Senior Manager, Innovation, Upstream Marketing

at  Edwards Lifesciences

Innovation starts from the heart. Our Advanced Technology (AT) teams harness the imagination, courage, and resourcefulness to think beyond what’s currently possible, and create solutions for patients many years into the future. If you’re an early-stage innovator, then Edwards AT team is the place for you to take the next steps in your career. We’ll give you the tools and resources you need to create groundbreaking innovations that shape the future of structural heart technology.
How you will make an impact:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team identifying unmet patient needs and boldly designing and testing the next generation of products for Edwards Lifesciences. Edwards’ Advanced Technology team is deeply dedicated to solving the complex challenges in the field of structural heart to transform treatment and significantly improve patients’ lives around the world.
Edwards Lifesciences Advanced Technology division has a unique opportunity for a Senior Manager, Innovation, Upstream Marketing to be part of the multi-disciplinary team driving a new and evolving innovation portfolio for the future of Edwards Lifesciences. Be part of a select group who is defining and developing the strategy for needs-driven innovation within the AT Incubator and provide technical guidance and drive new and evolving innovation portfolio for the future of the organization.

This highly collaborative role will partner with multiple teams that compete on numerous projects based on value proposition and feasibility of new products. Additionally, this role will:

• Provide technical and business expertise on one initiative or smaller initiatives including research and insights, channel strategy, valuation and business case development.
• Provide input leveraging business acumen and technical expertise with project teams to execute small projects, initiatives and/or programs.
• Develop and plan small impactful projects and activities based on value proposition, needs driven innovation and feasibility of new products with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables
• Identify and evaluate process improvements and/or course correction/alignment opportunities within small projects, initiatives and/or programs
• Provide input and execute activities including prioritizing.
• Partner with internal technology and business leaders to identify, develop and execute new data opportunities and breakthrough solutions.
• Other incidental duties

• Provide technical and business expertise on one initiative or smaller initiatives including research and insights, channel strategy, valuation and business case development.
• Provide input leveraging business acumen and technical expertise with project teams to execute small projects, initiatives and/or programs.
• Develop and plan small impactful projects and activities based on value proposition, needs driven innovation and feasibility of new products with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables
• Identify and evaluate process improvements and/or course correction/alignment opportunities within small projects, initiatives and/or programs
• Provide input and execute activities including prioritizing.
• Partner with internal technology and business leaders to identify, develop and execute new data opportunities and breakthrough solutions.
• Other incidental dutie