Marketing professionals in Medical devices
Medtronic is a current or past employer for five of these medical device marketers, and six carry global marketing director titles today, at Boston Scientific, BD, Abbott, Medela, MMI and Medtronic. Their areas include spine, surgical robotics, cardiac rhythm, coronary devices, neuromodulation and maternity care, so they suit a device company planning a launch, preparing its field team, or taking a product from one market to many.
Professionals to explore
Derya Savaser
LinkedInExperience: Director, Medical Device Marketing · Vitrolife Group
From 2024 to 2026, Derya Savaser was Director, Medical Device Marketing at Vitrolife Group, and, at Spark Biomedical Inc., V.P. Advocacy and Outreach (2021–2024) and V.P. Product Marketing and Strategy (2020–2021). At LivaNova, Derya was Sr. Manager, Global Product Development & Marketing Manager (2015–2020) and Sr. Manager, Global Neuromodulation Marketing (2013–2015). Derya describes developing and marketing products from concept to post-launch in highly regulated industries, a fit for questions on taking a device from development to launch.
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Gozde Isman Galleano
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Marketing, Coronary Franchise · Abbott
Five Abbott titles belong to Gozde Isman Galleano: Director, Global Marketing, Coronary Franchise since 2025, Director, Global Marketing, Vessel Closure & Atherectomy Franchises (2023–2025), Director, Global Marketing, Vessel Closure Franchise (2023), Director, Global Marketing, Stents & Core Coronary (2019–2023) and Global Marketing Manager, Long Term Stent Franchise Strategy (2018–2019). Gozde describes long-term strategy and pipeline development, a fit for upstream coronary device questions.
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Jennifer Quam
LinkedInExperience: Former Marketing Director · BIOTRONIK
Since 2026, Jennifer Quam has been Marketing Director at BIOTRONIK, after Senior Director Of Marketing (2022–2026) and Marketing Director (2018–2022) at AtriCure, Inc. BIOTRONIK is described as making advanced active implants in Cardiac Rhythm Management, Monitoring and more. Jennifer was Senior Group Marketing Program Manager (2016–2018) and Senior Sales Strategy Program Manager, Restorative Therapies Group (2015–2016) at Medtronic. Cardiac device marketing fits Jennifer.
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Jessica Carideo
LinkedInExperience: Former Marketing Director · Outset Medical, Inc.
At Outset Medical, Inc., Jessica Carideo was Marketing Director (2023–2025) and Senior Marketing Manager (Acute) (2021–2022), and at Medtronic held Senior Manager, US Patient Monitoring Marketing (2021), Marketing Director, US Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions (Interim) (2019–2021) and Commercial Marketing Strategist (2018–2019). Jessica names marketing and commercial strategy across pharma, medtech and biotech as areas. Acute care and patient monitoring device marketing fits Jessica.
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Karen Hand
LinkedInExperience: Global Senior Marketing Director, Maternity Care & NICU · Medela
Karen Hand has been Global Senior Marketing Director, Maternity Care & NICU at Medela since 2021, and describes marketing roles in medical devices and diagnostics at local and global levels, both strategic and operational. Maternity care and NICU device marketing across countries fits Karen, as do questions on moving between global strategy and local execution for a device brand.
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Kate Drake
LinkedInExperience: Global Director of Product Marketing · MMI - Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
Joining MMI to lead its US launch is how Kate Drake describes the move to MMI - Medical Microinstruments, Inc., where Drake is Global Director of Product Marketing (since 2024) after Director, US Marketing (2024) and Product Marketing Lead, US (2023–2024) there. Kate was Global Director of Marketing, Endovascular Robotics at Siemens Healthineers (2019–2023) and Group Product Manager at Corindus Vascular Robotics (2018–2019). Surgical robotics launches fit Kate.
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Kendra Winchester
LinkedInExperience: Global Marketing Director, Strategic Innovation · BD
Kendra Winchester has been Global Marketing Director, Strategic Innovation at BD since 2015, developing global Advanced Repair & Reconstruction innovation strategy and overseeing new product development, commercial and market access work. Kendra was Marketing Director, North America at Acelity (2012–2015), Sr. Marketing Manager (2008–2012) and Product Manager (2005–2008) at Medtronic, and Product Manager at SWAROVSKI (1999–2005). Market access and innovation strategy for surgical products fit Kendra.
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Laura Gerdes
LinkedInExperience: Global Marketing Director · Boston Scientific
Laura Gerdes has been Global Marketing Director at Boston Scientific since 2024 and was Group Marketing Manager (2024), Field Clinical Manager (2021–2024), Senior Field Clinical Specialist (2018–2021) and Product Manager (2016–2018) there. Field clinical work alongside marketing makes Laura a fit for questions on what clinicians need from a device company's field team.
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Peter Byron
LinkedInExperience: Global Director of Marketing - Neuromodulation (Oncology & Epilepsy) · Medtronic
Global Director of Marketing - Neuromodulation (Oncology & Epilepsy) at Medtronic since 2025, Peter Byron was Global Vice President, Marketing and Strategy at Corza Medical (2024–2025). At Medtronic, Peter was also Director of Marketing, US - MedSurg Market Development (2023–2024), Director of Marketing, US Global - Hernia and Wound Care (2021–2023) and Director of Marketing, US - Wound Care and Patient Safety (2019–2021). Portfolio and market development questions in neuromodulation or wound care fit Peter.
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Shelley Szalay
LinkedInExperience: Marketing Director · Medtronic
Medtronic titles for Shelley Szalay are Marketing Director since 2024 (for AiBLE Upstream Marketing), Senior Marketing Manager Spine Cervical and Enabling Technologies (2021–2024), Principal Product Manager Marketing - Spine Surgical Synergies (2019–2021), Principal Product Manager Marketing - Tumor & Trauma (2017–2019) and Senior Product Manager Marketing - Thoracolumbar Tumor & Trauma (2015–2017). Upstream marketing for spine technology fits Shelley.
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Choose the right perspective
For launches, Kate Drake (surgical robotics) and Derya Savaser are the closest fits; for upstream strategy, Shelley Szalay, Gozde Isman Galleano or Kendra Winchester. Laura Gerdes brings field clinical experience, Jennifer Quam cardiac rhythm devices, Peter Byron neuromodulation and wound care, Jessica Carideo acute care and Karen Hand maternity care and NICU.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What evidence does a hospital value analysis committee ask for before approving a new device?
- 02How do you prepare surgeons and field reps for a launch when the product changes how a procedure is done?
- 03Which early signals after launch tell you a device is being adopted rather than tried once?
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