Career Diaries by Elemed – Details, episodes & analysis

Dr. Ann O’Connell, PhD, is a visionary leader and expert in Medtech and Manufacturing skills development. As Head of Funded Projects for Medtech and Engineering at Ibec, she oversees over 100 upskilling programs annually. Her extensive and strategic portfolio addresses critical areas such as Research & Development, Manufacturing & Digitalisation, Quality & Regulatory, Sustainability, and Management & Leadership.

With a PhD from University College Dublin (2014) and over 17years of industry experience at Intel Corporation and Irish Manufacturing Research, Ann has deep technical foundations in technology, digitalisation, data science, and intelligent automation which informs her current work, where she applies her expertise to empower industries to address some of the world's most pressing challenges in health and environmental sustainability. Ann’s commitment to advancing professional development and her industry-specific insights make her a driving force in shaping the future of Medtech and Engineering in Ireland and beyond.

Tune in for:

• The number one transversal skill you need to succeed
• Must have digital skills for the future
• Key findings from Ibec’s Talent to Thrive: The Future Skills Report for Ireland’s Medtech Sector 2024 – 2028
• And much more!

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Listen in to not one but several fantastic MedTech leaders share their career stories and lessons in this special Future Leader Sessions episode of Career Diaries. This session - Managing and Motivating Others - covers:

• Setting goals and objectives
• Managing performance
• Engaging and motivating your team
• Inspiring trust
• Effective communication

 Our fantastic panel features:

• Serge Tabet
  Regulatory Affairs Director EMEA at Terumo BCT
• Neelu Gibson
  WW Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, MDS at BD
• Andrea Sparti
  Head of QA/RA & Solutions Diabetes Care at Ypsomed AG 

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Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Frédérique, a pharmacist with a Ph.D., has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She began her career with Novartis, gaining expertise in Operations, Quality, and Global Project Management. She later joined Edwards Lifesciences, where she held various leadership roles in Quality, eventually relocating to the US to lead Quality for Surgical and Implantable Therapies. She then moved to Becton Dickinson as Vice President International & Post-Market Quality, overseeing Quality Management globally. Frédérique is also dedicated to promoting women's advancement in leadership roles.

Tune in for:

Mastering the art of executive presence
Tips for virtual executive presence
What makes great storytelling
Why practice makes perfect
And much more!

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Dr. Bill Hunter is the Founding Member and CEO of Canary Medical, a medical data

company focused on the development and commercialization of its patented

implantable sensor technology and complementary data and analytics ecosystem.

Bill brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare as a former practicing

physician, serial medtech entrepreneur and chief executive. Bill holds a Doctorate of

Medicine from University of British Columbia, a Master of Science from University of

British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science from McGill University.

Tune in for:

• Three honest lessons learnt from failing
• What it really means to be disruptive
• How company culture changes with growth
• Advice on how to become a CEO
• And much more!

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Diana Saraceni is Co-Founder and General Partner at Panakes, a Venture Capital firm dedicated to early-stage investments in Life Sciences primarily in Europe and Israel. With over 20 years of VC experience, she has also co-founded and managed 360 Capital Partners. She has led investments in a significant number of companies all over Europe, not only in the Life Sciences sector, and generated several exits as IPO and M&A transactions. Diana is also part of several committees in Europe and in the US for public/private grants and awards allocation to start-ups. She also follows several portfolios in brain health tech. 

Tune in for:

Insights into the current funding climate
What VCs are looking for when they evaluate deals and the best way to ask for investment
Technologies that are HOT right now
How startups can really make money
And much more!

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

In this special podcast, elemed's CEO and founder Elena Kyria speaks to Virginie Schwartz, Vice President Quality Assurance at Mölnlycke.

Virginie is a Quality professional with 20 years’ experience in medical devices regulations and 25 years’ experience in highly regulated industries, with a strong sense for patients’ safety and customers’ satisfaction.

In this celebration of all things Quality, Virginie shares insights on:

- how to build a Quality culture
- how to engage the whole company in Quality
- why top-down buy-in is crucial

And much more! ✨ 

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Elemed is Europe's leading medical device and IVD recruiter.

Struggling to find a perfect match for your position?

Exploring new opportunities to catapult your career and find your dream job?

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Eric Klasen is the founder of Waypoint Life Sciences Consulting. Eric has had a diverse career spanning several decades, starting in Human Genetics research and progressing through various senior roles at organisations such as Serono and Novartis. After retiring as Vice President RA & Quality EMEA for Medtronic in 2019, he now consults for life sciences industry startups, serves on the boards of life sciences startup companies and the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice in Belgium, and is a member of the Supervisory Board of a group of Obesity Clinics (NOK) in the Netherlands. 

Tune in for:

• How to change the narrative and talk BUSINESS
• RA and the PR problem
• Strategies for connecting with other business functions and becoming an enabler
• And much more ✨

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Elemed is Europe's leading medical device and IVD recruiter.

Struggling to find a perfect match for your position?

Exploring new opportunities to catapult your career and find your dream job?

Want to see more of our content? From behind-the-scenes videos to being the first to see new jobs being posted? Follow our LinkedIn!

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Annette Brüls has served as CEO of Medela since May 2018. She has more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, having held a number of global leadership positions in several multinational companies. Annette has a lifelong fascination with the roles that innovation and technology play in improving our lives. 

As a woman leader of an organisation committed to women’s health, and a mother and wife who has pursued career growth alongside motherhood responsibilities, Annette is personally dedicated to improving the opportunities available to mothers in the workplace.

Tune in for:

• Insights into balancing a highly successful career and motherhood
• Discussion around why fewer women make it into leadership roles, despite more working in the industry
• How companies can support mums who are returning to work
• And more ✨ 

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Elemed is Europe's leading medical device and IVD recruiter.

Struggling to find a perfect match for your position?

Exploring new opportunities to catapult your career and find your dream job?

Want to see more of our content? From behind-the-scenes videos to being the first to see new jobs being posted? Follow our LinkedIn!

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Steve C de Baca is Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Safety & Quality Officer of Royal Philips as of February 2023 and brings more than 30 years of quality and regulatory affairs (QRA) experience in the medical technology industry.

Additionally, Steve served as VP of QRA for Orthopedics and Americas for Zimmer Biomet, where he was responsible for supporting multiple business segments as well as the Americas region for international regulatory and compliance.

Tune in to

• Gain insights from advice offered to those apprehensive about career risks and blunders
• Find out how to strike a balance between risk and caution
• Explore his approach to gauging the triumphs of taking risks
• ...And so much more!

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Olga van Grol-Lawlor is an experienced Regulatory Affairs professional in the medical devices sector. She has over 10 years of experience and currently holds the position of Global Regulatory Intelligence and Advocacy Manager at Boston Scientific. Olga is actively involved in various industry groups and committees, representing Boston Scientific and participating in EU Commission meetings. She is also a frequent speaker at regulatory conferences and has a background in Equine Science.

Join in to:

• Harness the significant power of self-awareness and its role in shaping personal values to create your own unique path.
• Find out more about the pervasive impact of imposter syndrome on individuals of diverse backgrounds.
• Embracing a proactive mindset, unearthing positive results, and showcasing the power of proactivity.

Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.