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BRIDGING CEO
Startup Medical Device CEO / COO / MD / NED
25+ years of product development and commercialisation experience in Class I and II medical devices.
Mech and Biomed engineering background with MBA, and hands-on experience in cash-tight start-ups having been personally responsible for design, prototyping, manufacturing, verification and validation, quality system development and accreditation, IP and IT management, regulatory affairs, clinical trials and fundraising.
10+ years as CEO of a listed device manufacturing company with over a dozen cap raises and 3 US 510(k)s.
Looking to help a small company build their product from a back-of-an-envelope idea to first sales.Can do part-time, mostly remote work,to help manage costs.
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BRIDGING CEO
Experienced executive with 30 years in management and commercialisation of biotech and life sciences start-ups.
Having held senior roles in business development and been CEO for a number of clinical stage biotech companies.
Extensive experience in clinical trials (Phases I and II), banking and finance, JVs, partnering and out-licensing, and in company formations.
Located in Brisbane, the executive provides management services and commercial advisory work for the biotechnology industry.
Would be suitable for an interim P/T CEO position in a start-up/early-stage company looking to fund raise or kick start the business.
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Commercialising pharmaceutical and diagnostic innovations and services.
Executive who has succeeded in a range of leadership roles in these areas. Deep knowledge of development and commercialisation pathways across a wide range of therapeutic areas and global jurisdictions. Able to leverage a strong network to deliver commercial outcomes. Successfully led teams from around the world in regulated environments to achieve world-class outcomes.
Project Leadership: Progressed very complex, globally focused discovery and development projects as sponsor and CRO.
Sales: Global B2B. Leveraged deep understanding of business and technical processes to achieve successful partnerships.
Fund Raising/Partnering: VCs, grants, economic development agencies, co-development partners.
Executive Management: CEO/MD roles with full P&L.
Available on contract to help move your company or project forward.
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A progressive, senior sales leader with 20+ years’ experience in sales, sales leadership, sales operations, account management, marketing, and learning & development in the diagnostic, biotechnology, and life science industries.
Adept at developing a team to align to company requirements to exceed customer expectations and secure commercial growth. A servant-style leader focused on sales enablement to elevate operational prowess, improve customer satisfaction, and drive rapid growth and profitability.
Demonstrated strategic acumen, commercial expertise, and a growth-oriented mindset while effectively navigating a matrixed environment to effect change and deliver substantial outcomes.
Fostered a high-performance culture by collaborating seamlessly with senior executives across diverse customer base, internal business units, providing unwavering support to field sales teams.
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Currently seeking a new role as GM Operations, Director of Production or similar.
Successful through implementing structure, processes and optimisation. Offering a wide range of experience in leading operations in design and manufacturing environments, from product concept through design milestones & into production with operational oversight & tracking through to the market.
Results driven approach, experienced senior level operations, logistics, production and process control professional.
Focused & dedicated project management & functional team manager with a strong engineering background, a believer in PDCA & flexibility between priorities, projects & shifting requirements.
Medical device & IVD experience. B.Eng. in Microelectronic Engineering
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Biologics drug discovery and development – Start-up CSO / Director / Associate Director / Head R&D / Program/Portfolio Manager
23 years of experience in the development of biological drugs and delivery systems, immunotherapy, and innovative delivery systems in cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Developed expertise from hands-on practical experience to steering drug development path with in-vitro, in-vivo pharmacology assessments, early to late-phase development, assay developments/validations, phase-appropriate GMP manufacturing and clinical trial requirements, drug regulations, non-clinical safety, product development, CMC, quality assessments, contract negotiations, biomarkers in translational research and life cycle maintenance of biological drugs.
Skilful management of the complexities of biotherapeutics development with experience working with and in CROs and CMOs.
Suitable for leadership capability in industry or academic labs for their biotech development.
Full-time, part-time, contract or consultation.
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Former Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Biologics, possessing a Ph.D. in Cell and Biomedical Engineering, specializing in various facets of cell biology such as apoptosis, bioproduction, and senescence. Equipped with extensive expertise in cell line development, cell-based assays, and flow cytometry.
Previously employed at a startup biotech venture dedicated to synthesizing laboratory-based human breast milk. Responsibilities included aiding scientific leadership in devising and executing the company’s intellectual property (IP) strategy, encompassing portfolio development, assessment of third-party IP rights, and negotiations. Additionally, contributed to the preparation of documents ensuring compliance with ethical standards, regulatory requirements from organizations such as OGTR and FSAN, and overseeing all research and development endeavours.
Initiated the establishment of a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) program tailored to the company’s research and development priorities, alongside the implementation of a project management platform to streamline R&D operations.
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