Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Senior Specialist, Clinical Education, Clinical Development

Edwards Lifesciences Corp$134K — $190K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Clinician experience in intra-operative procedures through an RN, RT, ORT, or RCIS background.
  • 5 years of medical device and/or clinical experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably with a focus on interventional cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% nationwide.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a subject matter expert in transcatheter therapies through clinical engagement and innovation.
  • Provide real-time procedural guidance and troubleshooting for complex, high-risk cases.
  • Lead physician engagement and case planning for non-standard cases throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Conduct case debriefs to translate findings into best practices and improved outcomes.
  • Develop and optimize procedural techniques and standards to enhance implantation workflows.
  • Identify risks and create strategies for improved safety and reproducibility during procedures.
  • Capture clinical insights to foster continuous improvement and knowledge sharing on a global scale.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and performance-based incentives.
  • Wide variety of employee benefits programs addressing diverse individual needs.
Full Job Description

How you’ll make an impact:

  • The Senior Specialist, Clinical Development serves as a subject matter expert (SME) supporting the advancement of transcatheter therapies through hands-on clinical engagement, procedural innovation, and continuous learning. This role partners cross-functionally with physicians, R&D, and commercial teams to support complex cases, develop procedural techniques, and translate real-world clinical insights into next-generation device and therapy improvements.
  • Provide SME-level support for complex and high-risk cases, including real-time procedural guidance and troubleshooting
  • Lead planning, screening, and physician engagement for challenging and non-standard cases across the product lifecycle
  • Conduct case debriefs and translate learnings into improved procedural outcomes and best practices
  • Develop and optimize implantation techniques, workflows, and procedural standards
  • Identify risks, failure modes, and troubleshooting strategies to improve safety and reproducibility
  • Capture and analyze clinical insights to drive continuous improvement and global knowledge sharing
  • Support off-label and outside-parameter cases, including strategy development for novel anatomies
  • Design and validate new procedural approaches in partnership with R&D and clinical teams
  • Contribute clinical expertise to next-generation device and accessory development
  • Develop and deliver advanced physician training and act as a key cross-functional partner across clinical, R&D, quality, and commercial team
  • This position is on site in Irvine, Ca Full time with up to 50% travel nationwide

What you’ll need (Required):

  • Clinician experience in intra-operative procedures acquired from Registered Nursing Degree curriculum (RN), or in positions such as Radiologic Technologist (RT), Operating Room Technician (ORT), or Cardiovascular Technician (RCIS)
  • With 5 years related medical device and/or clinical experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical, or related) with in interventional cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery preferred
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% nationwide travel

What else we look for (Preferred):

  • Demonstrated experience in customer-facing roles, including direct engagement with physicians and leading training and procedures on procedural execution and best practices
  • Proven expertise in MS Office Suite and ability to operate general office machinery
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation, and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Full knowledge and understanding of cardiovascular science
  • Full understanding of cardiovascular anatomy, pathology and physiology
  • Full understanding of medical device regulatory requirements and documents, device accountability and adverse events reporting
  • Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
  • Strict attention to detail
  • Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
  • Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and key contact representing the organization on contracts or projects
  • Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations
  • Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/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 (CA), the base pay range for this position is $134,000 to $190,000 (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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