The roles of Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer are uniquely challenging due to the complexities of convergent therapies such as targeted biopharmaceuticals/companion diagnostics and medical devices/artificial intelligence.
In addition, the merging of scientific disciplines faces an increasingly complex regulatory environment and global harmonization of agency requirements. Life Science Partner has successfully partnered with government regulators and regulated companies to find leaders who can navigate through ambiguity to win clearance of innovative products, thus improving patient outcomes, reducing healthcare costs, and accelerating innovation.
Former Oracle SVP, Troy Tazbaz will lead the effort to advance AI and ML for healthcare and help orchestrate a new regulatory environment for digital healthcare. Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of the FDA’s new Division Director for Digital Health and Director for the Digital Health Center of Excellence to prepare the agency to partner with […]
Life Science Partner has partnered with the FDA to recruit leaders that can create innovative pathways for early-stage companies to be better prepared for the regulatory review and clearance process. In close collaboration with Jeff Shuren, MD, JD, Head of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) for the FDA, Life Science Partner recruited Doug […]
Life Science Partner has recruited David McMullen, MD, to serve as Director for The Office of Neurological and Physical Medicine Devices (OHT5), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the Federal Drug Administration. The CDRH facilitates medical device innovation by advancing regulatory science, providing industry with predictable, consistent, transparent, and efficient regulatory pathways, and assuring consumer […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of David Ramsingh as Vice President, Clinical & Medical Affairs – Critical Care at Edwards Lifesciences. Edwards is a global leader in patient-focused medical innovations. Recently, their Critical Care division has expanded its role in AI-supported predictive software solutions that allow ICU physicians to make better […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Doug Kelly, MD, MBA as Deputy Director for Science to the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (FDA, CDRH). FDA, CDRH is responsible for protecting and promoting public health by assuring that patients and providers have timely and continued access to […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Nora York to join Canary Medical as Senior Director of Regulatory & Quality Assurance. Canary Medical is an innovative medical technology company commercializing smart implants in the orthopedic, cardiovascular, and aesthetic markets. The company integrates a sensor and microprocessor system into FDA-cleared implantable medical devices […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Rosalind Fabunmi, PhD as Senior Director, Medical Affairs with Edwards Lifesciences. Edwards is committed to focusing on the patient journey from diagnosis to treatment to lifetime outcome, and Fabunmi has a rare combination of skills and experiences which make her highly qualified for her new […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Dave Booth as Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs with Be The Match. Booth is a seasoned quality executive with a broad background in building and leading global quality teams within the medical device industry. At Smiths Medical, Booth was Head of Quality […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Chris Fang, MD, MBA, MHSc as Chief Medical Officer of Humacyte. Fang’s expertise in biologics and medical devices will be an invaluable asset for Humacyte, a pioneering regenerative medicine company. Humacyte’s lab-grown, acellular blood vessels have been awarded FDA fast-track status for their use in […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Chie Iwaishi to Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) as Vice President, International Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, where she will lead the expansion of this Irvine-based company in the Japan and Asia-Pacific region. Iwaishi’s three decades of leadership in regulatory and clinical affairs will be an invaluable asset […]
Life Science Partner Executive Search is pleased to announce the recruitment of Peter Schiller, PhD to Canary Medical, where he will serve as Vice President of Research and Development. Canary Medical is an innovative medical technology company commercializing smart implants in the orthopedic, cardiovascular, and aesthetic markets. The company integrates a sensor and microprocessor system […]
Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Fred Siebert to Beckman Coulter as Director, Global Clinical Affairs. Beckman Coulter is an innovative diagnostics and life science company that creates the world’s most efficient diagnostic laboratories. It is part of the Danaher group of families. In this new role, Siebert will be responsible […]
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 […]
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 […]
