Senior Director, Program Management, MedTech

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, Med Tech 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.

• 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 score carding
• 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

• 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 Med Tech 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%

• 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…