Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy

Edwards Lifesciences Corp•California, MD

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About The Position

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs. Our Director, Corporate Strategy position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future. Drive Edwards' strategic advantage by transforming external signals-competitors, markets, technologies, policy-into timely, decisionâready insights that inform enterprise strategy, portfolio bets, and ELT discussions.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent in a scientific, technical, or quantitative field with 10 years of related work experience, or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree or equivalent plus 8 years of related work experience required and 5 years experience direct experience in strategy, management consulting, business development, or marketing and sales
Ability to synthesize complex information into a high-level strategic message, and to interpret internal/external business factors into recommendations and solutions
Demonstrated experience working with a range of professionals to help navigate through complex situations
Proficiency in PowerPoint/Excel; comfort with data tools (Power BI/Tableau; GenAI/Agentic AI models a plus)
Proven expertise in clinical and financial comprehension, and live presentations, with high attention to detail and output
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
Recognized as an expert in own area with specialized depth and breadth of expertise within area of work in the organization
Expert understanding and interpretation of complicated market dynamics with the ability to identify and quantify market potential, and build business case with both business and financial analysis skills
Expert understanding of related aspects of processes and/or systems
Ability to listen to stakeholders, discover unmet needs, develop strong rapport with audience, and be customer-focused
Strict attention to detail
Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
Ability to represent leadership on projects on sections of projects within a specific area interfacing with project managers and cross-functional teams
Ability to consult in project setting
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

Run targeted primary and broad secondary competitive intelligence for the corporate strategy team
Stand up and iterate CI dashboards (e.g., Power BI/Tableau) and automated pipelines for news, trials, and KOL/patent data
Build and run an enterprise "earlyâsignal" system spanning competitors, pipeline moves, clinical data, regulatory milestones, pricing/reimbursement, M&A/partnerships, and adjacent tech. Stand up alerting, tagging, and impact triage so the right leaders see the right signal at the right time. (Newsletter + realâtime alerts model)
Maintain living competitive landscapes and scorecards; refresh preâELT/Board cycles and major portfolio gates
Lead congress/earningsâseason coverage with fast, BLUF readouts and implications for Edwards
Create crisp, executiveâready narratives (PowerPoint + live briefings) that translate complex dynamics into clear options and recommendations; tailor for ELT, BUs, regions, and functional partners
Collaborate across functions, regions, and BUs on Enterprise risks and opportunities
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.

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