Manager, Clinical Research Specialist Training THV AR (Remote US)

About the role

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. We generate extensive clinical evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of our innovations and how our products transform patients’ lives. As part of our Clinical Affairs team, you’ll hone your scientific curiosity and passion for evaluating data to increase access to pioneering technologies for patients in need. In close partnership with principal investigators, dedicated medical professionals, patient advocacy groups, and regulatory authorities, you will drive the evidence needed to optimize patient outcomes.

Aortic stenosis (AS) and aortic regurgitation (AR) impact millions of people globally, yet they often remain 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the THV clinical training program through curriculum execution, standardization, content development, SME resource management, and documentation to ensure study compliance, as it relates to physician and clinical specialist training, in accordance with regulations and corporate processes.
• Maintain regular contact and collaborate with partner THV clinical teams, cross THV partners, consultants, customers, and network appropriately with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop content as it relates to specialist training topics for best-in-class practices regarding required non-procedural knowledge.
• Train and evaluate the quality of team members' execution of specialist and physician training processes and documentation.
• Responsible for maintaining an audit-ready environment for all aspects of regulatory and non-regulatory audits related to training (e.g., conducting training, identifying SMEs, ensuring the collection of required documentation).
• Lead assessment of teams’ compliance to GSOPs, work instructions, protocols, LMS, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead audit preparation efforts for THV including team education, process development, timeline management, communication, and implementation.
• Identify, acquire, develop, and maintain programs used for electronic documentation records and processes (e.g., Trifecta, Veeva Vault, Litmos) for both internal and external training.
• Strategically develop and lead the delivery of training programs for THV training on best practices, trends, regulatory requirements, published guidance, policy, and procedure updates.
• Review and contribute to the development of policies, physician training documentation, clinical specialist training, and other documents to be audit-ready.
• Manage, leverage, and communicate detailed metrics reporting including training compliance and employee training dashboards to drive compliance.
• Assess, manage, and ensure the resolution of audit findings and protocol deviations while developing priorities and strategies to drive compliance.
• Lead the development, continuous improvement, and streamlining of processes and procedures to ensure efficiency and accuracy in accordance with regulatory and company requirements.
• Lead resources tasked with training logistics.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 8 years related experience with a strong clinical background or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria.
• Ability to travel up to 80%.

Qualifications

• Previous TAVR case support experience.
• Proven proctor experience.
• Previous training experience.
• Experience working in the healthcare industry.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills, including negotiating and relationship management skills with the ability to drive achievement of objectives.
• Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.
• Extensive understanding of related aspects of clinical therapeutic areas.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and AdvaMed requirements.
• Ability to work effectively within a specific area with a cross-functional team, marketing peers, leaders, and managing needs and messaging to upper management.
• Maintain a strong relationship with the regional sales team, clinical specialists, and training to ensure effective and optimal integration of efforts.
• Align overall business objectives with performance.

Pay

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $126,000 to $178,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).

Benefits

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.