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Wayne Jensen

R&D Director

I am passionate about providing strategic direction in order to grow small companies into successful, profitable organisations in support of the Australian medical devices and biotechnology industry. Too often, Australian IP is lost overseas, far too early in the process. I like to see Australian IP achieve greater commercial reality in support of the Australian commercial sector. I am the person you want on your board, to assist in developing a framework to identifying: (i) the gaps in the organisation and how to address any potential shortfalls (ii) the product opportunities. (iii) how to transform those product opportunities into commercial reality By background: ● I am a strategic thinker with more than 25 years industry experience, with a primary focus on identifying new opportunities and providing a supporting framework to the thinking behind new product development and new product commercial release (~25 products successfully released to market) ● I am currently an Executive Director and former Chief Scientific Officer with over 3 years board level experience across the commercial sector, particularly in the medical science & devices industries ● By example, I established and Chaired a New Opportunities Review Committee (NORC), which identified key product development opportunities to fill the R&D pipeline and a new commercialisation pathway in the wine testing industry - a rather unusual but very important opportunity to drive the next stage of growth for a point of care IVD company. ● I have supported negotiations with external research organizations, and the acquisition of new technology IP. This has resulted in license deals enabling new strategic commercialisation directions to be pursued, breathing life into companies with limited opportunities. ● I am familiar with the regulatory requirements of the EU and the FDA and in navigating a pathway for product approvals and release, most particularly in the IVD setting. ● I have experience in setting up GMP compliant manufacturing operations, providing another facet to which I can provide guidance in. If any of the areas described above are not reflected in your current board member team, then I think it would be remiss of you not to reach out to me! I am approachable by nature and capable of working well with board members from a wide variety of backgrounds. You want a board team that work well together, and that is certainly an objective that is high on my agenda in order to provide an effective, functional board team to drive the company forward to financial success.


Expertise

  • Small to Medium Enterprise - SME (10 -199 employees) - listed
  • Small organisation (1-9 employees)
  • Biotechnology
  • Hospital & Health Care
  • Medical Device
  • Research
  • Business Acumen
  • Design
  • Research
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Committee Chair
  • Executive Director
  • Senior Manager
  • Other

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
ChairNew Opportunity Review CommitteeUniversal BiosensorsMedical Devices

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
R&D DirectorBARD1 Life SciencesMedical Devices
Chief Scientific OfficerSienna Cancer DiagnosticsMedical Devices