Director, Scientific Communications, Surgical Medical Affairs

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.

Dedicated to innovation, our Surgical business unit is focused on identifying and solving critical, unmet needs in cardiac surgery. In understanding the challenges of open-heart surgery, we partner with surgical teams to deliver modern technologies intended to enhance patients’ quality of life and expand their potential treatment opportunities. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Director, Scientific Communications – Surgical-Medical Affairs will lead a team responsible for the design and execution of scientific communication strategies. This role will focus on publication strategy execution while fostering leadership, team development, and cross-functional collaboration across Edwards Lifesciences.

How you will make an impact:

• Develop and lead the execution of podium and publication strategies in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., physician investigators, KOLs) to ensure maximum effectiveness in the execution of the scientific communication plan and maintenance of Edwards presence at national and international conferences while ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. Develop and lead the execution of a cross-functional scientific communication strategy.
• Manage and oversee the work of sub-functions and/or areas and may have financial budget responsibilities. Develop a robust talent development plan in alignment with functional growth strategies of the department.
• Develop, maintain, and disseminate strong scientific knowledge of the current competitive landscape and future product entries including the identification, summarization and dissemination of key conference scientific sessions
• Develop processes and use metrics to assess the impact of scientific communication programs.
• Collaborate with the internal stakeholders to ensure integration of current clinical data and insights into training and education curricula and that HCP scientific information needs are met.
• Identify clinical evidence gaps, propose and/or lead the execution of evidence development strategies to address them.

What you will need (Required):

• Bachelor’s degree in related field with 10 years of previous experience required or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria
• Related experience in working in clinical, research, or healthcare industry and skill levels exceeding the requirements of the Manager Required and
• Demonstrated track record in people management

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in related field Experience working in a regulated industry
• Proven successful project management leadership skills
• Expert understanding of scientific communication procedures while identifying applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems
• Expert in the development of scientific/medical conference proceedings and manuscript publication in major scientific journals
• Expert scientific acumen, for use in various circumstances, including in working with internal stakeholders and with physicians in identifying evidence gaps and opportunities
• Expert knowledge of ACCME, AdvaMed, EUcomed, FDA and ISO regulations
• Demonstrated ability to manage one or more teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations

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 (CA), the base pay range for this position is $170,000 to $241,000 (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.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

COVID Vaccination requirement

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.

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