files and regulatory submissions
• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams to solve technical challenges associated with combination product development
• Contribute to laboratory process improvements and identify opportunities to improve experimental efficiency and data quality
• Present technical findings to project teams and management
• Provide informal guidance and technical mentorship to interns or junior team members, as appropriate

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
• Prior internship or co-op experience with Boston Scientific
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization
• 3 months experience working on drug delivery systems for medical devices
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing independent laboratory research in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or related product development environments
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutics, physical chemistry, drug delivery systems, and experimental design
• Experience analyzing complex experimental datasets and communicating technical findings through written reports and presentations
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively on multidisciplinary technical teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with formulation development or combination products
• Experience with quantitative data analysis and scientific tools (MATLAB, Python, JMP, or similar)
• Experience developing or optimizing analytical methods
• Familiarity with microscopy, imaging-based characterization, or quantitative image analysis
• Experience working in a regulated product development environment
• Demonstrated record of scientific innovation through publications, patents, invention disclosures, or technology development
• Experience mentoring students, interns, or junior researchers/technicians

Requisition ID: 633239  

Minimum Salary: $ 78300  

Maximum Salary: $ 148800  

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at and follow us on  LinkedIn .

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.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.