Paula Rutledge

Current

President at Legacy MedSearch

Past

Sales at GE Medical Systems
Sales at SpineTech (now Zimmer Spine) at Zimmer Spine
Sales at Synthes

Sales at Johnson & Johnson

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Education

Stetson University

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Medical Devices

Websites

Paula Rutledge’s Summary

With 25 years in the medical industry, our recruiting expertise extends to most areas of surgery, diagnostic & therapeutic imaging & radiology, including MIS & LIS procedures. Legacy MedSearch works with manufacturers of a variety of implants: IMD, AIMD and Class I, Class II and Class III devices with special emphasis on orthopedics, neurosurgery, neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular and other emerging medical technology: PMA, 510(k) & IDE device classes.

In the past 18 months, we have placed 54 professionals in start-up, emerging & leading medical companies.
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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; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2004 — Present (4 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.MedicalDevcieGuru.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 Medical Systems

(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

Paula Rutledge’s Websites:

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