Analyst, Project Management - Payments and Contracts

Edwards Lifesciences • Irvine, CA

4d • $72,000 - $102,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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. As the Analyst, Project Management, you will be responsible for managing payments within our TMTT business unit. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert for payment processes, ensuring payment logic and criteria are accurately defined. You will also initiate and manage payment‑related requests and workflows, coordinating closely with teams to ensure timely and compliant execution. This role will sit onsite at our Irvine, CA HQ. How you’ll make an impact: Lead development of moderate to complex analysis, systems, and processes to drive payments including payment logic setup, contract and budget development, preparation of analytics and reports, and other related activity. Provide recommendations/awareness to management and/or key stakeholders. Lead the initiation and management of payment requests and workflows, collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure clarity, accuracy, and timely completion. Lead development of medium to large-scale new process design, improvements, and implementation in collaboration with cross-functional and cross BU teams. Provide recommendations/awareness to management and/or key stakeholders. Interact with HCPs, vendors, as well as internal functions and management to resolve inquiries, including reconciliations, analytics, and other ad hoc requests. Support team members through cross training, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem solving to ensure consistent coverage and strengthen overall team capabilities. Other incidental duties

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or other related field with 3 years hands on experience managing small-to-mid scale projects or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of contracts and negotiations with prior contracts or payments experience
• Able to manage ambiguity, remain flexible while still maintaining an acute attention to detail
• Good computer skills in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management system
• Good written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills
• Moderate understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to managing project plans
• Good problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strict Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team environment, including the ability to manage vendors and project stakeholders
• Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Responsibilities

• Lead development of moderate to complex analysis, systems, and processes to drive payments including payment logic setup, contract and budget development, preparation of analytics and reports, and other related activity.
• Provide recommendations/awareness to management and/or key stakeholders.
• Lead the initiation and management of payment requests and workflows, collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure clarity, accuracy, and timely completion.
• Lead development of medium to large-scale new process design, improvements, and implementation in collaboration with cross-functional and cross BU teams.
• Interact with HCPs, vendors, as well as internal functions and management to resolve inquiries, including reconciliations, analytics, and other ad hoc requests.
• Support team members through cross training, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem solving to ensure consistent coverage and strengthen overall team capabilities.
• Other incidental duties

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level