Senior Director, Program Management, MedTech

Edwards Lifesciences•Irvine, CA

3d•$209,000 - $296,000•Onsite

About The Position

Trust is key to fostering the positive change required to impact patient lives for the better. Honoring and safeguarding Edwards’ reputation and brand identity, our Public Affairs teams build and maintain valued partnerships across the public arena. In close cooperation with opinion-leaders in government, legislation, and the media, your guidance and counsel will help drive policy, lawmaking, and public support. Together we can improve quality of care and health outcomes for cardiovascular patients around the world. The Senior Director, Program Management, MedTech will be responsible for developing and deploying the strategy for programs, services, and technologies to be led by the THV GHER team in domestic and international arenas. The Sr. Director will oversee the team composition, role definition, recruiting, development, and retention of the Programs & Technologies team. The role will develop operating structures and implement project management principles which facilitate world-class program execution. The role will partner with regional and functional stakeholders to identify opportunities for domestic and international health economics programs to drive value of the TAVR therapy and Edwards value proposition. The Sr. Director will build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate execution and ensure program support. Work Schedule: Given the collaborative and complex nature of this work, this role is in person full time in Irvine, CA. How you’ll make an impact: • Develop and deploy the strategy for the programs and technologies to be led by the THV GHER team in domestic and international arenas • Maintain the full portfolio of GHER-led programs, inclusive of reach, program scope(s), program budgets, and impact scorecarding • Build and deploy program / project execution structure, tool sets, and guidelines to facilitate world class execution of initiatives by Programs & Technologies team; Identify success metrics for overall portfolio success • Oversee team composition, role definition, recruiting, development, and retention of the Programs & Technologies team, ensuring the team is sufficiently skilled and prepared to deploy projects and programs • Partner with regional and functional stakeholders to identify opportunities for domestic and international health economics programs to drive the value of the TAVR therapy and the Edwards value proposition • Build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate execution and ensure support of programs / projects • Support / lead other or special project work as needed

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, health economics, health policy, or related field with 14+ years of experience in health economics, project / program management or related field OR Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience
7+ years’ leadership experience (including some project team leadership)
Demonstrated success in cross-functional project management
Experience developing and deploying strategies at team level (at minimum)
Proven success in project management; participation in cross-functional project teams
Previous experience in MedTech industry required; working knowledge of health policy, economics / reimbursement concepts preferred
Experience working with external stakeholders and customers (e.g., vendors, payers, hospitals, physicians, etc.), as well as internal cross-functional teams and business units.
Domestic and / or international travel up to 25%

Nice To Haves

MBA or MPH
Multi-functional experience
Strong strategic thinking capability
Ability to build and deploy a program management team, from recruitment to development and retention
Exceptional leadership capability, including leadership with direct or indirect authority
Multidisciplinary skill set, enabling broader perspectives
Ability to balance strategic thinking with intricate planning and strong tactical execution
Expert project management skill
Expert analytical skill
Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite and related tools and systems
Excellent documentation and communication skills
Aptitude for interpersonal relationship skills including negotiation, and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards
Extensive understanding of medical device industry, preferably with functional responsibility in reimbursement planning, program implementation, and health economics and outcomes research.
Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environment

Responsibilities

Develop and deploy the strategy for the programs and technologies to be led by the THV GHER team in domestic and international arenas
Maintain the full portfolio of GHER-led programs, inclusive of reach, program scope(s), program budgets, and impact scorecarding
Build and deploy program / project execution structure, tool sets, and guidelines to facilitate world class execution of initiatives by Programs & Technologies team; Identify success metrics for overall portfolio success
Oversee team composition, role definition, recruiting, development, and retention of the Programs & Technologies team, ensuring the team is sufficiently skilled and prepared to deploy projects and programs
Partner with regional and functional stakeholders to identify opportunities for domestic and international health economics programs to drive the value of the TAVR therapy and the Edwards value proposition
Build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate execution and ensure support of programs / projects
Support / lead other or special project work as needed

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.

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