Career Diaries by Elemed Elena Kyria

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 development and diversity recruitment programs. 
Tune in for

- Misconceptions about soft skill
- Overcoming adversity in your career
- The hardest feedback Raina ever had to hear
- Mistakes people make on their way to the top

And much more!
Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

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.
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Mastering the art of executive presence
Tips for virtual executive presence
What makes great storytelling
Why practice makes perfect
And much more!
Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

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.


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Three honest lessons learnt from failingWhat it really means to be disruptiveHow company culture changes with growthAdvice on how to become a CEOAnd much more!Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

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 portfolios in brain health tech. 
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Insights into the current funding climate
What VCs are looking for when they evaluate deals and the best way to ask for investment
Technologies that are HOT right now
How startups can really make money
And much more!
Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

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 opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

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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 Vice President RA & Quality EMEA for Medtronic in 2019, he now consults for life sciences industry startups, serves on the boards of life sciences startup companies and the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice in Belgium, and is a member of the Supervisory Board of a group of Obesity Clinics (NOK) in the Netherlands. 
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How to change the narrative and talk BUSINESSRA and the PR problemStrategies for connecting with other business functions and becoming an enablerAnd much more ✨Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.