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Edwards Lifesciences

Senior Director, Medical Affairs

irvine, CA

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Edwards Lifesciences lists this Senior Director, Medical Affairs opportunity in irvine, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Patients are at the heart of everything we do. As part of our Medical Affairs team, you’ll foster internal and external collaboration to generate and disseminate evidence-based clinical practices to help impact patient lives and advance the quality of care. Your scientific curiosity and passion for patients will help us grow our reach and develop innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease.

Patients with mitral and tricuspid heart valve disease often have complex conditions with limited treatment options. Our Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is boldly pursuing an innovative portfolio of technologies to address a patient’s unmet clinical needs. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Senior Director Medical Affairs will be a strong leader with important contribution to the Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid (TMTT) business unit to set/directly influence the Medical Affairs strategy and accomplish objectives through leading the work of direct reports and broader team.

You will make an impact by:

Direct medical affairs activities (e.g., scientific communications, medical information & scientific support for claims in the field of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions, and educational grants) with overall responsibility of leading the team to effectively deliver clinical evidence to the physician community through relevant and impactful scientific communications aligned with Medical Affairs strategy.

Recommend & implement strategies for scientific communications and lead team from assessment of clinical data to develop and deliver through communications through publications in peer-reviewed medical/cardiology journals and physician podium presentations, in collaboration with physician and internal stakeholders.

Recommend & Implement strategies for medical information and lead team to ensure development and provision of information to physicians upon request that supports appropriate product use and scientific exchange.

Recommend & implement strategies to ensure scientific development and review of product claims.

Recommend & implement strategies, to support educational objectives and lead team for effective implementation.

Develop and refine best practices by directing and implementing changes through director(s), manager(s) and/or experienced professionals.

Develop a robust talent development and succession plan in alignment with Medical Affairs growth strategy.

Recommend, communicate and direct strategies. Lead in identifying risk, developing mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resoling issues, etc. in collaboration with cross functional and/or matrix teams.

Plan and direct strategic activities including prioritizing appropriate projects with overall responsibility for meeting business objectives.

Analyze, formulate and present recommendations to advise and guide leadership; develop and deliver senior leadership/executive level communication.

What you'll need (Required):

Master's Degree or equivalent relevant experience

Demonstrated track record in people management

What else we look for (Preferred):

Ph.D., PharmD, MD, or equivalent advanced scientific degree.

Medical Affairs leadership experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industry.

Deep knowledge of cardiovascular disease states and therapies.

Experience with scientific communications, publications, medical information, or evidence dissemination.

Strong understanding of clinical research, clinical evidence interpretation, and biostatistics.

Demonstrated success leading and developing teams.

Exceptional scientific writing, editing, communication, and presentation skills.

Experience influencing cross-functional and senior stakeholders in a matrixed environment.

Strong strategic thinking, project leadership, and problem-solving capabilities.

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $209,000 - $296,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

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Worksite address

irvine, CA, 92713, US

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