Many structural heart patients suffer from heart failure with limited options. Our Implantable Heart Failure Management (IHFM) business's AI, Product and Platforms organization, is at the forefront of addressing these unmet patient needs through pioneering technology that enables early, targeted therapeutic intervention. Our innovative solutions are not just transforming patient care but also creating a unique and exciting environment for our team members. It is our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.
At Edwards Lifesciences, the IHFM AI, Product and Platforms organization designs and builds the software and data products that clinicians and patients depend on. As a Principal Data Engineer, you define data architecture and strategy across multiple product areas and serve as a primary technical authority for the data platform.
How you'll make an impact
Define the data architecture and platform strategy across multiple IHFM product areas.
Lead the most complex and ambiguous data engineering problems, including suite-level interoperability and device-data scale.
Influence the roadmap with Technical Data Product Managers and Data Intelligence and Engineering leadership.
Set the standards for ingestion, modeling, governance, lineage, quality, data products, data contracts, and SLAs that the data platform runs on.
Establish how validated, traceable, and integrity-preserving data pipelines are engineered across the platform.
What you'll need (Required):
Bachelor's degree in engineering or scientific field plus six or more years of related data engineering experience.
Recognized experience in data platform architecture, distributed processing, and large-scale data modeling, including modern data platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake.
Deep experience with data governance, validation, and integrity in a regulated environment.
What else we look for (Preferred):
Experience defining multi-area data architecture across cloud providers, such as GCP and AWS.
A track record of setting technical direction adopted across multiple product areas.
Excellent communication skills, including senior product development leadership.
Experience across the breadth of the modern data ecosystem, such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Airflow, and dbt.
Deep experience with healthcare interoperability (HL7, FHIR, IHE) and device telemetry at scale.
A history of influencing data platform strategy in regulated software or other regulated classes of device software.
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 $121,000 - $171,000 (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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or scientific field plus six or more years of related data engineering experience.
- Recognized experience in data platform architecture, distributed processing, and large-scale data modeling (including Databricks and Snowflake).
- Deep experience with data governance, validation, and data integrity in a regulated environment.
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for patient-facing and in-hospital roles unless legally exempt.
Edwards Lifesciences Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Edwards Lifesciences and has not been reviewed or approved by Edwards Lifesciences.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) match complemented by a separate profit‑sharing contribution. These elements add meaningful long‑term value to total compensation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and look‑back feature, alongside stock awards for eligible roles, provides notable upside. Program expansions indicate continued accessibility.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off policies include generous PTO, company holidays, and a year‑end holiday shutdown. These offerings enhance work‑life support when available at the site.
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What We Do
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more. Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards, a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations, set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years, the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles’ fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today. Today, we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. It's our Credo. It takes integrity, collaboration, innovation, and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources, expertise and support to bring those ideas to life. For our legal terms and trademarks, please visit: https://www.edwards.com/legal/legal-terms