Former Global Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Safety Physician Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Chris Stein, MD, PhD, was recruited by Life Science Partner to serve as Director, Medical Safety Physician for Allergan where he will oversee Pharmacovigilance for Allergan’s CNS drug portfolio. In his previous role at Otsuka, Stein partnered with safety physicians at Bristol Myers Squibb to co-market […]
Former Vice President, Global Clinical Affairs, Zimmer Biomet Life Science Partner recruited Jing Xie, PhD, MS, former Vice President, Global Clinical Affairs for Zimmer Biomet to become the Medical Device Innovation Consortium’s (MDIC) first Vice President, Clinical Affairs. MDIC is the first-ever public-private partnership (PPP) created with the sole objective of advancing medical device regulatory […]
Former Senior Director, Global Quality Assurance Haemonetics Corporation Scott Cohn was recruited by Life Science Partner to serve as Surgical Specialties’ Vice President, Global Quality Assurance where he will build a quality systems team and implement the harmonization of Surgical Specialties’ quality operations across its manufacturing facilities worldwide. Cohn joins Surgical Specialties after serving as […]
Former Vice President, Clinical Affairs at Elixir Medical Life Science Partner has recruited Judi Jaeger to become Director, Global Clinical Affairs at Beckman Coulter reporting to Kim Oleson, Vice President of Clinical Affairs for Danaher’s Life Sciences and Diagnostics Platform. “With first-hand leadership experience in the clinical development of two world-leading Class III devices and […]
Former Director of Urologic Pathology/GI Pathology at Ameripath Life Science Partner has recruited Jeremy Miller, MD, to lead the Pathology Lab at EndoChoice, a College of American Pathology (CAP) accredited lab focused on providing the highest level of quality and service to the GI community. Miller joins EndoChoice after serving as Director of Urologic Pathology […]
Former Vice President, PGT Quality Teva Pharmaceuticals Joe Jimenez, Vice President, formerly PGT Quality for Teva Pharmaceuticals has recently become Vice President, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for TissueTech, a Miami-based company producing regenerative amniotic tissue-based products for use in the ophthalmology, optometry, musculoskeletal and wound care markets. Life Science Partner partnered with CEO Amy Tseng […]
Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Atlanta Healing Center and President of the Georgia Society of Addiction Medicine Life Science Partner is pleased to announce the recruitment of Susan Blank, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer for the Atlanta Healing Center to become the Chief Medical Officer for BioConfirm Laboratories-a new company based in Atlanta […]
Former Site Leader and Vice President for Global Marketing at Medtronic/Covidien Vascular Therapies As a medical device leader and strategic marketing executive, Robert Rajalingam has been selected to lead Smith Medical’s $300 M Vascular Access business. Life Science Partner collaborated closely with Vice President, Carl Stamp to recruit Rajalingam from Medtronic. Vascular medicine has been […]
Former Senior Director, Global Safety Officer at The Medicines Company Life Science Partner recruited Yanshan Ma, MD, PhD, to become Senior Director, Medical Safety Physician, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases for Allergan. In her new role Dr. Ma will be responsible for the group’s safety strategy, pharmacovigilance and medical risk management. Dr. Ma joins Allergan […]
Former Chief Medical Officer Rosetta Genomics Life Science Partner recruited Bob Wassman, MD, to become Chief Medical Officer of Lineagen to lead The Company’s clinical direction, product strategy, medical affairs, and global trials and registration process for Lineagen’s products and services. Previously, as Chief Medical Officer for Rosetta Genomics, Wassman played a critical role in […]
Former Senior Director, Research and Development At Genzyme/Sanofi Life Science Partner has recruited Gloria Matthews, DVM, PhD to become Chief Medical Officer at Histogenics. In her new role Matthews will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, Adam Gridley, and will serve as the senior physician within Histogenics responsible for clinical direction, product strategy, medical […]
Improvement Advisor for Cynosure Health Joins Vestagen Life Science Partner recruited Barb DeBaun, RN, MSN, CIC, to become Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs for Vestagen Technical Textiles, Inc. DeBaun joins Vestagen after serving as an Improvement Advisor for Cynosure Health where she provided vision and leadership in the development, implementation and facilitation of performance […]
Former Senior Business Process Analyst, Global Compliance at Boston Scientific Life Science Partner recruited Jim Schneider, JD to become Manager of Compliance for American Medical Systems, a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions. In his new role at AMS, Schneider will have strong business and sales facing responsibilities including training, investigations and the development of new policies […]
Former Global Head of Safety Surveillance for Amgen Life Science Partner recruited Andre Daniels, MBChB, Executive Director, Pharmacovigilance at Amgen to become Vice President, Head of Medical Safety Physicians at Allergan. In his new role, Daniels will lead a team of physician executives to support the four key commercial franchises and their pipeline of innovative […]
