Manager, Scientific Communications

$120,000 - $170,000/Yr

Edwards Lifesciences

Full-time - Mid Level

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Manager of Scientific Communication for Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) Innovation at Edwards Lifesciences plays a crucial role in developing and disseminating scientific content that supports the company's mission to improve patient outcomes. This position involves collaborating with various stakeholders to create complex scientific materials, conduct literature reviews, and ensure alignment with strategic goals. The role is integral to driving evidence-based practices in the clinical community, particularly in the context of transcatheter aortic heart valve replacement (TAVR).

Responsibilities

• Develop complex scientific content including medical writing, editing, and finalizing manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations.
• Lead content evaluation and ensure alignment with relevant strategy by reviewing complex deliverables in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Conduct literature reviews to address study-specific questions and provide synopsis of findings.
• Collaborate with team members to contextualize clinical data for the clinical community.
• Identify, assess, and summarize relevant scientific and medical literature across the therapeutic area.
• Review, analyze, and edit presentations/publications and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Create scientific summaries and disseminate key findings among internal and external stakeholders.
• Create presentation slide decks for internal and external dissemination.
• Review and disseminate session coverage of major relevant medical/scientific conferences.
• Establish and manage a repository of scientific communications content.
• Provide knowledge transfer to other team members.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a related field with 6 years of related experience in clinical research and/or healthcare industry; OR Doctorate degree (PhD, MD, PharmD) with 4 years of related experience.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including customer negotiating and relationship management skills.
• Extensive scientific acumen for working with internal stakeholders and physicians.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and guide stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior knowledge of compliance and relevant guidelines for scientific publications, including ICMJE and GPP3.
• Proven successful project management skills and strict attention to detail.
• Experience in the development of scientific/medical conference proceedings and manuscript publication in major scientific journals.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Performance-based incentives
• Wide variety of benefits programs to address diverse individual needs of employees and their families