Director, Corporate Development

Location: USA IRV-1472 Alton/DBC6-7

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs. Our Director Corporate Development position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.

The Edwards Lifesciences’ Corporate Development group is seeking a candidate to support the execution of a broad variety of strategic transactions including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, IP/Technology licenses, and partnerships. A successful candidate will support the long-term growth strategy of the company through the assessment, evaluation, structuring, negotiation and completion of potential transactions.

How you will make an impact

• Develop and plan larger corporate development projects and activities with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables.
• Provide direction and guidance to project teams to execute larger corporate development projects, initiatives and/or programs.
• Identify and evaluate more complex corporate development process improvements and/or course correction/alignment opportunities.
• Synthesizing information from multiple sources to generate insights and recommendations on business development strategies and opportunities for Edwards
• Building financial models to assess market opportunities and potential technology investments as a basis for go- no go strategic decisions
• Preparing monthly briefing materials for executive management and the Board of Directors
• Contributing to Edwards Corporate Development pipeline
• Coordinating due diligence efforts including the collection and dissemination of diligence materials
• Preparing and analyzing alternative deal structuring options
• Coordinating the preparation of definitive agreement schedules
• Identify value creation/synergies and develop integration roadmaps with relevant business unit, functional and regional stakeholders
• This is an on-site role based in Irvine, CA

What you will need (required)

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent in related field
• Minimum 12 years of previous related experience Required OR Master's Degree or equivalent in related field, 10 years of previous related experience Required
• Experience working in a large manufacturing company Preferred
• Other: Certification in related discipline Preferred

What else we look for (preferred)

Experience working in a regulated industry

Experience in medical devices and/or healthcare along with a deep clinical/technical knowledge of structural heart disease market

Experience in capital markets

• Experience in financial analysis, strategy, strategic marketing, and international / global markets
• Demonstrated successful track record in negotiating and overseeing R&D focused, business development projects in the healthcare industry
• Proven successful project management leadership skills
• Ability to build high-trust relationships with external stakeholders including VC firms, private equity, entrepreneurs and other sources of innovation
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
• Leverages negotiation and interpersonal relationship skills to drive achievement of objectives while interfacing with all levels within an organization, including CEO and senior executives
• Ability to work and excel within a fast-paced, matrixed, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• 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 $174,000 to $246,000 (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.