Former Vice President, Compliance and Integrity Programs for NSF Health Sciences Life Science Partner recruited Frank Rivas, JD to become Compliance Officer for American Medical Systems, a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions. Rivas was previously the Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of Spectranetics Corporation, an interventional cardiology medical device company under a Corporate Integrity Agreement with […]
Former Senior Vice President, Quality and Assurance at Smith & Nephew Life Science Partner recruited Nigel Wilkinson, a seasoned quality assurance executive to become the Vice President, Quality and Regulatory for EndoChoice. In his new role, Wilkinson will be responsible for managing a global quality and regulatory organization in the United States, Germany, and Israel. […]
Former Director, Process Development at Lonza Biologics Life Science Partner recruited Jesse McCool, an innovative and energetic R&D leader, to become Vice President, Microbial Services for Cytovance Biologics. Founded in 2003, Cytovance is one of the premier biological contract companies of therapeutic proteins and antibodies from mammalian cell culture to microbial fermentation. “Jesse brings considerable […]
Former Director, Corporate Compliance & Global Data Privacy at Bausch & Lomb Life Science Partner recruited Courtney Barton, an experienced global compliance executive, to become Director, Corporate Compliance for Allergan Medical. In her new role, Barton will be responsible for leading compliance with CIA directives and developing Allergan’s compliance policies for the $1.4B medical device businesses. […]
ATLANTA, Georgia – March 14 2013 Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Dan Merz to become Director, Clinical Affairs for St. Jude Medical. Merz is an innovative engineer who has created teams and processes to improve the speed of clinical development and product approval in the US and Japan. Merz’s leadership capabilities will serve […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Vice President, Research and Development of Relievant Medsystems Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Richard (Rick) Pellegrino to become Vice President of Advanced Technology Development for K2M. “Pellegrino is technically sound, an excellent manager, and a scrappy entrepreneurial inventor,” noted Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President of Life Science […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Associate Director, US Pharmaceuticals Compliance and Ethics for Bristol-Myers Squibb Allergan, Inc. is a technology-driven, multi-specialty health care company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices in the areas of eye care, neurosciences, medical dermatology and urologics. The company is best known for its Botox franchise. Tina Webb, an […]
Life Science Partner recruits Vice President of Ethics and Compliance at CareFusion Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Wes Porter, a senior compliance executive and attorney, to become Vice President, Deputy Compliance Officer at Allergan Inc. Best known for its Botox franchise, Allergan is a technology-driven, multi-specialty health care company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative […]
Former Director, Bioproduct Analytical Development at Eli Lilly and Company Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Cathy Srebalus-Barnes, PhD, an experienced bioanalytical executive, to become Senior Director, Bioanalytical Sciences, Global Biologics R&D for Hospira, Inc. Hospira is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company that develops, manufactures and markets products that help improve […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Director of Global Compliance Program at Mylan Pharmaceuticals Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Nancy Grygiel, an experienced global compliance executive, to Allergan, Inc. to become Senior Director, Corporate Compliance, International for the company. Allergan is a technology-driven, multi-specialty health care company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative pharmaceuticals, […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Director, Biologics, Parenteral Products at Abbott Laboratories Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Thomas Nikolai, MS, MBA, to become Senior Director, External Biologics Collaborations and Partnerships for Hospira’s biosimilars division. Hospira is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company that develops, manufactures and markets products that help improve […]
