Barbara Benedict Joins Notal Vision as Director, Patient Engagement

Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Barbara Benedict to Notal Vision as Director of Patient Engagement.

Notal Vision is a tele-health company offering the first patient-initiated, home-based monitoring system to prevent the progression of macular degeneration through early detection and intervention. The technology combines a physical device with a data management infrastructure and a cloud-based physician monitoring system.

In her new role, Benedict will have broad responsibility over all operational aspects of the customer experience, developing key patient engagement strategies and ensuring an exceptional experience for patients and their caregivers.

Previously, Benedict led customer engagement and marketing at Conifer Health, the healthcare management services subsidiary of Tenet Health. Prior to joining Conifer Health Solutions, Benedict spent 4 years in enterprise physician marketing and communications for BayCare Health System, a health care system connecting patients to a wide range of services at 14 hospitals throughout central Florida. She also spent three years as Director, Customer Relations, Marketing and Operations at Healthcare Partners, which manages and administers healthcare products for contracted health plans. Here she led operations for a large multi-specialty medical clinic including a comprehensive customer relations program and community engagement program.

“Barbara has demonstrated she knows how to use remote monitoring technologies to keep patients well, and that she can build and enact a strategy for ensuring these patients are engaged and supported throughout the entire patient journey,” notes Tom Callaway, MD, MBA, President of Life Science Partner. “Her blend of patient-centered empathy and healthcare operations rigor make her a great match for this important role.”

Benedict earned a degree in Marketing and Business Development from the University of South Florida.

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K2M Recruits Caitlyn Seidl to be Director, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs

Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Caitlyn Seidl to K2M, where she will serve as Director, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs.

Based in Leesburg, Virginia, K2M is a medical device company focused on creating tools and implants for minimally-invasive spine surgery. The company is a leader in the 3D printing of spinal implants for deformity (especially scoliosis), trauma, and tumor operations. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Seidl will be responsible for directing global clinical outcomes research programs and the global regulatory process for K2M’s product portfolio.

Previously, Seidl served as Manager, Clinical Affairs for the Critical Care division of Edwards Lifesciences, a leader in artificial heart valves and related technologies. Seidl has also held clinical affairs leadership positions with Exactech (orthopedic devices), Axogen (biologics), and Cardioquest (cardiovascular research). She brings to K2M more than a decade of clinical and regulatory affairs leadership including trials in spinal orthopedics.

“Caitlyn impressed us as a leader with both the technical acumen in clinical trials for spinal orthopedic devices and the team management skills to ensure the group’s clinical studies faithfully convey the value K2M’s technologies bring to patients,” shared Tom Callaway, MD, MBA, President of Life Science Partner. “She will be a great asset to K2M and we look forward to seeing her impact over the coming years.”

Seidly earned her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Florida.

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Pamela Goldberg Joins Medical Device Innovation Consortium as President, CEO

Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Pamela Goldberg to lead the Medical Device Innovation Consortium as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to starting her own consulting firm in 2017, Ms. Goldberg served as the CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Collaboration, a public economic development engine designed to foster technological advancements, where she helped launch Massachusetts to national leadership for adoption and interoperability of electronic medical records and collaborated to build the health information exchange connection to the EHR.

She will succeed Bill Murray as CEO, whom Life Science Partner recruited at the organization’s inception, and is well-suited to lead MDIC into its next phase of growth and impact, building on the foundational successes of Mr. Murray and his team.

Pamela Goldberg

“Pamela’s solid entrepreneurial experience synergizing objectives for multiple government and for-profit institutions, combined with her successful leadership experience in digital health advancements, leveraging big data, and advancing healthcare technological innovation, make her uniquely suited to lead this pioneering organization,” said Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President of Life Science Partner. “We are confident MDIC and the many stakeholders it serves will benefit greatly from her thoughtful leadership in the months and years to come.”

Ms. Goldberg has demonstrated consistent success in working across the boundaries of government, in both non-profit and private industry and with regulatory bodies to drive consensus. Previously, Ms. Goldberg served as director of The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Tufts University, a program she launched to drive innovation for the university. Ms. Goldberg received her BA from Tufts University and her MBA from Stanford University.

The MDIC, through its public-private partnership between government and regulatory agencies, non-profits, and the medical device industry, aims to advance regulatory science and bring innovative technologies to patients. MDIC coordinates the development of methods, tools, and resources used in managing the medical device life cycle to improve patient access to cutting-edge medical technology.

About the Medical Device Innovation Consortium

Founded in 2012, the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) is the first public-private partnership created with the sole objective of advancing medical device regulatory science throughout the total product life cycle. MDIC’s mission is to promote public health through science and technology and to enhance trust and confidence among stakeholders.

