Sr Architect, PLM, IT, Critical Care

For over 50 years, the Critical Care business within Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) has operated at the intersection of groundbreaking medical innovation and improved patient care. Put simply, we exist because we’re committed to creating a world where every patient who should be monitored will be monitored with smart technology.  

With this impactful vision in mind, we are now embarking on becoming an independent business from Edwards, a process that we currently expect to be completed by January 2025.  

As Critical Care transitions to an independent company, we will continue to benefit from the expertise and experience of 4,000+ dedicated global employees, a vibrant innovation engine with strong investment in our future pipeline, and strong sales growth and profitability. We are well-positioned to build upon our category leadership as we continue to launch new solutions powered by A.I. to clinicians, and expand into new care settings.     

So, if you're a dynamic and passionate person who is eager to contribute to an innovative, industry-leading advanced monitoring company we invite you to explore our career opportunities. Those who choose to join us will be part of a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ journey to improve the quality of care and outcomes for millions of patients around the world.  

Appendix:  

For further detail on the spin-off from Edwards Lifesciences, please consult this 2023 Investor Conference Presentation, pages 89-99: 

Job Description:

As the Senior Architect, PLM, within IT, for Critical Care, you play a key role in the process of building a network from the ground up. You will work directly with business groups to develop, implement, and sustain IT solutions to business problems and to improve business processes. You will develop systems and policies, improve user proficiency, and promote system adoption in collaboration with key stakeholders.

This position can sit on our main campus in Orange County, California or can be remote within the Americas/ US region for a highly qualified professional.

You will make an impact by…

• Translating business requirements into system qualities that lead to repeatable and executable design strategies and patterns for tactical projects / initiatives in collaboration with project teams Identifying and defining the opportunities for integration, selecting the tools, specifying the shared data & code resources, defining the interfaces and data-flows, and monitoring the success of the integration for tactical projects / initiatives

• Developing, instituting, and maintaining the IT design methodology, development process methodology, technology standards, and best practices.

• Providing oversight to ensure compliance with architectural standards and practices through all aspects of planning, execution, and operation.

• Leading the evaluation of new technology targeted for possible integration into the existing IT environment

• Developing, instituting, and maintaining the design and metadata repository for integrating all aspects of established architectural models.

• Surveying external emerging developments, and evangelize new technologies, standards and methodologies

• Providing expert guidance on tactical projects/initiatives

• Provide training, coaching and knowledge transfer to team members on more complex tasks

• General and administrative tasks

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree, Advanced degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Natural Sciences & Mathematics or a related discipline

• 10 years experience in related IT Required

• Professional certifications are required (e.g. TOGAF, COBIT, ITIL, OCP, CDMP, etc.). Certifications are in relation to disciplines and architecture frameworks.

• 2 years experience of demonstrably solid performance in an architect role working with cross-functional teams (within IT and/or within the business) on enterprise-level or complex/novel system implementations

• 2 years of relevant industry experience (e.g. medical device, pharmaceuticals, etc.) or in highly regulated environments

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Deep understanding of SD-WAN implementation

• Expert knowledge in at least one discipline (e.g. Analysis, Design, Development, QA/QC, etc.)

• Substantial technical knowledge with expertise in at least one technical language or data management system (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, C#, Java, HTML5, JavaScript, Inf