Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. As a part of the Field Clinical Specialist team, you will be a critical part of delivering our patient focused innovations, partnering with clinical professionals, and training them on using our groundbreaking products. Your knowledge of working within the hospital ecosystem, combined with our in-depth training program, will help develop you into an Edwards subject matter expert, so you can play your own part in transforming patient lives.

Patients with mitral and tricuspid heart valve disease often have complex conditions with limited treatment options. Our Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is boldly pursuing an innovative portfolio of technologies to address a patient’s unmet clinical needs. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

In this role, the identified Field Clinical Specialist will support field clinical cases for a new valve replacement therapy; this is a career opportunity to work with an innovative, new therapy in the structural intervention space.

Note: this Clinical Specialist will support clinical cases for a pre-commercial phase device - travel will include coverage of local region cases, along with broad clinical coverage throughout the US and Europe for the duration of the pre and post US commercial program launch. Selected candidate must reside in local state territory (Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis areas).

How you'll make an impact:

• Educate physicians on device handling, implantation and troubleshooting techniques related to the equipment required for device implants  

• Coordinate one-on-one training sessions and in-service education programs in the hospital environment  

• Provide medical staff with clinical instructions to support the full continuum of patient care  

• Identify therapy adoption opportunities in collaboration with sales reps and managers in local geographies  

• Serve as the designated expert on Edwards products by sharing your knowledge and training hospital staff  

• Provide on-site, real-time guidance during clinical implants and proactively prepare contingency plans to address unforeseen occurrences  

• Document procedural case observations for regulatory requirements and ongoing continuous improvement  

• Collaborate with product development teams to provide feedback on device features and new device development  

What you'll need (Required):

• Associate’s degree or relevant work experience  

• A minimum of 5 years of related experience   

• Experience with therapeutic implantable devices or interventional/surgical clinical care   

• A willingness to travel up to 75% (includes car, air, and overnight)

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Experience in interventional cardiology/cardiac cath lab   

• Clinical experience in one following specialties or similar specialities such as: Nursing (NP/RN/BSN/MSN), Physician Assistant (PA-C), CV Sonography (RDCS/RDS), Cardiovascular Technician (RCIS/CVT/RTR/RCES/CST)

• Interventional echo-navigation imaging expertise, specifically with 2D/3D TEE 

• MPR (multiplanar reconstruction) experience and CT-imaging experience 

• Cardiac surgery experience   

• Clinical engineering experience from industry-related positions that support clinical development and clinical case support   

• Strong knowledge in cardiovascular science and valvular heart disease processes