Group Product Manager, Upstream Marketing

Innovation starts from the heart. Heart valve disease impact millions of lives, spanning all ages and geographies. As communities globally address the opportunities and challenges of cardiovascular care, telling a compelling and authentic story is more crucial than ever. Beyond raising awareness, our Marketing teams build lasting, trusted relationships with medical professionals and industry stakeholders to ensure patients can receive the treatments they need.

Aortic stenosis impacts millions of people globally, yet it often remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Edwards’ groundbreaking work in transcatheter aortic heart valve replacement (TAVR) pioneered an innovative, life-changing solution for patients by offering heart valve replacement without the need for open heart surgery. Our Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) business unit continues to partner with cardiologists and clinical teams to transform patient care with devices supported by clinical evidence. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Group Product Manager will identify all aspects of product development from project inception through first commercial launch, document, and help manage the development and introduction of new products and technologies in order to achieve and maintain market leadership.
How you'll make an impact:

• Develop and plan marketing programs and activities with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables including leading cross-functional projects (e.g., product development, economic tools, evidence, market development, VOC activities) from inception to completion
• Create, communicate and execute global market strategies and actionable market plans to advance the business and generate value
• Partner closely with key thought leaders to anticipate the future market environment, changes in economic climate, the onset of new competitors including substitutes and adjacent players and to predict/drive future needs for current and future customers
• Collect and interpret voice of customer (VOC) in order to define market requirements and independently design market research and intelligence strategies for a product line
• Identify and evaluate marketing process improvement and/or course correction/course alignment opportunities
• Provide direction and guidance to project teams to execute tactical marketing projects and/or initiatives
• Other Incidental Duties

What we look for (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field with 10 years of related experience working in marketing and/or a healthcare industry Required OR
• Master's Degree or equivalent in a related field with 8 years of related experience working in marketing and/or a healthcare industry Required

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Experience working in the medical device industry
• Marketing experience, early market development preferred
• Experience with business development and program development
• Change management experience
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Expert understanding of internal and external product and market including functionality, manufacturability, profitability and clinical applicability of products
• Ability to build and coach other’s to create market models with supporting assumptions in order to determine key financial metrics and market opportunity
• Ability to create comprehensive marketing strategies with supporting plans and the ability to execute
• Ability to measure and track performance/success of programs/initiatives
• Ability to forecast product lines for short-term and long-term accuracy based on market development, sales trends, competition and changing market dynamics.
• Ability to assess, understand, and transfer knowledge to other team members on market share, pricing, ASPs, competitive dynamics
• Strong clinical knowledge, experience and knowledge of the clinical areas where Edwards' products are used or intended to be used, understand the purchasing process and challenges for product adoption in complex healthcare networks
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to represent leadership on projects within a specific working closely with cross-functional team, marketing peers and leaders and managing needs and messaging to upper management
• 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, the base pay range for this position is $138,000 to $196,000 (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.