Product Marketing Director Jobs in Irvine, CA

INTRODUCTION

Innovation starts from the heart. Heart valve disease impacts millions of lives, spanning all ages and geographies. As communities globally address the opportunities and challenges of cardiovascular care, telling a compelling and authentic story is more crucial than ever. Beyond raising awareness, our Marketing teams build lasting, trusted relationships with medical professionals and industry stakeholders to ensure patients can receive the treatments they need.

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.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

How you'll make a difference:

• Develop and lead in the execution of comprehensive launch plans including strategies and tactics for multiple major/high value products launches, programs, and initiatives
• Build relationships with key opinion leaders (KOL) to help inform product launch plans and understand current market environment and competition
• Develop marketing messages based on regional strategies, knowledge of current literature, current competitive environment, and regulatory/legal requirements for multiple major/high value products launches, programs, and initiatives
• Develop product materials and programs that support product launch and commercialization strategies for multiple major/high value products launches, programs, and initiatives
• Lead major projects for the Congress Management process
• Drive marketing collateral/labeling through all relevant legal and regulatory approval processes through collaboration with relevant cross-functional stakeholders for multiple major/high value products launches, programs, and initiatives
• Develop product usage and patient brochures required for regional product approvals for multiple major/high value products launches
• Lead the execution of a multiple major/high value products launches, programs, and initiatives in collaboration with regional partners as appropriate including Salesforce readiness (e.g., training on product, messaging, and competition)
• Define and build a body of clinical and economic evidence that supports the regional value proposition
• Manage budgets related to product line, campaigns and projects
• Analyze clinical and market data to assess regional impact of potential product launches
• Lead significant process or corporate initiatives that impact and bring value to the marketing organization
• Other incidental duties

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree
• 12 years of experience of work experience
• Master's Degree or equivalent with 10 years of experience of related experience working in sales, marketing, or healthcare industry

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Proven successful project management skills
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Recognized as an expert in one or more areas with broad-based advanced knowledge within the organization
• Expert understanding of related aspects of marketing concepts and principles
• Extensive understanding of broad market research designs, develops market research programs coordinating with the global VOC manager and demonstrates an in-depth understanding of commercial goals behind research
• Ability to forecast product lines for short-term and long-term accuracy based on market development, sales trends, competition and changing market dynamics
• Ability to assess and understand market share, pricing, ASPs, competitive dynamics
• Possess strong clinical knowledge, experience and knowledge of the clinical areas where Edwards' products are used or intended to be used, understand the purchasing process and challenges for product adoption in complex healthcare networks
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Represents leadership on projects within multiple areas, working closely with cross-functional team, marketing peers and leaders and managing needs and messaging to upper management
• Consult in project setting within multiple marketing areas, interfacing with low to middle management
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

COMPENSATION

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 $170,000 to $241,000 (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.