Paula Rutledge

Current

President at Legacy MedSearch

Past

Sales at GE Healthcare
Sales at SpineTech (now Zimmer Spine) at Zimmer Spine
Sales at Synthes

Sales at Johnson & Johnson

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Education

Stetson University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Paula

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Medical Devices

Websites

Paula Rutledge’s Summary

OPEN POSITIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 7, 2009
(Cut & paste from below or search www.LegacyMedSearch.com)

NEW THIS WEEK / HOT / IMMEDIATE INTERVIEW
Strategic Development Director http://bit.ly/Strategic_Development_Director
Eastern Regional Sales Manager http://bit.ly/Eastern_Sales_Manager
Director of Marketing http://bit.ly/Director_Marketing_Patient_Care

SALES
Eastern Regional Sales Manager http://bit.ly/Eastern_Sales_Manager
MARKETING
Director of Marketing http://bit.ly/Director_Marketing_Patient_Care
VP Marketing Medical Device http://bit.ly/VP_Marketing
Project Manager - Ortho http://bit.ly/Ortho_Marketing_and_Product_Manager
Manager Corporate Branding http://bit.ly/Manager_Corporate_Branding

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Director Lean Manufacturing http://bit.ly/Director_Lean_Manufacturing

QUALITY ENGINEERING
Quality Manager http://bit.ly/Quality_Manager
Quality Manager http://bit.ly/Quality_Manager_Med_Device

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING
Strategic Development Director http://bit.ly/Strategic_Development_Director
Product Develop. Engineer http://bit.ly/Product_Development_Engineer
Senior Product Manager http://bit.ly/Senor_product_manager_imaging
Senior Product Manager http://bit.ly/Sr_Product_Manager
Senior Product Manager Imaging http://bit.ly/Senior_Product_Manager
Principal Software Engineer http://bit.ly/Principal_Software_Engineer
Senior Principal Engineer http://bit.ly/Senior_Principal_Engineer
Mechanical Engineer Imaging http://bit.ly/ME_Imaging
Electrical Engineer Medical Imaging http://bit.ly/Electrical_Engineer

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS / CLINICAL TRAINING
Clinical Training Manager Imaging http://bit.ly/Clinical_Training_Manager
Clinical Applications Specialist http://bit.ly/Clinical_Apps_Specialist

Paula Rutledge’s Specialties:

Our team has excelled working with tenured professionals in Product & Market Management, Sales, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Operations. Within the Engineering environment, we have expertise in Program, Project and Product Management, Human Factors, Embedded Software, Imaging, Systems, Test & Reliability Engineers, QSR, including professionals certified with such credentials: ASQ, CQE, SQE, CSQE, CRE, PMP, RT, APICS, BSEE, IEEE, SQE, CQA, ASQC, DFSS and similar.

Paula Rutledge’s Experience

President

Legacy MedSearch

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Medical Devices industry)

2004 — Present (5 years )

Legacy MedSearch is an retained search firm working exclusively in Emerging Medical Technology recruitment.

Our company works with experienced professionals with particular expertise on recruiting tenured Fortune 500 executives to incubator, newco, and emerging companies as well as mid-stage or transitioning companies seeking additional talent to build shareholder/stakeholder value.

www.LegacyMedSearch.com

www.MedicalDeviceGuru.com

Visit our Medical Device Forum, updated daily, which contains 1000+ current articles and press releases relevant to our industry. Here, you can also find interview tips for Hiring Managers as well as candidates and a myriad of resources for managing your company or career.
Sales

GE Healthcare

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Medical Devices industry)

1999 — 2004 (5 years )

Designed to support minimally invasive surgical procedures, electromagnetic "EM" surgical navigation provides the surgeon with three-dimensional visualization of the patient’s anatomy, along with the ability to track the position and orientation of instrumentation during surgery. GE Healthcare navigation products support the following applications: endoscopic sinus & ENT surgery, cranial, neurosurgery, and spine surgery.
Sales at SpineTech (now Zimmer Spine)

Zimmer Spine

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Medical Devices industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years )

