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At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination and a deep caring for human life, we’re solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we’re one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.

About the role:

The purpose of this role is to manage and improve the Production Space Planning process through strong collaboration with each of the production units, the Facilities and Finance departments and to communicate recommendations to the site leadership team. This role will give the ideal candidate a unique opportunity to interact with and influence the senior management and leadership teams in BSC Galway regarding Strategic Space Planning decision making. The role is a stand-alone position that requires the candidate to work on their own initiative and to propose options supporting the campus space strategy.

This position will report to the site Industrial Engineering and Operations Training Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:  

• Develop and maintain a 5-year Production Space Optimisation plan
• Responsible for ensuring that all approved moves align to the Production Space Optimisation plan
• Manage the portfolio of space moves for the campus
• Initiate or maintain work schedules and priorities for cross departmental space transfers
• Provide timely communication on project progress to all relevant cross-functional stakeholders, and across all levels of the organization, including the senior leadership team
• Work with the Industrial Engineering team on the implementation of the Production Space Optimisation plan
• Identify potential expansion options to meet future business needs for the campus
• Builds strong relationships and collaborates with Operations, R&D and PD
• Align closely with Facilities on all planned changes to the plant and off-site locations
• Support the development of the annual Global Facilities Master Plan (GFMP) for the Galway campus
• Liaise with finance to establish which projects are tracking to plan and how best to manage financial projections (F1, F2, F3, AOP)
• Influences, guides, and manages internal/external resources to achieve critical program goals
• Lead other site/department projects and programs as required
• Manage all Corporate requests regarding current space utilisation and development plans

What we’re looking for in you:

• The position requires a bachelor’s degree and experience in high volume manufacturing.
• BS in Engineering or Science is required at level 8, 240 ETCS credits
• Must have proven business acumen, effective communication skills, demonstrated track record of project management execution, and leadership experience
• Engineering background and experience in medical devices industry preferred with exposure to Production Space Planning
• Demonstrate communication and influencing skills at the highest levels of management across a cross-functional organization.
• Must have experience managing and leading projects