Senior Specialist, Physician Training, TMTT

Edwards Lifesciences; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in cardiovascular technologies is seeking a Medical Affairs professional to develop training programs for innovative products. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and certified expertise to enhance clinician education and improve patient outcomes. Ideal candidates possess significant experience in the medical device industry, particularly in cardiovascular care.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in cardiovascular medical device or healthcare industry required
• Certification as RDCS or RCS required
• Willingness to travel nationwide up to 60%

Responsibilities

• Lead execution and development of training materials and programs
• Collaborate to develop training events and educational resources
• Ensure training program evaluations are complete

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Associate's Degree in related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

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.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Lead the execution and development of training materials and programs for commercially available products in collaboration with cross functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal)
• Responsible for successful execution of training programs. Ensure completeness of training program evaluations
• Collaborate with faculty to develop training events and educational resources (e.g., speaker programs, proctor webcasts
• Excellent Communication skills (Deliver didactic and hands on education to physicians and structural heart teams)
• Establish relationships with training faculty members and key KOL physicians to develop and improve training programs and materials and incorporate best practices
• Collaborate with Marketing and other stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging adhere to training SOPs, compliance selection and utilization of faculty members
• Act as a resource to HCP, leverage knowledge gained through direct clinician interactions and relationships, in order to address questions related to off label use of approved products
• Collaborate with team members to define metrics to assess training effectiveness and impact
• Assess and provide feedback on educational events funded by Medical Affairs through educational grants

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years experience working in cardiovascular medical device industry, or healthcare industry Required or Associates Degree and 8 years experience working in cardiovascular medical device industry and or healthcare industry required
• Certification in RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer) within ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) Or Certification such as: RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer) through CCI
• Must be willing to travel nationwide up to 60% of the time

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Structural heart experience preferred
• Cath lab experience
• ACS Advanced Cardiac Sonographer Certification from CCI
• TEE experience
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including consultative and relationship management skills
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills
• Substantial knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to physician training
• Substantial understanding of related aspects of clinical therapeutic areas
• Substantial knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and AdvaMed requirements
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to work in a team environment, working closely with global marketing team, key opinion leaders and regional sales managers
• Develop the ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on assigned projects
• 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.

The base pay range for this position is $90,000 to $127,000 (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.