Senior Specialist, Professional Education, Surgical

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.

Dedicated to innovation, our Surgical business unit is focused on identifying and solving critical, unmet needs in cardiac surgery. In understanding the challenges of open-heart surgery, we partner with surgical teams to deliver modern technologies intended to enhance patients’ quality of life and expand their potential treatment opportunities. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

How you will make an impact:

• Manage complex HCP education programs; including but not limited to executing on program logistics, obtaining compliance approval, contracting service agreements with HCPs, loading program information and invoicing into the HCP Engage system, and maintaining budget compliance
• Liaison key stakeholders: including internal sales teams and the physician/surgeon community to identify business demands and solutions. Recommend and lead the implementation of program development and HCP engagement to field teams, marketing teams and international Professional Education teams leveraging best practices
• Provide direction and guidance to field requests and inquiries regarding Professional Education programs
• Create collateral materials (i.e program agenda, social posts, email campaigns) and route education content for approval through relevant legal, regulatory and medical review processes with cross-functional stakeholders, utilizing the Vault PromoMats system
• Prepare complex quarterly program metrics on educational programs
• Ensure compliance for all Professional Education Programs and financial transparency reporting
• Manage Vendors and contracting for Professional Education programs, including but not limited to, hotels, ground transportation, airlines, travel agencies, catering, promotional materials, audio-visual and webinars
   

What you will need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree & a minimum of 5 years of related work experience OR a Master's Degree & a minimum of 3 years of related work experience
• Ability to travel up to 40%
   

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Education, sales or marketing work experience with HCPs
• Event planning and travel management experience
• Budget management experience
• Vendor management experience
• Legal, regulatory and medical review process and system experience
• Solid knowledge of regulatory and AdvaMed requirements

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 $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.

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.