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.
As Senior Manager, Business Systems, you own the end-to-end delivery of the business systems that power IHFM's commercial, clinical operations, and back-office functions as a working leader. This is a hands-on role: you personally lead requirements definition, system configuration, and validation alongside a small team of application developers, administrators, and analysts while owning prioritization, delivery, and outcomes across a portfolio of concurrent initiatives. You are the single point of accountability for translating business needs into scalable, compliant system solutions across the Salesforce ecosystem, enterprise integrations, and the processes that connect them. Business Systems operates as a dedicated team parallel to the IHFM product development teams; its focus is the commercial and enterprise systems that run the business, not product or device software.
Based in Irvine, CA, you'll join a high-impact medtech innovation hub in the heart of Orange County, collaborating in person with cross-functional teams to shape patient-focused technology.
How you'll make an impact
Hands-on delivery and execution (primary focus)
- Personally lead initiatives from requirements through configuration, testing, deployment, and post-launch stabilization. You build and validate, you don't just oversee
- Configure, test, and validate Salesforce workflows, automation, reporting, and integrations directly
- Translate ambiguous or high-level business problems into working technical solutions, consulting enterprise and domain architects as needed
- Own prioritization and backlog management across concurrent initiatives, with disciplined Agile execution: sprint planning, backlog grooming, dependency management, and milestone tracking
- Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; drive process reengineering and optimization end to end
Salesforce and enterprise systems
- Lead delivery of Salesforce enhancements (Sales Cloud and Service Cloud): configuration, automation, reporting, and user workflows
- Own execution of system integrations (ERP, digital health platforms, third-party tools), ensuring reliable, scalable data flows aligned to enterprise architecture standards
- Ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose, scalable, and maintainable
Cross-functional partnership
- Partner with Sales, Clinical Operations, Marketing, and IT to translate business needs into actionable delivery plans, serving as the central point of accountability for business systems initiatives across IHFM
- Act as liaison between business process owners and technical teams; enable super-users through training and knowledge transfer.
- Facilitate alignment across business and technical stakeholders to accelerate decisions and execution
Governance, quality, and compliance
- Drive data quality, reporting, and CRM adoption to support pipeline visibility and commercial effectiveness
- Ensure solutions meet computer system validation (CSV), 21 CFR Part 11, and GxP requirements appropriate to each system's use
- Establish and maintain delivery metrics and KPIs that give transparency into project performance
Team and vendor leadership
- Lead, develop, and mentor a small cross-functional team of application developers, Salesforce administrators, and analysts, working alongside them, not above them
- Manage external vendors and implementation partners to on-time, high-quality delivery
- Foster a culture of accountability, execution excellence, and continuous improvement
What you'll need (Required):
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field
- A minimum of 10 years in business systems delivery, enterprise applications, or business systems analysis, including hands-on configuration and delivery
- A minimum of 3 years leading or mentoring delivery teams while remaining personally involved in build and configuration work
- Demonstrated success delivering large-scale system implementations or enhancements end to end
- Strong hands-on Salesforce experience (Sales Cloud and Service Cloud): configuration, automation, and reporting
- Proven ability to run multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities
- Direct experience with system integrations and data flows across enterprise systems
- Strong command of Agile delivery methodologies and tools
- Ability to travel up to 10%
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Previous people leadership experience
- Experience in MedTech, Life Sciences, or other regulated industries
- Familiarity with digital health platforms and connected device ecosystems
- Working knowledge of computer system validation (CSV), 21 CFR Part 11, FDA, or GxP requirements
- Experience supporting commercial field organizations and sales enablement tools
- Broad enterprise systems exposure (ERP, PLM, QMS, MES, LIMS) and SaaS/vendor management
- PMP, Scrum, or Salesforce certifications
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 $139,000 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.
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Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field
- Minimum 10 years in business systems delivery, enterprise applications, or business systems analysis including hands-on configuration and delivery
- Minimum 3 years leading or mentoring delivery teams while remaining personally involved in build and configuration work
- Demonstrated success delivering large-scale system implementations or enhancements end to end
- Strong hands-on Salesforce experience (Sales Cloud and Service Cloud): configuration, automation, and reporting
- Proven ability to run multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities
- Direct experience with system integrations and data flows across enterprise systems
- Strong command of Agile delivery methodologies and tools
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Previous people leadership experience
- Experience in MedTech, Life Sciences, or other regulated industries
- Familiarity with digital health platforms and connected device ecosystems
- Working knowledge of computer system validation (CSV), 21 CFR Part 11, FDA, or GxP requirements
- Experience supporting commercial field organizations and sales enablement tools
- Broad enterprise systems exposure (ERP, PLM, QMS, MES, LIMS) and SaaS/vendor management
- PMP, Scrum, or Salesforce certifications
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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
