Director of Research and Development

Additional Location(s):  US-CA-Valencia

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 Job

Boston Scientific ranked #2 among medical device companies on Forbes America’s Best Places to Work for Engineers 2026. Whether your passion lies in systems, software, human factors, or beyond, this is a place to grow your career and help advance science for life.

Boston Scientific is seeking a Director of Research & Development for Mechanical Engineering and Surgical Workflow within the Neuromodulation business unit. Our Neuromodulation division develops implantable therapies that help silence pain, ease movement disorders, and improve care for neurological conditions affecting the brain, peripheral nerves, and spinal cord.

In this role, you will lead the Mechanical Engineering and Surgical Workflow function across the Neuromodulation portfolio, overseeing next-generation product development, sustaining engineering, product lifecycle management, acquisition integration, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will guide a global team of engineers and technicians to deliver innovative, reliable, and technically rigorous solutions that meet patient, physician, and business needs.

Success in this role requires strategic leadership, strong technical and operational expertise, organizational influence, and the ability to collaborate effectively across senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to work onsite in Valencia, CA (suburb of Los Angeles) at least three days per week.

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

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Lead the Mechanical Engineering and Surgical Workflow organization, setting functional strategy and driving execution across new product development, sustaining engineering, product lifecycle management, acquisition integration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive innovation and technical strategy across the Neuromodulation portfolio while advancing engineering excellence, product quality, and organizational capability.
• Oversee product design, sustaining engineering, verification and validation, and integration activities for complex implantable and non-implantable medical device systems.
• Partner cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Operations, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Program Management to drive successful product development and lifecycle outcomes.
• Prioritize product enhancements and address customer, physician, and field feedback to support commercial continuity, product performance, and market competitiveness.
• Monitor evolving clinical, regulatory, and quality requirements to ensure products remain compliant, competitive, and aligned with market and business needs.
• Ensure work is executed in accordance with Boston Scientific quality systems, SOPs, international standards, regulatory requirements, and approved resource plans.
• Develop and maintain engineering processes, technical standards, and organizational capabilities that support scalable execution and long-term product stewardship.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing global engineering organization focused on innovation, accountability, collaboration, and talent growth.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, communication, execution, and overall organizational effectiveness.
• Communicate effectively across organizational levels regarding technical strategy, portfolio priorities, execution status, and resource planning.
• Build strong collaborative relationships across Boston Scientific and with external partners, physicians, and key stakeholders to support innovation and product success.
• Contribute to short- and long-term Neuromodulation strategy, roadmap development, and portfolio planning.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in medical device research and development.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and complex project portfolios within matrixed organizations.
• Proven success developing and leading global engineering organizations of 15 or more professionals.
• Demonstrated expertise across medical device development, sustaining engineering, design controls, post-market activities, and product lifecycle management.
• Strong technical and operational leadership skills, with experience driving execution, organizational alignment, and product quality initiatives.
• Deep understanding of surgical access and workflow, electromechanical packaging, mechanical design, and the integration of implantable medical device technologies.
• Demonstrated experience developing and supporting highly regulated electromechanical medical device systems.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Class III implantable medical devices and/or comparable implantable neuromodulation technologies in highly regulated environments.
• Background in spine, pain management, neurosurgery, or related medical device technologies.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders, technical teams, customers, physicians, and external stakeholders.

Requisition ID: 629549

Minimum Salary: $162400  

Maximum Salary: $308600  

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 .

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