Manager, Project Management – Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies

Innovation starts from the heart. Heart valve disease and critical care therapies impact millions of lives, spanning all ages and geographies. As communities globally address the opportunities and challenges of cardiovascular care, telling a compelling and authentic story is more crucial than ever. Beyond raising awareness, our Marketing teams build lasting, trusted relationships with medical professionals and industry stakeholders to ensure patients can receive the treatments they need.

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional project management professional with product launch experience to join a team that is boldly designing transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies from the ground up. TMTT is dedicated to solving the complex challenges of mitral and tricuspid disease in order to transform treatment and significantly improve patients’ lives. As the Manager, Project Management you will initiate, plan, execute, control, and manage all aspects of launch project(s) to ensure readiness at the target product launch date.

How you will make an impact:

Partner with launch marketing lead and global cross-functional team to define the requirements, success criteria, and deliverables for new product launches

Coordinate multiple parallel workstreams across various departments and functions involved in the preparation for introduction of new products to the market

Develop credible project management timelines with clearly defined task owners, and drive the execution of launch readiness tasks as defined in the timeline

Facilitate recurring and ad hoc cross-functional team meetings across various levels of the organization to track execution, identify risks and issues, and facilitate team decision-making

Manage changes to the project scope and schedule

Collaborate with project cross-functions to identify risks, develop risk mitigation plans, and communicate and escalate risks as appropriate

Manage team member and stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communication

Ensure clear communication of project status, risks / issues, and achievements to project teams, stakeholders, and project sponsors

Manage project closure activities, including gathering lessons learned and driving changes to future for continuous improvement

This role will support global and regional teams and must be available to work global hours

Up to 25% travel

What you will need (required):

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Minimum 8 years of hands- on experience managing projects of increasing complexity

Proficiency with MS Project

What else we look for (preferred):

Working knowledge of Smart Sheet

Demonstrated experience in Project Management methodology

Previous product launch experience within a regulated environment

Ability to lead and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and constantly changing work environment, and ability to motivate others to action

Strong leadership and organizational skills, and the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organization

Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management and executive stakeholders

Experience managing risk and implementing risk mitigation plans

Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and critical thinking skills, and ability to create clarity in complexity

Strong presentation skills, comfortable presenting to senior level executives

Cross-cultural sensitivity

Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management systems

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

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 the base pay range for this position is $115,000 to $163,000 (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 Career 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.