Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Edwards Lifesciences is dedicated to transforming patient care through innovative medical technologies. The Senior Specialist, Clinical Education THV AR role involves providing critical support during clinical trials, developing training materials, and ensuring device accountability, all aimed at optimizing patient outcomes in the field of transcatheter heart valve replacement.
Responsibilities
- Pre-Procedural, Intra-Procedural, Post-Procedural Case Support
- Represent the Clinical Affairs Research Team during clinical trial cases with investigating physicians, hospital staff and clinical research coordinators by providing on-site, real-time guidance during clinical trial implants, including contingency planning to address unforeseen occurrences in support of assigned clinical investigations
- Provide education on all aspects of the device, device handling, implantation and troubleshooting techniques related to equipment, tools and products required for device implants
- Document procedural case observations for insights in investigating post procedural events
- Develop and continuously improve training curriculum, training materials and training tools, based on clinical trial experience
- Educate and train physicians, hospital personnel and hospital staff on technical matters related to investigational products and procedures through conducting and/or coordinating one-on-one ad hoc training sessions and in-service structured education programs
- Throughout clinical investigations, provide physicians and medical staff with required follow-up support to ensure continuity of education and technical support related to all aspects of clinical research
- Assist in Clinical Monitoring activities
- Ensure device accountability by tracking the location of all clinical trial devices. Manage inventory to include par levels, expiration dates, and initiate shipments and returns of investigational products according to regulatory and company guidelines
- Collaborate with product development teams to provide feedback on device iterations and new device development
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5 years clinician experience in intra-operative procedures acquired from Registered Nursing Degree curriculum (RN), or in positions such as Radiologic Technologist (RT), Operating Room Technician (ORT), or Cardiovascular Technician (RCIS) or related medical device, clinical, or Certification in RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer) within ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) OR equivalent experience based on Edwards criteria
- Ability to travel up to 75%
- Experience in interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, hemodynamic monitoring technology
- Previous TAVR experience
- Knowledge and understanding of cardiovascular science
- Moderate understanding of medical device regulatory requirements and documents, device accountability and adverse events reporting
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Performance-based incentives
- A wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families
Company Overview
Edwards Lifesciences is a provider of science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It was founded in 1958, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.edwards.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Edwards Lifesciences has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 14 in 2026, 80 in 2025, 70 in 2024, 41 in 2023, 65 in 2022, 44 in 2021, 28 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.