Senior Director, Medical Affairs

Edwards Lifesciences Belgium; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 209,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Director of Medical Affairs to lead the Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) team, directing strategy and delivering clinical evidence to physicians. You will supervise a high-impact team and collaborate with clinicians and internal stakeholders to advance product claims and educational programs.

The role requires a strong track record in medical affairs leadership, cardiovascular knowledge, and experience shaping scientific

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated track record in people management.
• Ph.D., PharmD, MD, or equivalent advanced scientific degree.
• Medical Affairs leadership experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industry.
• Deep knowledge of cardiovascular disease states and therapies.
• Experience with scientific communications, publications, medical information, or evidence dissemination.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, clinical evidence interpretation, and biostatistics.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing teams.
• Exceptional scientific writing, editing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience influencing cross-functional and senior stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, project leadership, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Direct medical affairs activities, including scientific communications and medical information leadership, aligning with Medical Affairs strategy.
• Lead the team to translate clinical data into publications and physician education.
• Oversee development and dissemination of information supporting product use and scientific exchange.
• Guide scientific development and review of product claims.
• Direct educational objectives and ensure effective implementation.
• Develop and refine best practices through leadership and mentorship.
• Create talent development and succession plans aligned with growth strategy.
• Identify risks, develop mitigations, and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

People management

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

PhD/MD/PharmD or equivalent advanced degree

Job description

USA - California – Irvine

Full time

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.

Patients with mitral and tricuspid heart valve disease often have complex conditions with limited treatment options. Our Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is boldly pursuing an innovative portfolio of technologies to address a patient’s unmet clinical needs. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Senior Director Medical Affairs will be a strong leader with important contribution to the Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid (TMTT) business unit to set/directly influence the Medical Affairs strategy and accomplish objectives through leading the work of direct reports and broader team.

What you will make an impact by

• Direct medical affairs activities (e.g., scientific communications, medical information & scientific support for claims in the field of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions, and educational grants) with overall responsibility of leading the team to effectively deliver clinical evidence to the physician community through relevant and impactful scientific communications aligned with Medical Affairs strategy.
• Recommend & implement strategies for scientific communications and lead team from assessment of clinical data to develop and deliver through communications through publications in peer-reviewed medical/cardiology journals and physician podium presentations, in collaboration with physician and internal stakeholders.
• Recommend & Implement strategies for medical information and lead team to ensure development and provision of information to physicians upon request that supports appropriate product use and scientific exchange.
• Recommend & implement strategies to ensure scientific development and review of product claims.
• Recommend & implement strategies, to support educational objectives and lead team for effective implementation.
• Develop and refine best practices by directing and implementing changes through director(s), manager(s) and/or experienced professionals.
• Develop a robust talent development and succession plan in alignment with Medical Affairs growth strategy.
• Recommend, communicate and direct strategies. Lead in identifying risk, developing mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolving issues, etc. in collaboration with cross functional and/or matrix teams.
• Plan and direct strategic activities including prioritizing appropriate projects with overall responsibility for meeting business objectives.
• Analyze, formulate and present recommendations to advise and guide leadership; develop and deliver senior leadership/executive level communication.

What you'll need (Required)

• Master's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Demonstrated track record in people management

What else we look for (Preferred)

• Ph.D., PharmD, MD, or equivalent advanced scientific degree.
• Medical Affairs leadership experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industry.
• Deep knowledge of cardiovascular disease states and therapies.
• Experience with scientific communications, publications, medical information, or evidence dissemination.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, clinical evidence interpretation, and biostatistics.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing teams.
• Exceptional scientific writing, editing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience influencing cross-functional and senior stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, project leadership, and problem-solving capabilities.

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 $209,000 - $296,000 (highly experienced).

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

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life‑changing innovations to those who need them most.