R&D Strategy & Operations Manager

Ceribell is a medical technology company focused on transforming the diagnosis and management of patients with serious neurological conditions. The Ceribell System is a novel, point-of-care electroencephalography (“EEG”) platform specifically designed to address the unmet needs of patients in the acute care setting, and is being used in hundreds of community hospitals, large academic facilities and major IDN's across the country. Our entire team is driven by a shared commitment to transforming the landscape of critical care through our rapid seizure detection technology, come join the movement!

Strategic Analysis & Reporting

• →Conduct analyses to support technology and operational decision-making (product and R&D road mapping, capacity planning, process improvement, insight generation) 
• →Prepare presentations, reports, and briefs for the CTO and leadership team 

Project & Program Management 

• →Drive execution of priority R&D and technology initiatives, coordinating across Product Development, Engineering, Data Science, Operations, Regulatory, Quality and GTM teams 
• →Own trackers, dashboards, and status updates to ensure projects remain on schedule 
• →Identify risks, dependencies, and escalate as appropriate 

Special Projects 

• →Lead or support ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives in R&D, technology, operations, business systems and external relations 
• →Conduct research and benchmarking to inform decision-making 

• PhD required.
  • Academic fields could include Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical field
• Experience with medical devices is highly preferred
• Preferred experience with strategic consulting or business strategy and operations with exposure to MedTech product management
• Strong project management and organizational abilities
• Ability to independently conduct product research, including literature review, customer interview, competitive analysis, and opportunity assessment 
• Ability to bring structure to complex and ambiguous questions, as well as creating and executing frameworks that will drive towards effective solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to travel up to 10% 

• Technically curious, comfortable engaging with stakeholders across many disciplines and levels  
• Confidence engaging with Executive leadership
• Highly adaptable and resourceful 
• Leads with kindness and empathy 
• Able to balance detail orientation with big-picture thinking 
• Has an ownership mentality, with a desire to produce high visibility and high impact work