Life Science Partner Recruits Pain Clinical Specialist from Purdue Pharma and Co-Founder of Magidom Discovery Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Peter Lacouture, PhD, to become Medical Director of Pain Management for Hospira. Hospira is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company that develops, manufactures and markets products that help improve the safety, […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Director, Worldwide Regulatory Affairs at Boston Scientific Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Lisa Becker, a senior medical device regulatory executive, to become Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs for the AGA Medical Corporation. AGA Medical is a Plymouth, Minnesota based medical device company focused on the development, design, manufacture, […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Clinical Affairs Executive at ATS Medical, Inc. Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Maria Koullick, PhD, a senior clinical trials executive, to AGA Medical to become Senior Director of Clinical Affairs for the company. AGA Medical Corporation is a Plymouth, Minnesota based medical device company focused on the development, […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Executive Vice President at inVentiv Clinical Solutions Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Scott Treiber, PhD, an experienced clinical research leader, to Hospira to become Vice President of Clinical Operations and Medical Affairs. Hospira is a $5 B global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company based in Lake Forest, […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Vice President, Medical Affairs at McKesson Provider Technologies Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Seema Kumbhat, MD to Hospira to become Medical Director, Device Development – Clinical Decision Support. Hospira is a $5 B global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company based in Lake Forest, Illinois. In this new […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Lead Director of Clinical Affairs at Boston Scientific Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of clinical affairs executive Steve McQuillan to Medtronic’s Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management Division (CRDM), the largest and oldest business unit of the global $13.5 billion medical device company. With the recent acquisitions […]
Co-Founder of Berkley HeartLab to Lead Medical Affairs at Celera Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Robert Superko, MD, most recently Executive Director of Genomics and Human Health at St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta’s Translational Research Institute, to Celera. Celera is a healthcare business delivering personalized disease management through a combination of products and […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Senior Executive of Boston Scientific Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of medical device executive Jay Millerhagen to St. Jude Medical, a global cardiovascular medical device company, based in St. Paul, Minnesota. St. Jude’s Atrial Fibrillation Business Unit designs, manufactures, and markets specialty cardiovascular devices for […]
Life Science Partner recruits former Senior Director, Program Management for Genzyme Corporation Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Jane Weiss Doerr, RN, MSN, a seasoned oncology clinical trials executive, to Windy Hill Medical as Director of Clinical Affairs. Windy Hill Medical is a California-based medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on the development of […]
Life Science Partner brings clinical development and marketing talent to help launch first stem-cell therapy Life Science Partner announces today the recruitment of Lode Debrabandere, PhD, former vice president, Neuroscience Business Unit of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to Osiris Therapeutics to become general manager of Osiris Therapeutics’ Autoimmune Diseases business unit. Osiris is a privately-held biopharmaceutical […]
Life Science Partner recruits pharmaceutical veteran and cardiology specialist as chief medical officer Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Ross Tonkens, MD, FACP, to become the chief medical officer of Regado Biosciences. Tonkens joins the company from Quintiles Transnational where he served as senior director, medical and scientific services and global scientific head for […]
Life Science Partner recruit offers valuable experience in regulatory and commercialization strategy Life Science Partner announces the recruitment of Kurt C. Gunter, MD, as medical director, cell therapy of Hospira, a Chicago area based medical products company. Hospira is a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company launched from the core global hospital products business of […]
To Lead Clinical, Regulatory, Reimbursement Strategy and Physician Relations Life Science Partner announced today the recruitment of Hallet H. Mathews, MD, to become vice president, medical affairs for Medtronic Sofamor Danek. Medtronic Sofamor Danek is the world’s leading orthopaedic company which develops and manufactures products that treat a variety of disorders of the cranium and […]
Leading Clinical Development of Novel Compounds for Anemia and Fibrosis Life Science Partner announced today the recruitment of Russell Ellison, MD, to become Vice President, Clinical and Medical Affairs at FibroGen, a biotechnology-based drug discovery company using its expertise in the fields of tissue fibrosis and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) biology to discover, develop and commercialize […]
Life Science Partner announces the placement of Sara Toyloy, as vice president, regulatory affairs with Medtronic Vascular in Santa Rosa, California. Toyloy will work with the senior staff, business units, and geographic areas to set worldwide strategic direction for quality, regulatory affairs, and clinical research. Toyloy was most recently director, clinical and regulatory affairs for […]