Senior Director, Engineering

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives.

This Senior Director, Engineering role will lead an organization with responsibility for successfully developing, integrating and sustaining material and specialized equipment solutions for the Implant Manufacturing Network. The Senior Director will leverage strong technical expertise and strategic thinking to develop and align upon comprehensive strategies to address key opportunities. The Senior Director will develop strong cross-functional partnerships across Business Units (BUs) and Global Supply Chain stakeholders to drive results. Specific areas of responsibility include Tissue Process Engineering, Textile Process Engineering, Material Science and Equipment Process Development. The Senior Director will also attract, retain and develop a highly engaged team of technical experts and people leaders.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Plan and direct complex project activities with large scale and significant business impact with the accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables to the business and develop project plans and schedule, scope, and quality objectives. Lead in identifying risk, developing mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolving issues, etc. in collaboration with cross-functional groups.

• Oversee the development and integration of enterprise-wide process solutions for new implantable devices, in close alignment with the Business Unit (BU) and cross-functional Global Supply Chain (GSC) partners such as R&D, Centers of Excellence (COEs), external component/material suppliers, sourcing, Edwards Quality Lab (EQL), regulatory affairs, pilot operations and manufacturing teams in 4 plants.

• Manage directors, managers, and/or experienced professionals and/or oversee the work of one or more areas, functionalities, and/or locations and have

• Develop and manage Opex and Capex budgets to support operational objectives through Strat Plans and Annual Operating Plans (AOP).  Identify and deliver Value Improvement Project (VIP) savings.

• Lead efforts to optimize business processes and systems by assessing business needs and developing, proposing and implementing technology solution options.

• Develop a robust talent development and succession planning in alignment with functional growth strategies across the organization. Manage team members and engineering activities with overall responsibility of staffing, planning, budgeting, managing expense priorities, performance management, and working through directors to achieve results.

• Travel up to 20% to visit our global manufacturing plants and suppliers.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or scientific with 14 years combined years of technical engineering and track record in management of technical and/or engineering disciplines.

• On-site required.

What Else We Look For:

• Technical understanding of process engineering, design and process excellence methodologies including Six Sigma, LEAN, GMP, EH&S guidelines, supplier development and process validation.

• Deep engineering expertise including first principles thinking that can be applied across a host of engineering processes and systems.

• Knowledge of design controls for Class II & III medical devices, including familiarity with one or more of the following: implantable devices, medical device components including textiles, metals, tissue and chemicals.

• Strong business and financial acumen. 

• Ability to develop comprehensive business cases and align cross-functional teams with key projects and initiatives.

• Leadership and communication skills with extensive experience interacting and engaging stakeholders at multiple levels in the organization with track record of brand recognition and having established trust.

• Experience in organization change management possessing skills and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders, manage and socialize expectations, understand trade-offs and their impact, and mobilize cross-functional teams to make effective business and patient focused decisions.    

• Develop peer, cross-functional, cross-business unit and external relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness.

• Strong project management skills and ability to explain complex concepts and strategies in understandable terms across the organization.

• Demonstrated ability to lead highly engaged teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations.

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 $182,000 to $259,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).  Applications will accepted while this position is posted on our Career 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.