Director, Corporate Development

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs. Our Director Corporate Development position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.

The Edwards Lifesciences Corporate Development group is seeking a candidate to support the execution of a broad variety of strategic transactions including mergers and acquisitions divestitures IP/Technology licenses and partnerships. A successful candidate will support the long-term growth strategy of the company through the assessment evaluation structuring negotiation and completion of potential transactions.

How you will make an impact:

• Develop and plan larger corporate development projects and activities with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables.
• Provide direction and guidance to project teams to execute larger corporate development projects initiatives and/or programs.
• Identify and evaluate more complex corporate development process improvements and/or course correction/alignment opportunities.
• Synthesizing information from multiple sources to generate insights and recommendations on business development strategies and opportunities for Edwards
• Building financial models to assess market opportunities and potential technology investments as a basis for go- no go strategic decisions
• Preparing monthly briefing materials for executive management and the Board of Directors
• Contributing to Edwards Corporate Development pipeline
• Coordinating due diligence efforts including the collection and dissemination of diligence materials
• Preparing and analyzing alternative deal structuring options
• Coordinating the preparation of definitive agreement schedules
• Identify value creation/synergies and develop integration roadmaps with relevant business unit functional and regional stakeholders

This is an on-site role based in Irvine CA

What you will need (required):

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent in related field
• Minimum 12 years of previous related experience Required OR Masters Degree or equivalent in related field 10 years of previous related experience Required
• Experience working in a large manufacturing company Preferred
  Other: Certification in related discipline Preferred

What else we look for (preferred):

• Experience working in a regulated industry
• Experience in medical devicesand/orhealthcare along with a deep clinical/technical knowledge of structural heart disease market
• Experience in capital markets
• Experience in financial analysis strategy strategic marketing and international / global markets
• Demonstratedsuccessful track record in negotiating and overseeing R&D focusedbusiness development projects in the healthcare industry
• Proven successful project management leadership skills
• Ability to build high-trust relationships with external stakeholders including VC firms private equity entrepreneurs and other sources of innovation
• Excellent problem-solving organizational analytical and critical thinking skills includinghigh discretion/judgment in decision making
• Leverages negotiation and interpersonal relationship skills to drive achievement of objectiveswhileinterfacing with all levels within an organization including CEO and senior executives
• Ability to work and excel within a fast-paced matrixed dynamic and constantly changing work environment

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 (CA) the base pay range for this position is $174000 to $246000 (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.

Required Experience:

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