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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 May 2023
Employment effect (start)
19 May 2023
Foreseen end date
31 May 2026
Description
Medical device multination Boston Scientific is to create 400 new jobs over the next three years, at its site in Clonmel, as part of an €80m investment in manufacturing and R&D capabilities. Hiring for the new roles at the Clonmel site is already underway and positions include roles within production, engineering, quality, supply chain and R&D functions.
Currently, Boston Scientific has a workforce of more than 6,500 people across its three Irish sites - in Galway, Clonmel and Cork – with 4,150 employed at the Galway site.
Eurofound (2023), Boston Scientific, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 109124, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109124.
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