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#349: Climbing the MedTech Career Ladder - How to Get to the Top

Global Medical Device Podcast · 21 Dec 2023 · 1h 10m · Episode 349

What this episode covers

Elena Kyria, CEO of Elemed, discusses career strategies for medical device professionals, outlining three distinct paths: leadership, expert, and generalist. She emphasizes the importance of defining personal success, leveraging strengths through tools like Working Genius, and mastering communication to bridge technical details with business value. Kyria also highlights the critical role of networking, personal branding on LinkedIn, and the realities of freelancing in the MedTech industry.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Elemed, Greenlight Guru, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Google, Metronic, Emia
Tools
Working Genius
Also
Raps Convergence, MDR, IVDR, 510 K

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