Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Senior Director, AI Enabled Digital Products

Edwards Lifesciences Corp$232K — $329K *
Alton, IL 62002In-Person
Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field plus 14 years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in a regulated software, medtech, or health-tech environment.
  • Track record of shipping AI-enabled products with real adoption, covering discovery to product lifecycle and commercial models.
  • Demonstrated ownership of product economics and market adoption beyond just roadmap delivery.
  • Experience launching at least one software product under formal design controls like ISO 13485 or IEC 62304.
  • Direct management experience with an AI/ML product throughout its entire lifecycle, focusing on model versioning and performance tracking.
  • Previous product leadership within a regulated medtech or health tech setting.
  • Experience collaborating with regulatory and quality functions on submission-track products.

Responsibilities

  • Define intended use and claims for AI-enhanced features, managing the related product requirements and lifecycle.
  • Develop the AI-enabled product portfolio strategy and prioritize investments across therapy and workflow opportunities.
  • Build and defend the business case and commercial model for AI-focused therapy features.
  • Validate product-market fit through engagement with clinicians, customers, and commercial partners prior to scaling investment.
  • Oversee product adoption, analytics, user feedback, and realization of value post-launch.
  • Assess ecosystem and partnership options to enhance product differentiation.
  • Collaborate with Clinical & Evidence AI on procedural-workflow features, ensuring the clinical team maintains quality control.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and performance-based incentives.
  • Comprehensive benefits programs addressing diverse individual needs of employees and their families.
Full Job Description
  • Define intended use and claims for AI-enabled features, and own the related product requirements, roadmap, and lifecycle


  • Define the AI-enabled product portfolio strategy and sequence investments across therapy and workflow opportunities


  • Build and defend the business case and commercial model for AI-enabled therapy features


  • Validate product-market fit with clinicians, customers, therapy leaders, and commercial partners before scaling investment


  • Own adoption, product analytics, user feedback, and value realization after launch


  • Evaluate ecosystem, licensing, and partnership options when they accelerate differentiated product value


  • Partner with Clinical & Evidence AI on procedural-workflow features, owning the workflow as a shipped product while clinical teams own the correctness of the guidance itself


  • Define the predetermined change control plan that governs how the product can evolve after clearance


What you'll need (Required):

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field plus 14 years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in a regulated software, medtech, or health-tech environment


  • A track record shipping AI-enabled products that achieved real adoption, spanning discovery, roadmap, lifecycle, and commercial model


  • Demonstrated ownership of product economics, market adoption, and cross-functional launch outcomes, not only roadmap delivery


  • Experience shipping at least one software product under formal design controls (ISO 13485, IEC 62304, or equivalent)


  • Direct experience managing an AI/ML product through its full lifecycle, including model versioning, retraining cadence, and performance drift after launch


  • Prior product leadership in medtech, health tech, or another FDA-regulated software environment


  • Experience partnering with regulatory and quality functions on submission-track products


What else we look for (Preferred):

  • Master's Degree or equivalent plus 12 years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in a regulated software, medtech, or health-tech environment


  • AI/ML product lifecycle management specifically: intended use definition, model versioning and retraining governance, and post-market performance tracking, distinct from general software product lifecycle work


  • Working familiarity with FDA Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) guidance and the predetermined change control plan (PCCP) framework


  • Verification and validation (V&V) planning and evidence generation for AI/ML-based products, including test protocol design for a model whose behavior is probabilistic rather than deterministic


  • Workflow integration design: embedding an AI feature into an existing clinical or procedural workflow without disrupting it, including human-factors and usability considerations for a physician-facing tool


  • Product requirements definition and roadmap ownership for a regulated, evidence-driven product, using tools such as Jira, Aha!, or Productboard


  • Product analytics and adoption measurement (Amplitude, Pendo, or equivalent)


  • Executive communication, portfolio judgment, and influence across Therapy, R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, and Finance leadership


  • Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical-thinking skills, including sound discretion and judgment in decision-making


  • Expert understanding of business strategy, competitive landscape, regulatory environment, and clinical data while looking beyond existing methodologies and own discipline to define and resolve complex problems


  • Strong experience in cross-functional team leadership, strategic planning, and managing high-stakes technical projects


  • Adhere to all company rules and requirements, including pandemic protocols and Environmental Health & Safety rules; take adequate control measures to prevent injuries to oneself and others, protect the environment, and prevent pollution within the span of influence and 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 $232,000 to $329,000 (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.

About Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Edwards Lifesciences is an American medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing in artificial heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It developed the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve made of cow tissue within a balloon-expandable, cobalt-chromium frame, deployed via catheter. The company has manufacturing facilities at the Irvine headquarters, as well as in Draper, Utah; Costa Rica; the Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; and Singapore; and is building a new facility due to be completed in 2021 in Limerick, Ireland.
Learn more about Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Size
15,700 employees
Market Cap
$45.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$823.4 million
Founded
1958
5 Year Trend
+12%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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