
R&D Director, Medical Unit at Siemens Health Services
Toulouse Area, France

R&D Director, Medical Unit at Siemens Health Services
Toulouse Area, France
A team leader with strong technical background in software development and image analysis in both start-ups and large corporate environment. Broad experience in the medical field and regulated environments.
Medical software development (radiology, oncology, radiotherapy, neurology, etc.), in particular image fusion/registration-based applications. Quality systems (ISO, FDA). Process engineering (Agile and IID Methods).
(Medical Devices industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
I currently manage the development team (medical experts and developers) behind the medical modules of our Hospital Information System (HIS). The team management aspect covers collaborators over 5 sites with both internal and external contractors. I am also instrumental in the elaboration of the development plans and products roadmaps.
(Medical Devices industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Having organized the R&D team of DOSIsoft, I started a new venture and helped create a UK company (Mirada Medical) focusing on medical imaging workstations for B2B markets (PACS, etc.). As a scientific consultant, I manage research tracks, in particular for registration technologies, and provide proofs of concepts for products to be demonstrated to potential clients.
(Privately Held; Medical Devices industry)
June 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Recruited from Siemens by the CEO of DOSIsoft in 2007, I was in charge of the R&D group that provided clinical software solutions for radiotherapy and other medical specialties (oncology, radiology, etc.). I implemented the Development Process and manage all development projects as well as a number of collaboration projects with industrials (Siemens, Medasys) and several hospitals (Curie, APHP, IGR, Pitié Salpétrière, etc.) and academics (CEA, INSERM, CNRS, INRIA, etc.). Aside from various executive responsibilities (board of directors, company representative, etc.) my role consisted primarily in organizing the R&D team and managing its growth from 10 to 20 engineers.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Medical Devices industry)
September 2002 — June 2007 (4 years 10 months)
Recruited from Harvard by the CEO of Mirada Solutions in 2002, my role consisted of defining the strategic goals of the company and R&D group. I defined and managed research projects for Mirada / CTI / Siemens Molecular Imaging for clinical and preclinical environments in collaboration with internal (Princeton, Chicago, Malvern, etc.) and external (UCLA, Essen, CEA, Oxford, MGH) groups. I was also responsible for the architecture and technological developments in our image analysis product, as well as creating key intellectual property regarding registration and fusion technologies, the core functionality of most of our products. I was closely involved in the company strategic directions following acquisitions.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; HMS; Research industry)
November 1999 — June 2002 (2 years 8 months)
I joined Harvard Medical School and the Brigham & Women’s Hospital to lead the efforts to establish and develop the Center for Neurological Imaging (CNI), the imaging branch of the Center for Neurological Diseases. My responsibilities were to 1) establish multi-disciplinary research projects (radiology, neurology, physics, etc.) in image analysis and head these projects in collaboration with other institutes (MGH, INRIA, etc.), 2) secure funding of these projects through grants, and 3) manage the CNI IT infrastructure (computational resources, setup, redundancy, archiving and networking).
Docteur , Engineering Sciences , 1996 — 1999
Construction of probabilistic atlases of neuro-anatomy from large medical imaging databases.
1995 — 1999
Ph.D. , Computer Science , 1995 — 1999
Construction of probabilistic atlases of neuro-anatomy from large medical imaging databases.
DEA , Engineering Sciences , 1995 — 1996
Ecole Superieur en Sciences Informatiques (ESSI)
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique (INRIA)
DEA ARAVIS (Algorithms, Robotics, Automation, Vision, Images and Signals)
B.Sc. , Computer Science , 1992 — 1994
DEC , 1989 — 1991
Team and project management, Quality systems (ISO, FDA) and process engineering (Agile and IID Methods), Product development and roadmapping, Software design & engineering, Medical Imaging (radiology, oncology, radiotherapy, neurology), Image analysis (registration, fusion, etc.).
Human Brain Mapping (HBM), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Society (MICCAI), Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), Medical Imaging Network
- 2000 – 2002 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) post-doctoral fellowship.
- 1997 – 1999 Quebec Education Ministry Fellowship
- 1996 Formation de Chercheurs et l’Aide à la Recherche (FCAR) Internship Award
- 1995 – 1999 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) fellowship.
- 1995 – 1999 FCAR fellowship
- 1995 – 1997 University of Montreal Excellence Award
- 1996 Sony Award for excellence in Science and Engineering
- 1995 ADRIQ Award (Association des Directeurs de Recherche Industrielle du Québec)
- 1993 – 1994 NSERC Scholarship for University Research
- 1992 – 1994 Canada Scholarship