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Patients are at the heart of everything we do. As part of our Medical Affairs team, you'll foster internal and external collaboration to generate and disseminate evidence-based clinical practices to help impact patient lives and advance the quality of care. Your scientific curiosity and passion for patients will help us grow our reach and develop innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease.

Dedicated to innovation, our Surgical business unit is focused on identifying and solving critical, unmet needs in cardiac surgery. In understanding the challenges of open-heart surgery, we partner with surgical teams to deliver modern technologies intended to enhance patients' quality of life and expand their potential treatment opportunities. It's our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Senior Manager, Medical Science Liaison - Surgical Business Unit, will be a field‑based role within the Medical Affairs department. This position requires travel throughout California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Missouri, Washington-Seattle Regions. Candidates based in the West, Central and South regions are highly preferred.

How you will make an impact:

• Build and Maintain Scientific Partnerships: Establish and sustain scientific and clinical relationships with external key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and academic or strategic centers in order to foster a credible, compliant scientific exchange of ideas and enable the timely flow of external insights and emerging evidence to internal stakeholders; focused on complex, high‑impact, non‑routine engagements with mid‑to‑large hospital systems.

• Serve as Scientific and Medical SME: Serve as a subject matter expert for external key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and academic or strategic centers in the field to enhance scientific understanding and support the appropriate integration of Edwards products into clinical practice.

• Support Scientific Engagements and Medical Meetings: Serve as a scientific resource at congresses, advisory boards, educational meetings, and other Medical Affairs initiatives, including supporting content development, insight capture, and program execution.

• Support Research and Investigator Sponsored Studies: Respond to unsolicited inquiries related to Investigator‑Sponsored Studies (ISS) and facilitate submissions through appropriate internal review and governance processes.

• Provide Medical Information and Support Scientific Exchange: Act as the primary point of contact for unsolicited medical inquiries, delivering accurate, balanced information on product use, safety, and off‑label data in accordance with available scientific evidence and company standards.

• Generate Insights: Capture, analyze, and share insights from HCP interactions and scientific engagements to inform Medical Affairs and internal stakeholders

• Expected field-based travel of 50-60% to meet with physicians at hospitals with some weekend responsibilities to attend conferences.

What you will need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree 10 years of work experience

• Master's Degree or equivalent 8 years of related experience working in clinical trials Required

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Clinical background strongly preferred (MD, PA, RN)

• Experience in the structural heart space (TAVR, transcatheter valve therapies, or surgical valve therapies)

• Background in cardiac medical devices

• Medical Device Industry experience

• Proven successful organizational and project management skills

• Recognized as an expert in own area with specialized depth within the organization

• Expert understanding of related aspects of Medical Affairs concepts and principles

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 Colorado (CO), the base pay range for this position is $145,000 to $205,000 (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.