Samantha Higer Grunes

Samantha Higer Grunes currently serves as the Development Engineering Lead at Micro Medical Solutions since February 2024. Prior to this role, Samantha held positions at Lumicell from February 2018 to February 2024, including Principal Product Development Engineer, where responsibilities encompassed leading hardware development for surgical oncology medical devices and managing FDA submissions. Samantha's earlier experience includes roles as a Staff R&D Engineer at Cytrellis Biosystems, focusing on technology development and design verification for medical devices, and as a Program Coordinator at the Institute for Pediatric Innovation, leading pediatric device development initiatives. An academic background includes a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.