Zimmer Spine (ne'e Sulzer SpineTech) distributes spinal implants including the BAK System, constructed of radiolucent, carbon-fiber reinforced PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer. BAK implants have been implanted worldwide to treat Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the Spine.
Sales

Synthes

(Public Company; Medical Devices industry)

1989 — 1997 (8 years )

Synthes, a leader in orthopaedic trauma devices for internal and external fixation trauma, CMF and Spine develops, manufactures, and markets the AO system of orthopaedic implants and instruments. Trauma implants and instruments are used for the surgical treatment of fractures, deformities, and tumor diseases of long bones such as those of the arms and legs. In addition to product offerings indicated for long bone fracture fixation, Synthes makes trauma implants for the shoulder, hand, pelvis, hip, condyles, and foot.
Sales

Johnson & Johnson

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; JNJ; Hospital & Health Care industry)

1984 — 1989 (5 years )

Additional Information

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Paula Rutledge’s Interests:

AIMD, Ankle, Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, Angioplasty, Balloon, Bone, Cardiac, Cardiovascular, C-arm, Cath Lab, Catheter, Clinical, CAS, Coronary, CT, Cranial, DBS, Device, Diagnostic, Drug, Ablation, Engineer, External Fixation, extremity, foot, fixation, Fluoroscopy, haptic, tissue, osteo, Heart, Hip, Imaging, Image Guided, IDE, IGS, IMD, Implant, Implants, Interventional, Radiology, HIFU, Knee, Laparoscopy, Laser, Mammo, Medical, Medicine, MIS, Minimally Invasive, MRI, Navigation, Neurostimulator, NOTES, Ophthalmic, Ortho, Orthopedic, Orthopaedic, recon, reconstructive, PACS, PET, Phaco, PMA, Product Management, Quality, QA, Radiation, Oncology, Radiosurgery, Recon, Recruiter, Regulatory, Research, R&D, R & D, Robot, Robotic, Sales, Spine, Spinal, Stent, Stereotactic, Sterilize, Surgery, Surgical, Robotics, Suture, Therapeutic, Tissue, TKR, TKA, Trauma, Ultrasound, Urology, Vascular, Graft, Vertebroplasty, Vertebral, 510K, 510(k), start-up, career, job, headhunter, emerging medical

Paula Rutledge’s Groups:

AIUM, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, IEEE, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, ASME, AAOS, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, SAS, Spine Arthroplasty Society, CNS, AOP, AAO/HNS, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, AUA, American Urological Society, ISTU, International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound, RSNA, Radiological Society of North America, AANS, American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, MMA, Medical Marketing Association, APICS, Association for Operations Management, MDMA, Medical Device Manufacturers Association, RAPS, Regulatory Affairs Professional Society, Healthcare Sales and Marketing Network, CAOS, Computer Assisted Orthopedic Surgery, CCJR, Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Aunt Minnie, RAPS, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, BMES, Biomedical Engineering Society, HFES, Human Factors Ergonomics Society, Product Development and Management Association, PDMA, Medical Innovation Summit, SAGES TCT

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(BIOPHARMER) Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Recruiters Network
Medical Device Link
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radRounds Radiology Network
GE Healthcare Alumni
The Executive Search Group
Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
Medical Marketing & Communications Group
Johnson & Johnson (re)connected (8500+ Members!)
Medical Imaging Network
Medical Devices Group
Diagnostic Imaging
Medical Device Development, Marketing And Sales
Image Guided Surgery
Medical Device Guru
Embedded Technologies
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
OrthoExec
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Medical Device Professionals Network
Drug Delivery Partnerships
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Telerobotics
Robotics Guru
Medical Recruiter's Network
Medical Device & Diagnostics Executives
Medical Device Recruiter Network
Cardiac Imaging
Ortho-Spine NET
The SPINE GROUP
Medical Device Insider
Healthcare Recruiter Network
Neuro Device Group
Synthes Ortho Alumni
SURGICAL ROBOTICS GROUP
Discovery Church Career Network
E-Recruitment Quality Assurance Jobs & Resumes
MEDICAL ROBOTICS GROUP
Engineers Looking For Stuff! (ELFS!)
Recruiter Development & Support Group
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sales Professionals and Recruiters Group
Medical Device Guru Recruiter SubGroup