Patrick Heavey
About Patrick Heavey
Patrick Heavey is an Associate Project Manager at Boston Scientific with over thirteen years of experience in the medical device industry, specializing in manufacturing, production, and project management.
Company
Patrick Heavey is currently employed at Boston Scientific in Galway, Ireland. He has been part of the organization since 2011, initially serving as a Manufacturing Engineer until 2019, after which he transitioned to his current role as Associate Project Manager. He also has experience working with Cambus Medical and Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd during his professional career.
Title
Patrick Heavey holds the title of Associate Project Manager at Boston Scientific. In this role, Patrick is responsible for managing supplier-related activities concerning the EU MDR, providing technical guidance to project teams, and participating in global project team meetings to ensure alignment with corporate directives.
Education and Expertise
Patrick Heavey received his Project Management certification from Velopi in 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Digital and Software Systems Engineering from the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and a National Certificate in Electronic Engineering from Athlone Institute of Technology. Patrick is PMP certified and has over thirteen years of experience in the medical device industry, covering various aspects of manufacturing, production, R&D, and project management.
Professional Background
Patrick Heavey began his career at Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd as Terminal Foreman from 2006 to 2007. He then worked at Cambus Medical as a Maintenance Technician from 2007 to 2009 and later as an Associate Engineer from 2009 to 2011. Patrick joined Boston Scientific in 2011 as a Manufacturing Engineer, a role he held for eight years before becoming an Associate Project Manager in 2019.
Role and Responsibilities
In his role at Boston Scientific, Patrick Heavey manages supplier-related activities related to EU MDR. He provides technical guidance to project teams that include members from Purchasing, Supplier Quality, and Supplier Engineering. Patrick also creates and maintains commodity-specific databases to support EU MDR implementation and participates in Global Project Team meetings. He is responsible for the creation of risk registers to identify and escalate project risks as necessary.