New OC Startup Job Listing: Edwards Lifesciences Director, Technical Program Management, Digital Innovation Opportunity
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Check out this new local Director, Technical Program Management, Digital Innovation job opportunity from Edwards Lifesciences:
Edwards Lifesciences is looking for a Director, Technical Program Management, Digital Innovation to join their team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team identifying unmet patient needs and boldly designing a new category of digital products for Edwards Lifesciences. Edwards’ Advanced Innovation & Technology team is deeply dedicated to solving the complex challenges in the broader structural heart field in order to transform treatment and significantly improve patients’ lives around the world.
Edwards Lifesciences Advanced Innovation & Technology (AI&T) division has a unique opportunity for a Director of Technical Program Management, Digital Innovation to join our growing team, to be part of the team driving a new digital innovation portfolio for the future of Edwards Lifesciences. Be part of the team to build and implement the strategy for needs driven innovation within the AI&T incubator driving a multi-disciplinary project team to identify opportunities. This highly collaborative role will partner with multiple teams that compete on numerous projects based on value proposition and feasibility of new products.
The Director, Technical Program Management will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of digital and software-based solutions within Edwards Lifesciences’ early-stage incubator. This role will be pivotal in driving cross-functional alignment, managing technical complexity, and ensuring timely delivery of innovative digital health products that complement Edwards’ cardiovascular portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage multiple concurrent software development programs, ensuring delivery on time and within scope
Identify project and schedule risks, developing complex mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolving issues, etc. in collaboration with cross functional groups.
Collaborate with product manager, UX/UI designer, and software engineers on requirements, roadmaps, and execution of project deliverables
Communicate program status, risks, and dependencies to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
Maintain detailed program documentation, including project plans, timelines, dependencies and executive readouts
Serve as visionary for software architecture, factoring in feasibility and scalability to go from prototype phase to builds that will be validated and shipped to end-users
Implement and champion agile methodologies and lean startup principles for rapid prototyping and iteration
Oversee processes for data ingestion, normalization, and structuring from multiple sources (device, EMR, cloud platforms)
Identify opportunities for leveraging AI, cloud, and data analytics in digital health solutions
Actively contribute to generation of new digital product concepts, prioritization/screening of concepts, and de-risking through data-driven methods
Partner with internal technology and business leaders to identify, develop and execute new product opportunities.
Be an influencer for futuristic and disruptive thought patterns and digital technologies that can become breakthrough solutions.
What you'll need (Required):
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent in Engineering, Science or Business Administration with 12 years of relevant experience -OR- Master's Degree or equivalent with 10 years of relevant experience -OR- Ph.D. or equivalent with 8 years of relevant experience (Degree in Computer Science strongly preferred)
Technical program management experience for software development projects
Strong track record of technical program management for new software/digital product development initiatives, ideally in the healthcare domain
Experience working in both the medical device (or life sciences) industry and digital/tech industry
Experience developing digital products/services spanning multiple hardware platforms (e.g. desktop, tablet, phone)
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), agile frameworks, and cloud-based architectures
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence)
Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Strong presentation skills, adaptable to various audiences ranging from design reviews to executive-level forums
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About edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.
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.
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