Manager, Project Management

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.

We recently announced plans to expand in Spain by building a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Moncada, Valencia. When it becomes operational in 2026, the plant will manufacture Edwards' surgical and transcatheter heart valve replacement technologies and will join a global network of more than 16,000 talented team members and five other production plants. Our new facility in Moncada will welcome up to 1,500 dedicated team members by 2029 across manufacturing, engineering, and several other professional career paths. Hiring for professional positions has started and will continue through the winter and early spring, with specialized training for manufacturing hires beginning in the fall of 2025.

How you will make an Impact:

Part of the local Project Management Office, supporting Valencia Implant Manufacturing project transfers and scale-up. Initiates, plans, executes, controls and manages all aspects of project(s) to ensure ultimate project success.

Determines and discerns detailed requirements on larger scale projects to establish the project deliverables, and manages changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project management plan updated and reflective of authorized project changes

Facilitates the creation and approval of business cases, and utilizes historical data and expert judgment in order to understand project limitations

Establishes and maintains team members and project stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications

Measures project performance using appropriate tools and techniques in order to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify variances, perform required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders

Executes and leads the execution of tasks as defined in the project management plan in order to achieve the project goals, and actively manages project risk

Manages project closure activities, including gathering lessons learned

Serves as a project management subject matter expert, including guiding and mentoring other project managers; demonstrates expertise in a business process, professional discipline, market, or product

Actively leads one or more Project Management Office (PMO) continuous improvement activities

Other incidental duties

What you will need (Required):

Bachelor's Degree in related field

8 years experience of hands on experience managing projects of increasing complexity

What else we look for (Preferred):

Master’s degree in project management or PMI certification

Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management systems

Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives

Extensive understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to managing large scale project plans

Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills

Excellent understanding and work experience with project budgets and financial management

Strong leadership skills and ability to influence change

Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management and executive stakeholders

Experience within a regulated environment

Strict attention to detail

Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization

Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment

Must be able to work in a team environment, including serving as consultant to management

Ability to interact with suppliers, vendors and/or customers

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

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