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 Learning at Johnson & Johnson. Raina is dedicated to nurturing diverse talent, sponsoring leadership ..read more

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 Management globally. Frédérique is also dedicated to promoting women's advancement in leadership roles ..read more

Dr. Bill Hunter is the Founding Member and CEO of Canary Medical, a medical data company focused on the development and commercialization of its patented implantable sensor technology and complementary data and analytics ecosystem. Bill brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare as a former practicing physician, serial medtech entrepreneur and chief executive. Bill holds a Doctorate of Medicine from University of British Columbia, a Master of Science from University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science from McGill University. Tune in for: Three honest lessons learnt from ..read more

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 the US for public/private grants and awards allocation to start-ups. She also follows several portfo ..read more

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 Quality - why top-down buy-in is crucial And much more! ✨  Career inspiration, medtech opportu ..read more

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 progressing through various senior roles at organisations such as Serono and Novartis. After retiring as V ..read more

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 leadership positions in several multinational companies. Annette has a lifelong fascination with the rol ..read more

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 regulatory affairs (QRA) experience in the medical technology industry. Additionally, Steve served as VP of QRA for Orthopedics and Americas for Zimmer Biomet, where he was responsible for supporting multiple business segments as well as the Americas region for international regulatory and compliance. Tune in to Gain insights from advice offered to those apprehensive about career risks and blunders Find out how to strike ..read more

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 company Dos and don’ts of being visible in your organisation Ondina’s key learnings and success stories And much more ..read more

Key takeaways: How to bring Quality into leadership discussions The art of aligning members of your team Avoiding communication mistakes Getting 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 enterprises and also for the biggest players in the industry including, Nycomed-Amersham, GE H ..read more