Mgr, Project Mgmt

Marketing Project Manager 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. How you'll make an impact: Lead the execution of tasks as defined in the project management plan in order to achieve the project goals, and actively manage project risk Determine and discern detailed requirements on larger scale projects to establish the project deliverables, and manage changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project management plan updated and reflective of authorized project changes Facilitate the creation and approval of business cases, and utilize historical data and expert judgment in order to understand project limitations Actively lead one or more Project Management Office (PMO) continuous improvement activities Assess project performance to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify variances, perform required corrective actions and communicate to all stakeholders Establish and maintain team members and project stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications, both internal and external Manage project closure activities, including gathering lessons learned and driving changes to future for continuous improvement Serve as a project management subject matter expert, including guiding and mentoring other project managers; demonstrate expertise in a business process, professional discipline, market, or product What you'll need (Requirements): Bachelor's Degree in related field, 8 years years experience hands on experience managing projects of increasing complexity or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria Required Project Management Professional (PMP) Preferred Other: Green belt or Black belt or Scrum Master certification Preferred What else we look for (Preferred): Demonstrated experience in Project Management methodology required 8 years of hands on experience managing projects of increasing complexity required Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management systems Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives Extensive understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to managing large scale project plans Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills Excellent understanding and work experience with project budgets and financial management Strong leadership skills and ability to influence change Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management and executive stakeholders Experience within a regulated environment Strict attention to detail Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment 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 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 $118,000 to $167,000 (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.