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Congress Management Specialist, THV Marketing

Type

Full time

Category

Marketing

Location
USA - California – Irvine
Job reference

Req-41630

Posted for

18 days ago

Innovation starts from the heart. Heart valve disease impact 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.

Aortic stenosis impacts millions of people globally, yet it often remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Edwards’ groundbreaking work in transcatheter aortic heart valve replacement (TAVR) pioneered an innovative, life-changing solution for patients by offering heart valve replacement without the need for open heart surgery. Our Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) business unit continues to partner with cardiologists and clinical teams to transform patient care with devices supported by clinical evidence. 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:
• Project manage moderately complex or mid-size congresses/event elements including pre-planning and post congress communications

• Develop strategies for both internal and external conferences and events.
• Develop and track project plans, track milestones and alert to deadlines.
• Negotiate contracts as needed
• Plan and execute mid-size scale regional conferences independently
• Manages deliverables and payments to Congress Associations; track and reconcile all project budgets
• Oversee and facilitate all ancillary meetings and requests at national congresses
• Participate in site evaluations
• Initiate and implement of all consulting agreements, non-discloser agreements and RFAA contracts; serve as liaison with legal department.
• Assist with event planning responsibilities such as communications, travel, AV, onsite set-up and F&B planning
• Other duties as assigned by Management

What you'll need (Requirements):
Bachelor's Degree with 3 years of related work experience
Experience working in sales, marketing, or healthcare industry Preferred

What else we look for (Preferred):
• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills
• Good problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills
• Solid knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to strategic event planning
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to work in a team environment with global marketing team and cross functional partners
• Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships
• 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 (CA), the base pay range for this position is $66,000 to $94,000 (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.   

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Job reference

Req-41630

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Type

Full time

Category

Marketing

Location
USA - California – Irvine
Posted for

18 days ago


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About Edwards Lifesciences

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.


Edwards Lifesciences is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to creating an environment where all our employees can grow and thrive. Guided by our values of integrity and service, we are committed to maintaining a culture of inclusivity and belonging by creating a welcoming workplace for people of all backgrounds.

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