Manager, Scientific Communications

Patients are at the heart of everything we do. As part of our Medical Affairs team, you’ll foster internal and external collaboration to generate and disseminate evidence-based clinical practices to help impact patient lives and advance the quality of care. Your scientific curiosity and passion for patients will help us grow our reach and develop innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease. Dedicated to innovation, our Surgical business unit is focused on identifying and solving critical, unmet needs in cardiac surgery. In understanding the challenges of open-heart surgery, we partner with surgical teams to deliver modern technologies intended to enhance patients’ quality of life and expand their potential treatment opportunities. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey. The Manager, Scientific Communication – Surgical Medical Affairs will lead scientific communications for the Edwards Surgical Structural Heart portfolio, supporting publications, medical information, and scientific accuracy across external-facing content. How you will make an impact: Proactively identify, assess, and critically summarize relevant scientific and medical literature across therapeutic area Develop, review, analyze, and edit presentations/publications and collaborate with cross‑functional teams Serve as medical affairs subject matter expert for surgical structural heart product publication portfolio, reviewing Marketing and other external‑facing collateral for medical accuracy Conduct literature review to address internal and external medical information queries Create scientific summaries and ensure dissemination of key findings among internal and external stakeholders in multiple formats. Create presentation slide decks for internal and external dissemination Collaborate with biostatistics to perform complex ad hoc data analysis (e.g., survival analysis) of clinical data sets and provide interpretation on analysis with stakeholders (e.g., upstream marketing, strategy, R&D, Quality, GHER) Review and disseminate the session coverage of all major relevant medical/scientific conferences within assigned geographic regions/areas What you’ll need (Required): Bachelor’s Degree in related field, 8 years’ experience of previous related experience or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria What else we look for (Preferred): Master’s Degree or equivalent in related field, 6 years’ experience of related experience working in clinical, research, or healthcare industry or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria Expert in the development of scientific/medical conference proceedings and manuscript publication in major scientific journals Experience working in a large manufacturing company or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria Certification in related discipline (eg, CMPP, ELS) Proven successful project management skills Proven expertise in both Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel and related systems Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards Extensive scientific acumen, for use in various circumstances, including in working with internal stakeholders and with physicians in identifying evidence gaps and opportunities Extensive knowledge of ACCME, AdvaMed, EUcomed, FDA and ISO regulations Strong leadership skills with ability to influence and guide stakeholders 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 $126,000 to $178,000 (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. COVID Vaccination Requirement Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient‑facing and in‑hospital positions require COVID‑19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID‑19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination. #J-18808-Ljbffr Edwards Lifesciences Belgium