Dr. Carsten Heil

Profile:

Results-focused executive leader of a product development team for class IIa medical devices. Responsibility covers the complete software development life cycle including product management, soft- hardware development, verification, validation and release management. Strong project leadership to ensure delivery of projects in time and quality. Budget responsibility for up to 12 Mio EUR. Creative, goal-directed team player with strong managerial, organizational, and problem solving skills. Deep expertise in applying technological solutions to complex business problems and balance regulatory requirements and business opportunities.

Today: Managing the technology of the market leader for support of respiratory trials

Heading a group of 5 product managers area of respiratory, ECG and electronic patient reported outcome (questionnaires) and 4 project managers to build workflow driven medical devices to collect data in clinical trials. Responsibility for 22 internal software developers and up to 55 external consultants to build medical devices in Höchberg. Responsibility for 26 internal software testers supported by up to 40 consultants to test these devices at the same site. Reorganize and grow this department to reach a high CMMI level and introduce new technology and tools. Responsibility for a group of 7 developers in Munich to build software components for medical devices.     

Consolidated operations of software development teams in Höchberg and Munich, resulting in shorter time to market without compromising on deliverables and product quality. Successfully outsources testing and development to India by building up a dedicated group of 5 developers and 23 testers in India.