Digital Health Dilemma, Role Clarity in the Turf War Between IT and R&D

Description

Most medical device companies either have a digital health initiative in progress or are about to start one. But the question is, who is going to execute it, IT or engineering? Both organizations see problems that they know how to solve, which is the starting point for the conflict. A successful digital health initiative requires resolving the organizational tensions in order to fully utilize the strengths of both departments, and ensuring solution architecture incorporates the organization structure. 

Attendees will learn: 

• Why is this relevant now? 
• What are the challenges and risks? 
• How to address the challenges?

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SPEAKERS

Adam Hesse Executive VP of Engineering Full Spectrum A seasoned technical leader and entrepreneur, Adam brings more than 20 years of Medical Device, Healthcare Information systems, and machine vision experience to Full Spectrum, coming most recently from a leadership role in BD’s Diabetes division, and leading a major modernization program of Medtronic’s CareLink platform before that. Adam has direct and deep experience developing architectural solutions supporting connected medical devices, artificial intelligence, and imaging applications. These experiences span from concept and business case development through the full product lifecycle.

Dinendra Ramachandran Vice President Digital Solutions & PMO Convatec With more than 25 years of experience in medical devices, Dinendra currently leads digital solutions at Convatec. Previously, he led R&D teams at Philips, Siemens, Olympus, Physio-Control (Stryker), Baxter and Smith-Nephew. He's successfully launched medical imaging products in the area of ultrasound and angiography, connected care platforms for cardiology, connected care platforms for Dialysis. Additionally, he has launched a Robotics Surgery platform in the orthopedics space.