Senior Data Scientist, Digital Product Owner

Boston Scientific is seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Digital Product Owner to support the Global Quality team in delivering enterprise-scale data products. This hybrid role combines data science expertise with product ownership leadership to help shape product vision, prioritize delivery, and enable data-driven decision-making.

Role Scope

In this position, you will define product direction and roadmap priorities, establish success measures, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver scalable solutions on modern cloud platforms. The role emphasizes governed, trusted data products designed for self-service analytics, AI-enabled insights, and continuous improvement in performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to identify high-value opportunities and translate them into actionable product requirements.
• Define and prioritize user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery milestones using Agile methodologies.
• Support product planning activities and communicate roadmap progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to senior leadership.
• Establish product KPIs and success metrics focused on adoption, business value, data quality, and operational impact.
• Establish and govern trusted enterprise data products by executing metadata standards, data contracts, and governance controls while ensuring compliance with quality, privacy, security, regulatory, data integrity, cybersecurity, and responsible AI requirements.
• Partner with Data Engineering to design scalable, governed data products by defining end-to-end data architecture requirements and leveraging modern platforms.
• Enable trusted self-service analytics, AI-driven insights, and continuous improvements across performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, information systems, engineering, statistics, mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data science, analytics, data products, digital transformation, or related fields.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives with business stakeholders, data engineering teams, and technical delivery organizations.
• Strong experience working within Agile delivery frameworks and product management practices.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and strategic thinking skills.
• Experience operating in highly regulated environments, such as medical devices, health care, life sciences, or manufacturing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in data science, computer science, statistics, analytics, business, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, Project Management Professional (PMP), or equivalent certification.
• Experience leading enterprise data domains or data product portfolios.
• Experience implementing AI and generative AI solutions in regulated environments.
• Experience supporting Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Commercial, or Supply Chain analytics initiatives.
• Demonstrated success delivering enterprise-scale data modernization programs.

Work Model and Locations

• Location: Arden Hills, MN (hybrid)
• Hybrid requirement: in the local office at least three days per week
• Additional locations: US-CA-Valencia; US-IN-Spencer; US-MA-Marlborough; US-MN-Arden Hills; US-MN-Maple Grove

Sponsorship and Relocation

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

Additional Role Information

• Requisition ID: 634361
• Compensation: The anticipated annualized base amount or range will be provided as “plus variable compensation governed by the Sales Incentive Compensation Plan,” including certain annual non-discretionary incentives based on predetermined objectives, as well as the value of core and optional benefits offered at BSC.

Compliance Notes (MA and US Policy Statements)

• For MA positions: it is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
• Certain US-based positions may require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment; candidates are notified during the interview and selection process if applicable.
• The company continues to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine policies and will comply with applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.
• Employees are expected to meet ongoing role requirements, including any new requirements if policies or protocols change.
• For safety-sensitive roles: this role is deemed safety-sensitive and candidates will be subject to a pre-employment drug test to support workplace safety in compliance with applicable law.