MDIC works in the pre-competitive space to facilitate development of methods, tools, and approaches that enhance understanding and improve evaluation of product safety, quality, and effectiveness. Its initiatives improve product safety and patient access to cutting-edge medical technology while reducing cost and time to market.

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Roni Amiel Joins Notal Vision as Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Former Chief Information Officer, Pinscriptive

Life Science Partner has recruited Roni Amiel to serve as Notal Vision’s Chief Information Officer. Notal Vision is a health technology company offering the first patient-activated, home-based monitoring system to prevent the progression of macular degeneration through early detection and intervention.  In this new role, Amiel will lead the company’s health innovation technologies strategy, development, and implementation.

Amiel is well qualified for this innovative company’s leadership. As Co-Founder and CIO of Pinscriptive, Amiel built the company’s technology platform from the ground up integrating with payers, providers, and pharmaceutical companies.

Previously, Amiel served as the CIO for Blythedale Children’s Hospital where he led the implementation of enterprise information systems and technical services. Earlier in his career Amiel served in IT leadership roles for the City of New York’s Department of Health, Columbia University Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and PTC Therapeutics. Amiel’s service in the Israeli Navy is an additional asset given Notal Vision’s R&D and production operations in Tel Aviv, as well as its Israeli investor base.

“Amiel is an entrepreneur at heart, with the information technology track record of building tools that improve patients’ lives,” states Tom Callaway, MD, President and Founding Partner at Life Science Partner. “He’ll thrive working with our client Quinton Oswald to build a first-to-market innovative solution to preserve the eyesight of patients with macular degeneration.”

Amiel earned his BS in Information Technology from Colorado Technical University and completed his MBA from Rutgers University.

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Jim Long Joins Notal Vision as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Former Managing Director for Empresario Partners and Interim CFO for MDLive

Life Science Partner has recruited Jim Long to serve as Notal Vision’s Chief Financial Officer. Notal Vision is a health technology company offering the first patient-activated, home-based monitoring system to prevent the progression of macular degeneration through early detection and intervention.

As the CFO of Notal Vision, Long will report to Quinton Oswald, CEO, and will be responsible for overseeing all financial matters including fundraising to accelerate the company’s growth trajectory.

Jim Long CFO Notal Vision

Long has extensive tenure in leading healthcare companies’ financial planning and operations along with notable successes in creating strategic partnerships for realigned the financial team culture and performance while partnering with the Board Chairs, Founders, and Senior Executives to bring key initiatives to fruition. 

His financial leadership of several major company transitions is regarded as a key asset for his new role at Notal Vision.

“Having led multiple corporate sales requiring post-sale restructuring as the head financial officer, Long has the background in complex financing required to fund Notal Vision’s aggressive growth objectives,” states Tom Callaway, MD, President and Founding Partner of Life Science Partner.  “He will be an excellent partner with Quinton to build a highly valuable company.”

Long earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Spanish and his MBA in Finance and Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin.

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Brigham Briggs Joins Smiths Medical as Vice President, Global Sales Operations

Former Director, Global Sales Operations at Terumo BCT

Brigham Briggs has joined Smiths Medical as Vice President, Global Sales Operations – a newly created role for the company where Briggs will have responsibility over the sales organization worldwide. He will oversee the standardization of the sales pipeline, funnel management and incentive compensation across Smiths Medical’s sites around the globe.

Smiths Medical is a global manufacturer of specialty medical devices that provides innovative and lifesaving solutions for the hospital, emergency, home and specialist environments.

Briggs is well-equipped to lead Smiths’ sales operations after directing the worldwide sales operations, sales excellence, and Customer Centric Initiative for Terumo BCT, a medical device equipment manufacturer focused on blood processing technologies. Earlier, Briggs served as Executive Director, Commercial Operations for GreatBatch Medical where he led a global sales team driving business development, customer support, and revenue growth.

Earlier in his sales career Briggs served in sales leadership roles at American Medical System and Boston Scientific. Before joining the medical device industry, Briggs was a Captain for the US Air Force for Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics.

Briggs earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy. He completed his Master of Science Degree in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology and is Six Sigma Black Belt Certified.

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Dave Driscoll Joins Avizia as Senior Vice President, Sales

Sales Leader at Visicue, Medsphere, Conifer Health, GE Centrocity, and Connecture

Life Science Partner has recruited Dave Driscoll to serve as Senior Vice President, Sales for Avizia. Avizia is an innovative telemedicine company providing an end-to-end telehealth platform that integrates care coordination software with industry-leading video devices and mobile apps, enabling clinics and hospitals to deliver quality patient care anywhere. In this new role, Driscoll will lead the expansion of Avizia’s sales program and executing strategies for the company’s continued growth.

