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Author: Elena Kyria

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Welcome to Career Diaries by Elemed, the podcast dedicated to careers in the MedTech industry. This podcast is all about hearing stories from some of the industry's most inspiring professionals and exploring their steps to success.
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Jan is CEO & Partner at Qserve. He is an expert in European regulations based on 20 years hands-on working in the field, as auditor, product reviewer, regulatory specialist and senior manager. He combines strong experience in quality, compliance, and regulations with a pragmatic, result-driven approach at both operational and executive level.Prior to Qserve, Jan was VP Medical Devices at BSI for 5 years, where he was responsible for EMEA and AsiaPac and a member of the Executive Team. Bef...
Raina Dauria has been a leader in the Johnson and Johnson family of companies since 2003. She is currently the Vice President Global Regulatory Affairs Policy at Johnson & Johnson MedTech, where she provides dedicated focus on critical regulatory policy issues to shape new and emerging regulations globally. In addition to her policy responsibilities, Raina leads the Regulatory Talent Management Strategy and the MedTech R&D Learning Sponsorship, which drives the benchmark Culture of Le...
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 ...
Dr. Bill Hunter is the Founding Member and CEO of Canary Medical, a medical datacompany focused on the development and commercialization of its patentedimplantable sensor technology and complementary data and analytics ecosystem.Bill brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare as a former practicingphysician, serial medtech entrepreneur and chief executive. Bill holds a Doctorate ofMedicine from University of British Columbia, a Master of Science from University ofBritish Columbia a...
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 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 Qu...
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!------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 progressi...
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!------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 leadersh...
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!***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 ...
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 ...
Suzie, the Vice President of Regulatory at BSI, has an impressive eighteen years of experience and currently develops strategies, policies, and processes for the Medical Devices team to ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements. She also represents all Notified Bodies as one of the Chairs of NBCG-Med and Vice-President of TeamNB. Tune in to find out the following!Her global traveling experience and how it enhances her ability to effectively communicate with companies from div...
Tom Melvin is Associate Professor of Medical Device Regulatory Affairs at Trinity College Dublin. Prior to his current role, he worked for HPRA and as a medical doctor. This episode looks at his fascinating career journey and delves into the inside scoop of going from working at a Competent Authority to academia.Tune in to learn about:What is working in a competent authority really like?Major regulation changes and evolutionsTaking the leap into academiaThe future of medical device regul...
Mario is SVP RA/QA at Bio-Rad Laboratories and has witnessed first-hand the medical device industry evolving over the past 30 years. He is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to building a successful culture of quality.Tune in to this episode to find out how to develop a winning culture of quality yourself!He covers:Culture of quality - a definitionMeasuring a culture of quality - key KPIs and metricsKey steps to building a good culture of quality What does a bad culture of quality loo...
This special episode of Career Diaries by Elemed is for International Women's Day 2023 and is about Leading Inclusively in a Global Environment.Featuring Meg Mucha of Philips, Andreas Stange of TÜV SÜD, Kristine Tucker of Bausch & Lomb, and Matthew Schabacker of BD.Listen to their insightful perspectives!Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.
Ondina is a Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs at Becton Dickinson, and has a wealth of experience leading teams and succeeding in the Medtech industry. In this episode, she discusses a topic that can really help you get ahead in your own career: visibility and exposure!She covers:What are visibility and exposure and why are they crucial?Is it more important for women to be visible?Top actionable tips on how you can start becoming more visible at your companyDos and don’ts of being visible...
Key takeaways:How to bring Quality into leadership discussionsThe art of aligning members of your teamAvoiding communication mistakesGetting Quality to not be seen as the 'police'And more!About Paul Belgrove:Paul Belgrove is British by birth, but moved to Switzerland in 2008 and now has Swiss nationality. He is a chemist by profession and, with brief sojourns into other industries, has worked for more than 30 years in the medical device and pharmaceutical world. He has worked for some small e...
Key takeaways:Leadership pillars from a skilled leaderThe art of building teamsHow a sales and marketing background can be useful in the world of medical devicesAnd much more!About John Wilkinson:John retired from his role as Director of Devices at the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in October 2019 after 7 years in the role. During this period, he acted as chair of the Competent Authorities Medical Devices network in Europe and led the establishment of the Joint Action...
Key takeaways:Learn about IVDR from MR IVD himselfWhy we can all be INSPIRED by the healthcare industryThe VALUE of having a hands-on backgroundWhy you should find your DRIVE from unlikely sourcesAbout Steve Lee:Steve joined ABHI as Director of Diagnostics Regulation in 2020.After completing his degree in Biochemistry and Biology at Aston University, Steve trained as a Biomedical Scientist, working in hospital microbiology before moving to industry to work as company microbiologist. Steve joi...
Key takeaways:Hear about Bassil’s UNIQUE career path to successWhy it’s crucial to be DECISIVE in lifeWhy you must accept some RISK in every ventureThe IMPORTANCE of leaving your comfort zone in industry About Bassil Akra:Dr. Bassil Akra is CEO and Owner of AKRA TEAM GmbH, a consultancy company which was founded in 2021 to support the various stakeholders in the healthcare system in achieving their targets in a highly regulated business area. He spent the last year consulting and su...
Key takeaways:How to find and understand your WHYGreat lessons in how to SUCCEED in Regulatory AffairsWhy connecting over food can be a POWERFUL way to build a rapport with someoneWhy MONEY shouldn’t be your biggest driving forceAbout Donielle Johnson: Donielle Johnson is the Executive Director, Global Head Regulatory Affairs-Medical Devices for Bausch Health. In this role, Donielle leads the creation of a global medical device organization that supports strategic priorities domestic and...
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