O pozici
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 Strategy & Program Management Director position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.
Co budeš dělat
- Lead the identification, assessment, and development of new long-term strategic opportunities for THV EU, including new service models, value propositions, and innovation pathways that address emerging customer and market needs.
- Shape and drive the end-to-end strategy and execution of multi-year programs, such as the introduction of new devices, new service models, or new commercial approaches, ensuring clarity of objectives, governance, milestones, and cross-functional ownership.
- Lead business transformation initiatives, creating the frameworks, processes, and cross-functional alignment required to modernize ways of working, enhance customer centricity, and accelerate decision-making.
- Conduct rigorous ad-hoc strategic analyses that inform leadership decisions, strategic planning processes, resource allocation, and investment prioritization.
- Drive internal improvement programs focused on elevating strategic decision quality, data-driven insights, and alignment across THV EU leadership teams.
- Create structured problem-solving approaches and strategic narratives that support executive communication, option evaluation, scenario planning, and business cases.
- Partner closely with key EU functions (e.g., marketing, commercial, medical, operations, digital, finance) to ensure seamless execution of strategic programs, clear roles, and consistent delivery of expected outcomes.
- Track, measure, and report progress on strategic initiatives and transformation programs, using consistent methodologies and KPIs to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Support annual and multi-year strategic planning cycles with insights, frameworks, and cross-functional alignment.
- Provide coaching and methodological guidance to project teams and country strategy leads to strengthen strategic and program execution capabilities.
- Contribute to governance forums, decision-making committees, and communications for senior leadership.
- Support evaluation of external trends, competitive dynamics, and partnership opportunities.
Koho hledáme
- Significant professional experience of at least 8-10 years in strategy, program leadership, business transformation, management consulting, or similar roles.
- Strong academic background in business, strategy, engineering, economics, life sciences, or related fields; advanced degree preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-year programs in international and matrixed environments.
- Proven track record of problem structuring, stakeholder influence, and delivering measurable strategic outcomes.
- Fluent English, other languages are a plus.
Benefity
- The role is advertised in Spain, France, Italy and the Czech Republic, and the working model is hybrid.
- The successful candidate will travel up to 30% of the time within Europe, and occasionally travel to the US.
- 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.
