Product Development Executive - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

West Virginia University•West Virginia, WV

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) at West Virginia University is a multidisciplinary patient care, education, and research institute. Its team provides neurological and mental healthcare and advances neuroscience, brain health, and therapeutics in partnership with academic, government, and industry organizations. RNI’s flagship facilities are on the WVU Health Sciences campus in Morgantown, and its team includes more than 2,200 members across seven departments, patient care units, and research laboratories. The Product Development Executive (PDE) works with the RNI leadership team to execute the institute’s strategic vision, mission, and business objectives, particularly for FUS neuromodulation. The PDE has primary responsibility for overseeing development of the RNI FUS neuromodulation product and is expected to foster teamwork, shared goals, and urgency. This is a remote position with a requirement to be on campus as requested. The PDE sets the product’s vision, strategy, and operational plan; leads teams and manages schedules and milestones; establishes and maintains a stage-appropriate Quality Management System, including for human clinical trials; oversees vendors and consultants; supports intellectual property development; and engages external stakeholders in collaboration, partnerships, investments, acquisitions, and alliances. The role also supports leadership communications to the Board of Directors and collaborates across financial services, strategy and business development, and research operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering in a directly related field, such as biomedical, electrical, software, or mechanical engineering.
At least eight years of executive-level leadership experience in medical device companies, including oversight of product development, intellectual property, quality, clinical trial execution, and strategy for innovative technology.
Equivalent combinations of related education and experience will be considered.
Qualifications must be met by the time of employment.
Successful experience at start-up companies, from early founding through securing funding and scaling product development to clinical studies, regulatory activities, and commercialization.
Direct experience navigating medical technology development, including U.S. and international regulatory requirements, reimbursement, clinical structures, go-to-market strategies, and financial and marketing strategies.
Experience creating budgets, using financial projections to guide decisions, and overseeing compliant financial management programs.
Proven ability to drive projects to milestones and business goals.
Accountability, self-direction, and willingness to take a hands-on approach to completing work.
Ability to multitask and work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments while setting priorities among conflicting objectives and driving toward clarity and solutions.
Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to balance qualitative analysis, strategy, and operations.
Ability to identify market needs and develop technology to address them, including research and understanding of patient, payer, and provider needs.
Experience and comfort making high-level decisions after gathering information and conducting necessary analysis.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to explain the RNI-A vision and advanced technical concepts to potential investors, clinicians and scientists, payers, and strategic partners.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Set, in alignment with RNI leadership, a clear vision, strategy, and operational plan for development of the RNI FUS neuromodulation product, including timelines for launching associated spin-out companies.
Foster teamwork and urgency in executing the product plan; build teams as needed while remaining nimble and capital efficient; and manage accountability for schedules and milestones.
Demonstrate excellence, integrity, and urgency, lead by example, follow WVU and RNI procedures and guidelines, and facilitate the success of team members.
Plan, create, and use a continuously updated Quality Management System appropriate to the product development stage, including human clinical trials.
Oversee vendor management for product development, including coordination with legal and other stakeholders.
Create value for RNI through intellectual property development.
Assist leadership in preparing meeting materials and communications for the Board of Directors and other key stakeholders.
Identify the need for consultants, establish their scopes of work, and manage expectations and costs.
Engage external parties and stakeholders under RNI leadership for strategic collaboration, partnerships, expansion, pipeline development, investments, acquisitions, and institutional and corporate alliances.
Collaborate with the RNI leadership team across financial services, strategy and business development, and research operations.