Senior Director - Therapy Development Mitral & Tricuspid Therapies

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Nov 2026

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A Day in the Life

The Structural Heart business is advancing innovative mitral and tricuspid therapies designed to address complex valvular heart disease. The Mitral & Tricuspid Therapy Development organization plays a critical role in supporting clinical-stage programs, generating physician and procedural insights, advancing evidence development, and preparing the organization for future commercialization. The team partners closely with Research & Development, Clinical, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Commercial, and Medical Education functions to support therapy adoption, physician training, and launch readiness across a growing portfolio.
This role leads the U.S. Therapy Development organization and provides strategic leadership for global imaging and technical-support capabilities supporting mitral and tricuspid therapies. The position is responsible for building the capabilities, talent, operating models, and organizational readiness required to transition from clinical-stage support to a scalable commercial field organization.
This position may be located anywhere within the United States and is designated as Remote. Travel up to 50% is required to support physician engagement, clinical sites, team leadership, and cross-functional business activities.

The Senior Director, Therapy Development, Mitral & Tricuspid Therapies provides strategic and operational leadership for a field-based organization supporting clinical-stage mitral and tricuspid programs while preparing the business for future commercialization. This leader is accountable for clinical execution, physician engagement, field capability development, organizational readiness, and commercialization planning across a complex portfolio of structural heart therapies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the U.S. Therapy Development organization supporting clinical trial execution, physician engagement, procedural success, and customer support across mitral and tricuspid programs.
• Provide strategic leadership for global imaging and technical-support teams responsible for patient evaluation, procedural planning, physician education, and therapy development.
• Represent Therapy Development on Mitral and Tricuspid New Product Development core teams, influencing field capability requirements, physician adoption strategies, and commercialization readiness plans.
• Develop and execute organizational transformation strategies that evolve Therapy Development from a clinical-stage support model into a scalable commercial field organization.
• Partner with Clinical, Research & Development, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Commercial, and Medical Education leaders to align therapy, evidence-generation, and launch-readiness objectives.
• Direct physician engagement strategies and translate clinical, imaging, and procedural insights into product-development priorities, training programs, and customer-support models.
• Drive launch-readiness planning, including field organization design, talent strategies, training frameworks, resource planning, and customer adoption initiatives.
• Lead organizational planning, investment recommendations, risk management, and execution against portfolio priorities while ensuring continued support of ongoing clinical programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of experience in medical devices, clinical research, therapy development, structural heart, or healthcare technology leadership OR Master's degree with 10+ years of experience OR Doctoral degree with 8+ years of experience.
• 10+ years of people leadership experience managing managers, senior clinical specialists, engineers, or highly technical field-based teams.
• Experience supporting clinical-stage products, clinical trials, and new therapy development programs.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives within a regulated medical device or healthcare environment.
• Experience developing commercialization readiness, launch planning, field capability, or go-to-market strategies for innovative therapies or technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS, MBA, PhD, or equivalent).

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

• Experience leading Therapy Development, Clinical Affairs, Medical Education, Imaging, Commercial Enablement, or similar organizations.

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

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