As a seasoned sales leader with more than 25 years of experience driving significant top-line growth for multiple companies across the digital healthcare ecosystem, Driscoll is well-equipped to lead Avizia’s sales organization. Driscoll has a solid track record of leading solution-focused sales teams at enterprise software companies such as Visicu, Medsphere Systems, Conifer Health and GE Centricity.

“With and a wide network of strong relationships with integrated delivery networks, Driscoll will play an instrumental role in accelerating Avizia’s growth,” states Tom Callaway, MD, President and Founding Partner of Life Science Partner. “Avizia is the leader in the transformation of telemedicine, particularly in the new world of Accountable Care Organizations that need to link their primary care physicians and specialists.”

Driscoll earned his Bachelor of Business administration from Pennsylvania State University.

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Bert Slade, MD, Joins Tissue Tech as Vice President, Clinical Development

Former Chief Scientific and Medical Officer Advanced Wound Care, Smith & Nephew

Life Science Partner recruited Bert Slade, MD, to serve as the Vice President, Clinical Development for TissueTech.  Slade has built his career in leading clinical trials, medical affairs, and regulatory approvals for medical device and pharmaceutical companies worldwide.  He joins TissueTech while also providing clinical support for Chisholm Clinical Research Services where he has set up his own vehicle to conduct clinical trials using the European platform as an inroad to EU product approvals.

During his tenure at Smith and Nephew, Slade was challenged as the first CMO for the Advanced Wound Management Division to restructure the three-strategic business unit R&D Departments and two clinical groups into a single international R&D organization with the addition of post-marketing surveillance.

“With his extensive experience in FDA submissions of BLAs and NDAs including a clinical background in wound healing and regenerative medicine, Slade will serve as a critical asset for TissueTech’s clinical trial designs and submissions,” states Tom Callaway, President and Founding Partner of Life Science Partner.

Slade earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from Hamilton College.  He earned his MD from the Upstate Medical Center at the University of New York.

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Rachael Fleurence, PhD, Joins MDIC as Executive Director, Coordinating Center

Life Science Partner recruited Rachael Fleurence, PhD, to serve as the MDIC’s Executive Director, Coordinating Center in partnership with the National Evaluation System for Health Technology (NEST).

MDIC is the first-ever public-private partnership (PPP) created with the sole objective of advancing medical device regulatory science. MDIC is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that operates in partnership with the FDA to improve the medical technology environment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the MDIC $3 million in seed funding to establish the Coordinating Center for the Medical Device National Evaluation System for health Technology (NEST).

While at PCORI, Fleurence lead the launch of PCORnet, a national patient centered research network consisting of 130 institutions and patient groups nationwide. She also directed the Clinical Research Methods program in areas including comparative effectiveness research, methods for patient engagement and research prioritization and analytical methodologies.

“The initial phase of the NEST project will include demonstration projects piloting methods for tracking medical device data and patient-reported outcomes through the use of real-world evidence., Fleurence has the unique capability to lead the vision and execution of the MDIC’s Coordinating Center in partnership with NEST,” states Tom Callaway, MD, Founder of Life Science Partner.

Rachael Fleurence earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social and Political Science from University of Cambridge, UK, and her MA in business management from ESSEC- Paris. She completed her Master of Science and PhD in health economics from the University of York. She also completed her AMIA 10X10 Bioinformatics Certificate from the Oregon Health and Sciences University.

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Tony Brennan Joins UL as Director, North American Sales

Former Director, Business Development at Erdman

Tony Brennan has joined Underwriters Laboratories as Director, North American Sales for the company’s Health Sciences business unit reporting to Upayan SenGupta, Vice President, General Manager, Health Sciences—SenGupta was recruited to UL by Life Science Partner in 2015. Brennan previously served as Director, Business Development for Erdman, a consulting firm dedicated to providing integrated solutions for healthcare clients.

Brennan’s career has been focused on building and leading strategic healthcare sales teams and cultivating key relationships with Group Purchasing Organizations and Integrated Delivery Networks. He has previously held sales leadership roles at HeartSine Technologies, Angelica, Cardionow, Cordis and GE Healthcare.

In his role at UL, Brennan will oversee the sales and new business development for the company’s rapidly growing Health Sciences Division. Brennan will be lead the transformation of the business from selling traditional compliance and audit services to becoming a proactive partner in the registration and product development teams for UL’s clients.

Brennan earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Bowling Green State University.

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