The Massachusetts-headquartered medical devices producer corporation, Boston Scientific, announced the expansion of its operations by adding a new manufacturing plant in La Lima Business Park in Cartago Province. 

The new facility of approximately 40,000 sq. meters is scheduled to be built in 2025.

 

“We are grateful to our employees in the region who have continued to deliver life-changing technologies to our customers and their patients,” said Paudie O’Connor, senior vice president of Global Supply Chain, at Boston Scientific. “As we expand our Costa Rican operations into Cartago, we will continue to develop our talent and capabilities.” 

 

The company already employs more than 7,000 employees in its other facilities located in El Coyol Trade Zone in Alajuela Province and La Aurora Trade Zone in Heredia Province.

At new facilities in Cartago, the firm will hire about 1,200 employees in several functional areas including manufacturing and administrative roles. People interested in applying for a job should visit the firm Career's site.

Boston Scientific is one of many U.S. firms investing in Costa Rica. Last week, the Corona Del Mar, California, U.S.A.-headquartered company Tebra, a technology cloud-based firm, announced the opening of its new office in Alajuela.

International companies with branches in Costa Rica generated 22,000 jobs last year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Commerce (COMEX).

Even though new businesses are creating jobs, the unemployment rate has increased to 11.7%, according to the National Employment Survey. The data recorded from October to December 2022, shows that there are more than 287,000 people without registered jobs. Of these, 159,000 are women, making up 55% of unemployed people in the country.

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