Coen Wijdicks

Coen Wijdicks currently serves as Vice President of Research at Gillette Children's since January 2025, following a successful tenure at Arthrex as Senior Director of Global Research from May 2017 to December 2024. Wijdicks has a robust background in orthopedic research, having held roles such as Director of Orthopedic Research and Director of Research & Development at Arthrex. Prior experience includes leadership positions at Steadman Philippon Research Institute and academic research at the University of Minnesota, complemented by a Summer Research Internship at Mayo Clinic. Wijdicks possesses extensive skills in negotiation, project management, and clinical research, supported by a Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science from the University of Oslo and an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.