Manager, Contracts, Transcatheter Heart Valve

Edwards Lifesciences • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

The Manager, Contracts (THV) serves as a subject matter expert responsible for the development, negotiation, and execution of complex customer contracts and amendments supporting the THV business unit. This role partners closely with THV Sales, Pricing, Rebates, Legal, and Finance to ensure contracts are structured in alignment with approved strategies, compliant with internal policies, and operationally executable. The role operates as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on contract structure, risk, and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• 8 years experience of previous related experience with contract or bid management or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience supporting complex healthcare agreements involving rebates, pricing tiers, eligibility criteria, and multi ‑ year structures
• Experience supporting hospital systems or IDNs strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of healthcare contract terms and conditions, including rebate structures, effective dates, aggregation logic, true‑ ups, and compliance considerations
• Strong judgment and ability to independently assess risk and recommend appropriate contract solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and advise stakeholders across Sales, Pricing, Rebates, and Legal
• High attention to detail and strong contract drafting and review skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with contract or pricing systems preferred
• Ability to proactively escalate risks and issues with clear, well reasoned recommendations
• Commitment to adherence with company policies, compliance standards, and environmental health and safety requirements

Responsibilities

• Serve as a THV contracts subject matter expert, providing guidance to internal stakeholders on contract structure, terms, and execution
• Draft, review, negotiate, and execute complex THV customer contracts and amendments, including rebate programs, pricing and tier changes, term extensions, product add delete, eligibility provisions, and program refreshes
• Ensure contracts comply with THV business unit guidelines, approval authority requirements, and applicable legal and compliance standards
• Partner with THV Pricing and Rebates teams to ensure contract terms align with approved pricing strategies, rebate methodologies, and downstream operational processes
• Translate sales proposals and commercial objectives into clear, precise, and executable contract language while mitigating financial, legal, and compliance risk
• Identify contract risks, ambiguities, and inconsistencies, and provide recommendations to stakeholders to resolve issues prior to execution
• Interface with internal and external customers to obtain clarification on contract terms, rebate mechanics, baseline definitions, aggregation logic, and other non ‑ pricing data required to finalize agreements
• Support THV contract strategy and process improvements, including template updates, policy alignment, and system transitions
• Manage multiple complex contracts simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy
• Perform other duties as assigned, including ad hoc contract reviews, issue resolution, special projects, and support of time ‑ sensitive business needs
• Other incidental duties

Benefits

• competitive salaries
• performance-based incentives
• 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: Manager