Senior Director – Therapy Development, Mitral & Tricuspid Therapies

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the U.S. Therapy Development organization, facilitating clinical trial implementation, physician involvement, procedural effectiveness, and customer service across mitral and tricuspid initiatives.

• Offer strategic direction for global imaging and technical support teams tasked with patient assessment, procedural strategizing, physician training, and therapy evolution.

• Act as a representative for Therapy Development on core teams focused on Mitral and Tricuspid New Product Development.

• Formulate and implement organizational transformation strategies to transition Therapy Development from a clinical-stage support framework to a scalable commercial field organization.

• Collaborate with leaders from Clinical, Research & Development, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Commercial, and Medical Education sectors.

• Direct physician engagement strategies, converting clinical, imaging, and procedural insights into product development priorities, training initiatives, and customer support frameworks.

• Spearhead launch-readiness preparations, encompassing field organization design, talent strategies, training systems, resource planning, and customer engagement initiatives.

• Lead organizational planning, investment suggestions, risk management, and execution aligned with portfolio priorities while supporting ongoing clinical programs.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree accompanied by over 15 years of experience in medical devices, clinical research, therapy development, structural heart, or healthcare technology leadership; or a Master's degree with 10+ years of experience; or a Doctoral degree with 8+ years of experience.

• Over 10 years of leadership experience managing managers, senior clinical specialists, engineers, or highly technical field-based teams.

• Proven experience in supporting clinical-stage products, clinical trials, and new therapy development initiatives.

• Experience in leading cross-functional projects within a regulated medical device or healthcare setting.

• Expertise in developing commercialization readiness, launch planning, field capabilities, or go-to-market strategies for innovative therapies or technologies.

• An advanced degree (MS, MBA, PhD, or equivalent) is preferred.

• Preferred experience in Structural Heart, cardiovascular therapies, interventional cardiology, or transcatheter technologies.

• Background in leading Therapy Development, Clinical Affairs, Medical Education, Imaging, Commercial Enablement, or similar organizations is preferred.

• Experience supporting clinical-stage products and commercialization readiness activities is preferred.

• Participation in New Product Development (NPD) Core Teams or equivalent governance bodies is preferred.

• Proven experience with new product launches, field-force design, physician training programs, and therapy adoption strategies is preferred.

• Strong executive presence and capabilities in physician engagement are preferred.

• Bachelor's degrees obtained outside the United States must meet the criteria outlined in 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).

• Unrestricted U.S. work authorization is required at the time of hire and throughout employment for roles below the Principal level.

🏝️ Benefits

• Sales Incentive Plan (SIP)

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance

• Long-term disability leave

• Dependent daycare spending account

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement

• Simple Steps global well-being program

• Incentive plans

• 401(k) plan with employer contribution and matching

• Short-term disability

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Employee Assistance Program

• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement

• Capital Accumulation Plan for eligible employees

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities