Senior R&D Release Lead – Medical Device Software

Boston Scientific Gruppe; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 102,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific Maple Grove is seeking an experienced Principal, R&D Engineer, Maintenance Release Tech Lead to drive end-to-end software maintenance releases for complex medical device systems on-site in Maple Grove, MN. You will own backlog, scope, scheduling, and governance across software, systems, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, and DevOps teams.

The role requires leadership across multiple domains, strong risk management, and clear communication with senior leadership to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in engineering.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of medical device design controls, change control, risk management, cybersecurity, and verification and validation practices.
• Experience with software maintenance releases for complex medical device systems.
• Ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the maintenance release end-to-end, including backlog, release scope, prioritization, and transition to deployment.
• Maintain and prioritize the maintenance release backlog with field issues, quality signals, cybersecurity needs, and technical debt.
• Lead technical tradeoffs and engage subject matter experts for review and approval.
• Lead the cross-functional maintenance release team and align across systems, software, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, and DevOps.
• Own the integrated release schedule and budget, including milestones and resources.
• Ensure verification/validation strategy aligns with release scope and objectives.
• Manage change control board processes for scope changes and defect disposition.
• Escalate significant risks or decisions to leadership as appropriate.
• Communicate release scope, decisions, schedule, risks, and readiness to stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Release management

Risk management

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Job description

Boston Scientific Maple Grove is seeking an experienced Principal, R&D Engineer, Maintenance Release Tech Lead to drive end-to-end software maintenance releases for complex medical device systems on-site in Maple Grove, MN. You will own backlog, scope, scheduling, and governance across software, systems, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, and DevOps teams.

The role requires leadership across multiple domains, strong risk management, and clear communication with senior leadership to ensure