Executive Assistant, Medical & Clinical Affairs

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader of patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring. 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 Executive Assistant position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.
Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our Executive Administration team is a crucial part of Edwards. By joining this team, you'll support our leadership with their daily needs so they can seamlessly make decisions that impact the patients we serve. Whether you are coordinating key meetings and events, supporting with the onboarding of new team members, or ensuring the teams you support have what they need to be successful, your work will be highly valued.
As an Executive Assistant, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to our Medical Affairs and Clinical Affairs' Leadership teams.
This role is on-site at our Irvine headquarter full time 5 days/week.
How you will make an impact:

• Manage schedule and calendar of management with attention to accuracy and detail, including keeping Executive informed of calendar changes and change requests
• Use all computer programs relevant to the position to support development of correspondence, presentations, such as tracking and charting metrics data, and to perform data entry and report generation in support of a department, significant organizational group, or executive level management
• Ensure the preparation of information, documents, and logistics for assigned department, significant organizational group, or executive level management Perform general administrative activities including screening and directing phone calls, filing as well as composing and typing general correspondence under limited direction
• Schedule domestic and international travel in compliance with existing policies and procedures, to optimize use of Executive's time and schedule
• Plan and execute meetings and events with some supervision
• Other incidental duties

What you will need (Required):

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent AND 6 years directly related experience including executive administrative support

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Experience working within the healthcare or medical device industry
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including negotiating and relationship management skills
• Ability to manage complex travel arrangements, in keeping with overall time commitments and in support of optimizing time management
• Ability to work on-site 5 days/week
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Additional skills:

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and administrative requirements
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Completes tasks in resourceful and effective ways
• Ability to manage internal and external confidential information with utmost discretion
• Works autonomously within established procedures and practices
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the organization to influence and achieve objectives
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Strict attention to detail
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and administrative requirements
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Contacts are across the organization and at all organizational levels, including external contacts that may be at high levels
• 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, the base pay range for this position is $69,000 to $94,000 (highly experienced).
The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will accepted while this position is posted on our Career website.
Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
COVID Vaccination Requirement
Edwards is committed to complying with the requirements and guidance from our government authorities and to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them around the world. As such, all Healthcare Interacting positions require COVID-19 vaccination, which includes anyone who directly interfaces with patients and those who interact with healthcare providers as part of their role. If hired, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in countries where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination. In countries where vaccines are less available, or other requirements exist, we may institute alternate measures that optimize patient safety and healthcare provider safety, which may include regular COVID testing or specific masking requirements.