Strategy Manager, THV

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.

This high impact position will actively contribute to the global long-term strategy of an organization with ~$3.9B worldwide sales in 2023. As a business and company, we strive to impact patient care and improve patient lives. The work this team does has a direct link to that patient impact.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead design and execution of the annual strategic planning process while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards
• Develop impactful presentations to communicate business strategies to Board of Directors, Investors, and other key internal and external stakeholders
• Support content to drive strategic discussions and facilitate key business strategy decisions at leadership and executive level meetings
• Provide direction and guidance to smaller project teams to address key strategic challenges and opportunities. Evaluate local markets (e.g. regulatory, market access, business challenges) on BU therapies
• Collaborate across functions, regions, and BUs to deliver an actionable strategic plan
• Develop strategic and tactical business plans to drive short term execution and prioritization in partnership directly with global and cross functional teams
• Other incidental duties (e.g. Foster effective internal relationships within organizations)

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field with at least 8 years of related work experience Required OR
• Master's Degree or equivalent with at least 6 years of related experience
• 3 years of direct experience in strategy, management consulting, business development, or marketing and sales Required

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Degree in a scientific, technical, quantitative, or finance (FP&A) field
• Ability to synthesize complex information into a high-level strategic message, and to interpret internal/external business factors into recommendations and solutions.
• Demonstrated experience working with a range of professionals to help navigate through complex situations.
• Experience with executive communication
• Proven expertise in PowerPoint, Excel, clinical and financial comprehension, strategic frameworks, and live presentations, with high attention to detail and output.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards
• Extensive understanding and interpretation of complicated market dynamics with the ability to identify and quantify market potential, and build business case with both business and financial analysis skills
• Extensive understanding of related aspects of processes and/or systems
• Ability to develop and integrate metrics into the projects and operations that clearly demonstrate value to the business
• Ability to listen to stakeholders, discover unmet needs, develop strong rapport with audience, and be customer-focused.
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Ability to represent leadership on sections of projects within a specific area interfacing with project managers
• Ability to consult in project setting
• 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.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $120,000 t