Sr Mgr, Congress Mgmt

Innovation starts from the heart. Heart valve disease and critical care therapies impact millions of lives, spanning all ages and geographies. As communities globally address the opportunities and challenges of cardiovascular care, telling a compelling and authentic story is more crucial than ever. Beyond raising awareness, our Marketing teams build lasting, trusted relationships with medical professionals and industry stakeholders to ensure patients can receive the treatments they need.

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.

Position Summary: This role centers on managing and expanding Edwards's annual congress strategy, driving impactful business initiatives across marketing, sales, and product development. You will be the leader that oversees congress strategy, planning, and execution, vendor relationships, contract negotiation, promotional strategies, and fiscal management. Candidates should bring extensive experience in sales, marketing, or healthcare, along with strong project management, communication, and event planning expertise. With opportunities to lead cross-functional teams and shape Edwards's brand presence, this role is ideal for accomplished professionals ready to make a meaningful contribution in a dynamic environment.

How you will make an impact:

• Develop and manage the annual congress strategy; identify global and regional business initiatives and how to effectively impact through congress strategies; includes marketing, brand, sales, product and new business development initiatives. Identify new congress opportunities

• Develop congress objectives and strategies to ensure business goals are met at each congress; brand awareness, product messaging, education, networking, market research

• Initiate process development and improvements; identify new vendor opportunities; develop relationships to maximize Edwards benefits in execution

• Negotiate higher volume and complex contracts

• Create successful congress promotional sponsorship strategies and communication plans to maximize Edwards brand presence and exposure to the customer

• Lead cross functional teams to successful results

• Lead annual fiscal planning; annual budget preparation, forecasting, analysis, reporting; drive strategies to forecast optimal capex vs. opex spending

• Other incidental duties and some travel

*This is an on-site position based in Irvine, CA

What you will need (required):

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 10 years of related work experience or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria Required or  Master's Degree or equivalent and minimum 8 years of related experience working in sales, marketing, or healthcare industry or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria Required

What else we look for (preferred):

• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) or Certified Meeting Professional healthcare subspecialty (CMP-HC) Preferred

• Proven successful project management skills

• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management applications

• Experience with Cvent

• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives

• Recognized as an expert in own area with specialized depth within the organization

• Expert understanding of related aspects of marketing concepts and principles

• Expert knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to strategic event planning

• Expert knowledge and understanding expertise in event management strategies: speaker management, content development, attendee/invite strategies

• 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

• Represents leadership on projects within a specific area working closely with cross-functional team, marketing peers and leaders and managing needs and messaging to upper management

• Consult in project setting within specific marketing area

• Adhere to all company rules and re