We supported a Swiss cardiology medical device company with the identification and assessment of senior R&D leadership to strengthen its innovation pipeline.
An international aesthetic medical device company engaged medtechexec to support the search for a Director of Sales to drive revenue growth across South East Asia. The territory covered a highly diverse commercial landscape, with differing regulatory environments, distributor models, and levels of market maturity across multiple countries.
The client required a senior sales leader with a proven track record in aesthetics or adjacent medical device sectors, capable of managing cross-border teams, strengthening distributor performance, and executing a region-wide growth strategy. The search scope spanned half a continent, requiring detailed market knowledge and on-the-ground understanding of regional talent pools.
The objective was to deliver a detailed market mapping and executive search focused on VP-level R&D leaders within cardiology and adjacent interventional medical device sectors. We assessed candidates based on technical depth, leadership experience across product development lifecycles, exposure to clinical and regulatory milestones, and alignment with Swiss-based organisations.
In addition to candidate identification, we provided market insight on R&D leadership structures, compensation benchmarks, and competitive talent availability within the Swiss and European cardiology landscape.
MedtechExec delivered a targeted shortlist of high-calibre VP of R&D candidates, supported by comprehensive market intelligence. The client was able to assess leadership options with clarity and confidence, ensuring alignment between R&D strategy, regulatory requirements, and long-term product innovation goals.
The engagement strengthened the company’s R&D leadership capability and positioned the organisation to progress its cardiology pipeline with greater strategic and operational focus.
“Partnering with MedtechExec on our VP of R&D search was an outstanding experience from start to finish. Their understanding of the cardiology device landscape, combined with deep insight into the Swiss and wider European talent market, allowed them to quickly identify and engage highly relevant senior leaders. The shortlist was exceptionally strong, and the process was run with professionalism, transparency, and real technical understanding of what world-class R&D leadership looks like in our sector. Thanks to their work, we were able to make a well-informed and strategically aligned leadership decision that will significantly strengthen our innovation pipeline.”
– Chief Technology Officer