Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Medical technology leader with 15+ years of experience driving innovation, product development and engineering execution for complex active medical devices in highly regulated environments. I combine deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to translate customer needs, technology opportunities and business priorities into successful products and scalable organizations. In my current role at hemotune AG, I lead product development for an active medical device platform and its disposable system, with end-to-end responsibility from system architecture, requirements engineering and design controls through verification & validation, regulatory readiness, supplier management, industrialization and early clinical deployment. I have led programs enabling first-in-human clinical studies and manage multi-million CHF external development budgets with specialized partners. My experience spans both agile scale-up environments and global MedTech organizations, combining hands-on execution with leadership of multidisciplinary hardware, software and biomedical teams. I work effectively across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and commercial stakeholders, aligning technical development with business goals, product roadmaps and long-term portfolio priorities. Alongside my industry leadership experience, I completed an Executive MBA in General Management, strengthening my perspective in strategy, finance, leadership and organizational transformation. I also bring structured program execution expertise supported by PMP certification. Core focus areas: R&D Leadership · Product Development · Product Strategy · Innovation Management · Systems Engineering · Design Controls & Risk Management · Verification & Validation · Industrialization · Supplier Ecosystems · Cross-Functional Leadership · Portfolio Growth · IP Strategy & Freedom-to-Operate
Scope: Executive responsibility for the end-to-end development and lifecycle advancement of an active Class IIb medical device platform and associated Class IIa disposable system for blood purification. Leading cross-functional product development activities from strategy and system architecture through regulatory approval, industrialization and early clinical deployment. • Lead multidisciplinary R&D teams across hardware, software, biomedical and external partners, driving execution, capability building and organizational alignment. • Own product development roadmap, strategic prioritization and delivery of key milestones in alignment with business objectives and investor expectations. • Full accountability for system architecture, requirements engineering, design controls and risk management under ISO 13485 / MDR. • Directed complete verification & validation programs including IEC 60601, IEC 62304, ISO 10993, usability, sterilization and packaging validation. • Delivered technical documentation and achieved Swissmedic approval for first-in-human clinical use. • Managed multi-million CHF external development budgets and built high-performing supplier ecosystems across engineering, testing and manufacturing. • Defined industrialization strategy including make-or-buy decisions, production readiness and scalable manufacturing processes. • Established IP strategy, led invention harvesting and patent filings, and conducted Freedom-to-Operate assessments.
Scope: Technical project leadership for hardware development (mechanical and electrical) within high-throughput diagnostic systems. Responsible for planning, coordination and execution of development activities for both new product development and product care across the full hardware lifecycle. • Led and coordinated hardware work packages at system and subsystem level, covering requirements engineering, risk management and verification activities. • Planned and steered multidisciplinary development efforts involving hardware, systems, quality and manufacturing functions. • Actively involved in approximately 30 design changes on an existing product in routine laboratory use, ensuring compliance, robustness and lifecycle management. • Supported verification and validation of automated sample-handling subsystems processing 30,000+ specimens in clinical laboratory operation. • Contributed to intellectual property activities for new developments, including invention disclosures and IP filings.
Scope: Research and development of advanced mechatronic and robotic systems for medical and rehabilitation applications, with strong focus on system design, verification and clinical validation. • Designed, developed and validated two robotic systems for rehabilitation and clinical assessment, covering mechanical design, electronics, control and software aspects. • Responsible for system architecture, requirements definition, risk management, verification and experimental validation in laboratory and clinical settings. • Planned and executed clinical evaluations in collaboration with medical partners and study personnel. • Published multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications. • Completed a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with MedTech focus, building a strong foundation in systems engineering, interdisciplinary collaboration and structured problem solving.
C++ programming, computer vision, robotics
Temperature monitoring of a high voltage product. Motor parameter identification.