Ian West, Ph.D. has a wealth of experience in various leadership roles in the medical devices industry. Ian currently holds the position of Vice President of R&D, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs at LifeSync since January 2020. Prior to that, they worked as an R&D Engineering Consultant for medical devices at LifeSync from February 2019 to December 2019.
From 2012 to 2018, Ian served as the Vice President of Engineering and Product Development at Tridien Medical/Hill-Rom. Ian played a crucial role in new product development and engineering technology solutions for therapeutic support surfaces and patient positioning devices. During this time, they also served as the Operations Vice President for the powered products division.
Before that, Ian held the position of Vice President of Product Development at ZELTIQ Aesthetics in 2011. Ian was responsible for restructuring and building the engineering team and processes to support the company's global commercial expansion.
Ian's experience also includes working at Philips Healthcare as the Director of Engineering, OEM Monitoring from 2008 to 2011, and at GE Healthcare as the Engineering General Manager for Specialty Monitoring from 2005 to 2008. Ian has also held various leadership roles at CRITIKON LLC and Johnson & Johnson Medical.
Overall, Ian West, Ph.D. has a strong background in executive leadership, new product development, and engineering in the medical devices industry.
Ian West, Ph.D. obtained their B.Eng and Ph.D degrees from the University of Liverpool from 1986 to 1993. Ian specialized in Electronics, Optical Fiber Sensors, and Pulse Oximetry. Prior to that, they attended Baines School, although specific details about their degree or field of study were not provided.
January, 2020 - present
February, 2019