Senior Director, Engineering, R&D

Overview

Aortic stenosis impacts millions of people globally, yet it often remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Edwards’ groundbreaking work in transcatheter aortic heart valve replacement (TAVR) pioneered an innovative, life-changing solution for patients by offering heart valve replacement without the need for open heart surgery. Our Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) business unit continues to partner with cardiologists and clinical teams to transform patient care with devices supported by clinical evidence.

It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards, we put patients first. We invest a significant proportion of our revenue towards research and development to drive and develop groundbreaking medical innovations for structural heart disease and critical care. As part of our R&D Engineering team, you will work closely with our Quality and Manufacturing teams to develop the latest tools and technologies to address significant, unmet clinical needs that impact patients’ lives around the world.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership to a highly talented team of managements & engineers working on new product development for Edwards Life sciences Transcatheter Heart Valve. The Senior Director, Engineering, R&D/NPD plays a key role in leading technical teams and supporting the new product launch strategy through the design, development, and execution of implantable devices in the Transcatheter Heart Valve space .

You will make an impact by:

• Reporting to Vice President of R&D and playing a key role in leading technical teams

• Planning and directing strategic program activities including prioritizing and selecting appropriate projects with overall responsibility for meeting business objectives. Lead in identifying risk, developing complex mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolving issues, etc. in collaboration with cross functional groups

• Managing subordinate team members and engineering activities with overall responsibility of staffing, planning, budgeting, managing expense priorities, performance management, and working through managers to achieve results

• Leading cross-functional groups to develop and provide design recommendations that integrate into multiple product lines and/or systems with significant complexity and gain consensus across the organization, developing a robust talent development and succession planning in alignment with functional growth strategies across own organization

• Defining and leading the implementation of the organizational structure to drive business initiatives and advise and gain buy-in from senior leadership

• Setting engineering strategy to optimize business processes, define and implement core competencies, by assessing business needs and developing, proposing, and implementing solution options

• Working across the organization to gain alignment and establish goals and objectives for the team to support the company’s KODs

• Having successful peer partnerships with other department leaders in Engineering, and cross-functionally (R&D, Clinical, Marketing, regulatory, Quality, etc.)

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 15+ years of relevant Engineering experience with 10+ years in medical device
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• Master’s degree in engineering or related field with 14+ years of relevant Engineering experience with 10+ years in medical device

• 5+ years of experience by showing a demonstrated track record in leadership skills managing R&D teams with direct reports

• Experience working in a pharmaceutical or medical device industry is required

• Strong interpersonal skills and people management skills

• Displays broad perspective and effective judgment, demonstrates well-reasoned problem solving and decision-making

• Strong technical knowledge and execution skills

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Proven successful project management leadership skills

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making.

• Excellent documentation and…