FINDING THE RIGHT TALENT FOR CRITICAL JO
Edwards Lifesciences is in the business of saving lives. Employing more than 5,300 people in more than 100 countries, the California-based company is the number one heart valve manufacturer in the world in sales and a leader in products for the treatment of advanced heart disease.
Last year the company’s sales grew to $998 million, and the demand for its products shows no signs of slowing down: Heart disease affects 22 million people—1 in 12 adults—in the United States.
With the world of medicine evolving fast, Edwards focuses on driving more innovation and applying new technology to unmet patient needs. An essential part of this effort is to find the top talent for the most essential jobs within the company.
T+D discussed the challenges of talent management with Michael Mussallem, CEO and chairman of Edwards Lifesciences, and Rob Reindl, corporate vice president.
“To keep doing what worked in the past is potentially a formula for disaster for us. So our ability to recognize new patterns and adapt quickly, to take advantage of situations as they occur, and to respond to them better than others becomes more important all the time,” Mussallem says.
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