As a Business Unit Director for the Edwards THV business, you will determine the strategic direction for Germany and provide overall leadership and coaching to ensure business goals are met. You will have the responsibility for the P&L for Germany and will lead the commercial team, including Senior Regional Field Managers, Field Clinical Specialists, Territory Managers, a Business Operations analyst and you will ensure strong alignment and partnership with country marketing and other functions.  This includes responsibility for driving profitable growth and building a high-performance commercial organization which is consistent with the Edwards values.

How you will make an impact: 

People Leadership:  As Business Unit Director, you will be responsible for organization and people development, which includes driving performance through people and ensuring that we have the talent to support both the current and future business needs. You will manage, coach and drive performance excellence across your reporting field team and ensure that KPI's and success measures are established and drive business results.  You will lead your team to meet and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual team targets through regular country reviews and ensuring clinical compliance, certification & training needs are met. 

Coaching:  You will coach your team in sales and communications tools & techniques and act as role model in contemporary leadership practices. This includes providing ongoing coaching to improve work performance and develop skills and abilities and competencies.  You will maintain a high performing sales team by hiring, training, and retaining high quality Senior Regional Field Managers as well as prepare others to assume new increased responsibilities through individual development of key THV field competencies. As a Business Unit Director, you will demonstrate a consultative approach to helping define opportunities and challenges with both your direct reports and external customers and have a bias for action in designing and executing the solution.

Patient First: You will ensure optimized patient outcomes through excellence in case support with highly trained clinical specialists. You will also work very closely with relevant external stakeholders to develop an improved access to the treatment for indicated patients according to European and local scientific societies guidelines, through therapy development vision, strategy and tactics (aligned with European strategy and with focus on local specificities).

Customer Leadership: The Business Unit Director will develop strong working relationships with external and internal customers and utilize internal relationships to establish a regional strategy and build support to achieve goals. You will have excellent organizational, communication and leadership skills and are able to clearly and succinctly articulate market trends, key business strategies and organizational challenges and opportunities.  As Business Unit Director, you will know, interact and develop the strategy with Key Opinion Leaders and decision makers and manage professional relations with key customers to ensure understanding their needs and that the Edwards value proposition is differentiated in the minds of these key customers.

Account Planning and Strategies: As a Business Unit Director, you will need to apply business expertise and translate regional BU strategy to country objectives to achieve financial goals. As well as develop country plans that drive our value strategy encompassing HCP / internal training and education programs, marketing activities, market development programs. The BUD will also  anticipate and interpret market trends, dynamics and implications, applying this knowledge to the management of the business for the long term.

Lastly the Business Unit Director will need to have the ability to convert strategy into actions to drive results.

Data and Analytics: As a Business Unit Director, you are a master user of CRM tools and use these tools to guide your team’s performance, monitor results and improve effectiveness of your team. You will coach your team on how to leverage results and dashboards to become more successful in the field as well as define team operating standards and actively improves existing tools and policies with leadership team.

Business Acumen:  You successfully share competitor strategies, industry trends, health economics, pricing, emerging issues, competitive products, knowledge with your team.  You show excellence in connecting hospital data with Edwards’ solutions and explains them in a compelling way to the customer.  This includes providing business and field input in country-specific initiatives and actively participates in initiatives and strategic programs.  You will coach your team to create a selling culture driven by solutions and value-based strategies. You have a deep understanding and connection with the local healthcare system, the market access strategy, the reimbursement authorities and the regulatory local requirements.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Business or related experience is required
• English proficiency is required
• Prior experience in interventional cardiology, background in TAVI preferred
• 5+ years managerial experience, managing business with P&L responsibility or full-scale commercial operations
• Knowledge of the German healthcare and reimbursement system, ideally existing links to the public and private healthcare partners
• Demonstrated sales & marketing leadership capability, including the and ability to shape a clear vision, translate the vision into strategies, actions and results
• Excellent people leadership skills, including the ability to create, communicate and achieve a vision
• Excellent coaching skills - ability to observe, evaluate & use various techniques to improve results
• Experience leading sales teams through a consultative sales process, with an ability to segment and manage territories effectively
• Experience developing and successfully executing compelling account strategies, including a proven track record in business planning analysis and strategic planning
• Firsthand experience working directly with customers, distributors, opinion leaders, technical experts, and professional staff as well as broad exposure to the healthcare industry and its competitors is preferred
• Proven track record of engaging and developing lasting relationships with a broad base of key stakeholders in complex clinical environments, such as mid and senior level healthcare professionals, existing relationships with Germany KOLs a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders.  This position will require close collaboration with internal stakeholders as well as external physician partners.
• Develop peer, cross functional and cross business relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness
• Up to 50% travel (40% in the country and 10% in EU)

What is  it  like  to work at  Edwards  Lifesciences  in  Germany?

As a global leader in patient-focused medical innovations, we offer rewarding opportunities and exciting challenges in a truly international, dynamic and friendly work environment.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees can grow, personally and professionally. To achieve this, we offer on-the-job development, training opportunities and the support and guidance provided by dedicated employee groups (the Edwards Network of Women, Edwards Foundation charity team, sustainability activities, and others).  

Edwards  Lifesciences  in  Germany  also  offers  the  following  benefits:

• Competitive  Compensation  and  Benefits  package
• Flexible  working  hours,  remote  working
• Pension  plan Risk  
• Insurance Meal  Benefits  
• Service  Awards Enhanced  
• Leave  Benefits
• Transportation  Benefits
• Employee  Stock  Purchase  Programme
• Employee  Assistance  Programme
• Comprehensive Wellness  Programme  including  onsite  gym,  yoga classes  and  massage,  preventive health  checks,  healthy  lifestyle  webinars,  educational events,  charity  activities  and  much  more.

Benefits  are  regulated  by  an  internal policy  which  contains  the full  details regarding  the entitlement and  conditions  for  the  benefits.  Benefits  policy and  components  may  vary  by  location.