# 5 Tips for Hiring Medical Device Advisors

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2020-02-05
- Length: 30m
- Episode: 132
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors

## Summary

Isabella Schmitt, a regulatory affairs consultant at Proxima Clinical Research, joins host John Spear to discuss the pros and cons of hiring advisors for medical device companies. They highlight the risks of hiring advisors from large strategic companies who may not understand startup risk profiles, such as advising premature pivotal trials. The conversation emphasizes the importance of due diligence, looking beyond resumes to assess humility, cultural fit, and whether an advisor creates obstacles rather than solving them.

## Chapters

- [0:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors#t=20) Introduction: Defining Advisors and Sources
- [3:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors#t=216) Finding Advisors: Accelerators and Retirees
- [6:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors#t=360) The Risk of Large Company Advisors on Startups
- [10:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors#t=627) Case Study: Over-engineering Quality Systems
- [14:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors#t=896) Handling Conflicting Regulatory Advice
- [18:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors#t=1116) Due Diligence: Vetting Character and Fit
- [25:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-05-5-tips-for-hiring-medical-device-advisors#t=1519) Warning Signs: Toxic Advisors and Control

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Proxima Clinical Research (company)
- Greenlight Guru (company)
- FDA (other)

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