Yash Dave
About Yash Dave
Yash Dave is the Manager of R&D Site Operations at Boston Scientific in Pune, Maharashtra, India, with a background in plastics engineering and extensive experience in the healthcare industry.
Title
Yash Dave is currently serving as the Manager of R&D Site Operations at Boston Scientific.
Company
Yash Dave is employed by Boston Scientific, where he manages R&D site operations in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He has been with the company since 2019.
Education and Expertise
Yash Dave holds a Post Graduate Program in Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation from SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (2012-2013). He also achieved a Master of Science in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (2001-2003). He has a Bachelor of Engineering in Polymer Engineering from both Savitribai Phule Pune University and the Maharashtra Institute of Technology (1997-2001).
Professional Background
Yash Dave has extensive experience in R&D and product development across various organizations. He was the Plastics SME/Industrialization Lead at Philips Healthcare R&D (2014-2019), Group Head of Product Development at Mutual Industries Ltd (2013-2014), and Systems Specialist at GE Healthcare (2008-2011). Earlier roles include Senior Mechanical Engineer at BioValve Technologies/Valeritas LLC (2006-2008), Senior Plastics Engineer at Bionic Harvest (2006), and Research Engineer at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (2003-2006).
Management of R&D Operations
At Boston Scientific, Yash Dave operationalized the new R&D site in Pune within 4 months and met capex spend requirements for FY 2021. He leads the core team responsible for site selection, manages Opex/Capex spends, and oversees processes for timesheets, invoices, and PO approvals. Additionally, he supports vendor selection, evaluates MSAs and SOWs, tracks site budgets, and consolidates resource numbers for leadership review. He also collaborates with vendors on hiring plans and contracts.
Experience at Philips Healthcare
During his tenure at Philips Healthcare R&D from 2014 to 2019, Yash Dave held the role of Plastics SME/Industrialization Lead, contributing his specialized knowledge in plastics engineering and industrialization processes.
Roles at GE Healthcare and Mutual Industries Ltd
At GE Healthcare, Yash Dave worked as a Systems Specialist between 2008 and 2011. Additionally, he served as Group Head of Product Development at Mutual Industries Ltd from 2013 to 2014.