Director, Global Communications, Endotronix

Edwards Lifesciences is growing and our Director, Global Communications, Endotronix position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future. This role will sit within the Endotronix team, who develop implantable heart monitoring technology. Endotronix was acquired by Edwards in July 2024, and will support our future work with heart failure management solutions to address large unmet structural heart patient needs and support sustainable long-term growth.

 For more details on the acquisition, please visit: https://www.edwards.com/newsroom/news/2024-07-24-edwards-lifesciences-expands-structural-heart-port

Position Summary: The Director, Global Communications, is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the company’s positive external and internal reputation and culture to both employees and external stakeholders. In addition, the Director, Global Communications will provide excellent and responsive support for key executive, business, region and function initiatives, and communicate strategic imperatives, through the development and execution of communications programs. This role will also partner with communicators globally in the implementation of their strategies and programs. 

How you will make an impact:

• Partner with executive leader of the Compliance and Legal functions and their respective leadership teams to strategically develop and execute external and internal communications plans and messaging that support key initiatives, including many highly confidential activities. 

• Lead the strategic development and execution of broad communications tools and ensure consistency of global messaging to reinforce/strengthen employee engagement. 

• Oversee the development of programs and tools that honor the legacy of Endotronix and promote Edwards’ culture to external and employee audiences. 

• Participate in cross-functional teams to support strategic communications for stakeholder engagement. 

• Travel internationally to support the function and employee engagement needs.  

What you will need (required):

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, business administration, marketing or political science

• Minimum of 12 years previous experience in an external/internal or multi-disciplinary communications role, in an in-house or agency position

• Experience working in or for a global organization, and experience leading or working with global teams

• Experience and ability in implementing multi-country and cross-cultural communications programs, working with partners to ensure local messages in-language are understandable and resonate with the audiences 

• Ability to lead development of communications strategy through interactions with business partners and company leadership

• Ability to partner with and provide support and direction to in-country communications teams across a region

• Solid presentation and speaking skills, and experience coaching others in presentation or media engagement

• Keen understanding of the social media landscape and ability to advise on its use for communications strategy and programs for company, patient / consumer and clinician stakeholders

• Excellence in the lifecycle of written communications, including research, drafting, editing and securing approvals. These written materials may include internal announcements, monthly/quarterly updates via written or video messages, articles, interview briefings or reports, as well as scripts/speeches, presentations, research and benchmarking 

• Ability to demonstrate accountability for results of projects or teams, and sound business judgment/decision-making

• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced and dynamic work environment 

• Keen understanding of media relations with emphasis on story/message development and ability to provide guidance and advice on media strategy for both proactive and reactive opportunities

• Ability to build productive relationships and work cooperatively with internal and external business partners across a variety of functions and geographies in order to deliver on commitments

• Proven track record in managing teams and ensuring talent development at all levels of the organization, and ability to manage teams across countries 

• Experience collaborating with multiple corporate departments and outside consultants to manage diverse projects 

• Experience with access to and responsibility for confidential information and projects 

• Experience with and ability to counsel senior leaders on communications challenges, opportunities 

• Responsive, ability to multi-task, project manage and balance client demands while meeting or exceeding multiple deadlines 

• Attention to detail 

• Ability to calmly respond to unexpected issues and crises

What else we look for (preferred):

• Master’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of related experience

• Event planning and execution

• Video development or production 

• Energetic personality, and desire to work in a collaborative team environment 

• Proactive, self-starter who takes the initiative to start projects or programs, and is eager to collaborate with others to accomplish goals 

• Active listener, open to new ideas and perspectives 

• Creative problem-solver that seeks to maximize opportunities and provide strategic counsel on challenges 

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 Illinois, the base pay range for this position is $141,000 to $200,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.   

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been 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 locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.