Senior Sales Training Representative - THV

Sales Training Event Manager

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Driven by a passion to help patients live healthier and more productive lives, our Sales teams embrace Edwards Lifesciences' values to build trusting, lasting relationships with medical professionals and industry partners. Your insight and dedication will help deepen and broaden clinical knowledge of our company's innovative technologies, while creating connections between providers and teams across our businesses to ensure patients receive the highest quality of care. In this role you'll be responsible for efficient planning, creation, and management of sales training events.

How you will make an impact:

• Collaborate with Program Manager(s) to execute complex training content and program objectives.
• Solicit and analyze programs for feedback and present results to management and make recommendations for program enhancements
• Organize and manage all training event details such as venue, travel, transportation, invitee list, A/V and other equipment, training materials, etc. Pre-meeting preparation of materials, notebooks, packages, attendee lists, etc.
• Process, track and maintain training records to remain compliant
• Lead contact for training events with internal project teams and hotels/vendors. Proactively handle any arising issues and troubleshoot any emerging problems leading up to and on the event day. Mitigate any change in direction of training event
• Collaborate with field representatives (Area Trainers, Regional Directors), to identify needs for regional training programs including identifying learning objectives, crafting agendas, and facilitating training programs, ordering/printing materials, etc.
• Manage budget and track event finances including processing contracts, payments, invoicing, and expense reporting
• Negotiate with hotels and vendors
• Other incidental duties

What you'll need (Required):

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent
• 4 years of previous related experience

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Bachelor's Degree
• Proven event planning/management experience preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent time management, written and verbal communication skills, and project management skills
• Strict attention to detail
• Proven expertise in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, COUPA and Concur
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Completes tasks in resourceful and effective ways
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams, with supervisory guidance provided as needed in the execution of routine tasks
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• 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 of new lines of work or complex special assignments

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 $60,000 to $84,000 (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.