R&D Engineer III

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. This role follows an on-site work model, requiring employees to be in our local office five days per week.

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

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

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this role is $78,300 to $148,800. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience, pertinent education, and other relevant factors. At Boston Scientific, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range. Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation (e.g., overtime, shift differential) and annual bonus targets. Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, such as annual bonus targets and long-term incentives.

Benefits

The value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific can be explored at www.bscbenefitsconnect.com.