Lab Assistant III - 1st Shift

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 this role:
This position is responsible for returns processing activities within the CRM and EP Returns Processing (Post-Market Quality) team at Arden Hills, Minnesota. This position is intended to be focused on returned product decontamination, with opportunities to support additional returned product activities as needed.


Work Mode
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be in our local office 5 days per week

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

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

Your responsibilities will include:

• Perform returned product decontamination in a lab using medium and high-level disinfectants.
• Handle and disinfect biohazardous returned products which may contain blood, body fluids, and body tissue.
• Understand and adhere to general lab safety practices including but limited to; wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), following chemical safety, and following lab procedures.
• Prep and label products to be delivered to the Complaint Investigation Site (CIS) labs for analysis.
• Manage a large daily volume of returned products while maintaining product traceability and organization.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment utilizing 5S methodologies and participating in regular lab cleanings.
• Actively interface with other Boston Scientific departments to corroborate special needs or procedure changes for product processing.
• Support returned product activities such as data entry into the complaint management system, returned product triage, archival, and scrap.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement projects and activities.
• Communicate within the team and to downstream customers to ensure process fluidity and transparency.

Required qualifications:

• 3 years of experience with a High School Degree or an equivalent combination of education/work experience

Preferred qualifications:

• 1 year of relevant experience (decontamination, good laboratory practices, or other post-market experience)
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Requisition ID: 624218

Minimum Salary: $ 43368

Maximum Salary: $ 73736


The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see 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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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.