Senior Developer, IT

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards Lifesciences, we’re dedicated to developing ground-breaking technologies with a genuine impact on patients’ lives. At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting-edge information technology. This supports our innovation and collaboration on a global scale, enabling our diverse teams to optimize both efficiency and success. As part of our IT team, your expertise and commitment will help facilitate our patient-focused mission by developing and enhancing technological solutions.

Edwards Lifesciences is looking for a Senior Developer to design, develop, and implement generative AI solutions to solve complex problems and improve business operations. The Senior Developer will be responsible for executing artificial intelligence (AI) software development, while ensuring that internal IT software products are delivered consistently.

How you will make an impact:

• Engineering generative AI software code, ETL code, or web applications solutions by using application development tools.
• Leading efforts to determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Documenting and demonstrating solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code on complex issues.
• Determining and leading the design of AI system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Improving operations by conducting systems analysis, recommending changes and formulating alternative solutions in policies and procedures.
• Leading AI project development teams through execution of best practices in software development, mentoring other team members, and ensuring that project deliverables are consistent with architecture, quality, security policies.
• Keeping abreast of technical innovation by studying state-of-the-art generative AI tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

What you’ll need (Required):

• A Bachelor's degree in related field with 5 years of previous related experience in IT.

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams (within IT and/or within the business) on enterprise-level or complex/novel system implementations
• Experience and training in developing and deploying generative AI models and softwares
• Experience with large-scale data processing and big data technologies
• Excellent analytical, detail-oriented, organized and information seeking skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Substantial knowledge and understanding of computer science fundamentals
• Substantial troubleshooting/debugging skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work towards long-term goals
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

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 (CA), the base pay range for this position is $106,000 to $149,000 (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.