Developer, Salesforce

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.

We are looking to hire an experienced front-end Salesforce Developer proficient in front-end and back-end configuration and development to join our dynamic global team.  This person will be responsible for maintaining and updating the code base related to Edwards’ global Salesforce application, a mission-critical app used by our field sales teams to further our ability to deliver devices that maximize our patient’s recovery and quality of life.   You will be tasked with using best practices to create a streamlined user experience in a complex application, while ensuring quality control standards.  The application includes mobile, desktop, data architecture, and integrations.

How you will make an impact:

• Engineer software code and solutions by using application development tools.
• Leads project development teams through execution of best practices in software development, mentoring other team members, and ensuring that project deliverables are consistent with architecture policies.
• Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
• Improves operations by conducting systems analysis, recommending changes in policies and procedures.
• Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• General and administrative tasks

What you’ll need (Required)

• Bachelor's Degree in IT/Computer Science with 3+ years previous IT demonstrably solid performance in a role working with cross-functional teams (within IT and/or within the business) on enterprise-level or complex/novel system implementations.
• Salesforce configuration experience.
• APEX coding experience.
• Lightning development experience.
• Metadata repository & deployments experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL) and Salesforce Object Search Language (SOSL) for data manipulation and retrieval.

What else we look for (Preferred)

• Experience with development and creation of IT processes and policies as it relates to Change Management/Control, Compliance, Governance, and Vendor Management.
• Experience analyzing and determining the appropriate course of action for non-compliance/conformance deviations.
• Experience with Atlassian tools.
• Experience working in a global, Agile environment.
• Experience executing software development work.
• Experience ensuring that internal IT software products are delivered in a fashion consistent with industry/company design, architecture, and quality standards as well as best practices.
• Relevant industry experience (e.g., medical device, pharmaceuticals, etc.) or in highly regulated environments
• Excellent analytical, detail-oriented, organized and information seeking skills.
• Experience and training in the specific technologies that will be used for development required.
• 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.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Extensive 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.
• 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