JEFFREY WYMAN
Naples
Summary
Dynamic senior executive in the medical device and life sciences sectors, recognized for driving innovation, profitable growth, and operational excellence within established organizations. Expertise in building high-performing global teams and fostering a culture of accountability that inspires peak performance. Proven track record of leveraging emerging healthcare trends to develop cutting-edge technologies and successfully launch products through diverse pathways, including organic growth and strategic partnerships. Accomplished in corporate development and M&A, with extensive experience in full-cycle deal execution, strategic fit analysis, and post-close integration, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and sustainable growth.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President Strategic Development
Acumed, LLC
04.2023 - 11.2025
- Led M&A and strategy for a $360 million orthopedic and cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) medical device company as part of the Executive Leadership Team, focusing on M&A pipeline and strategic partnerships.
- Achieved 2x market revenue growth and improved operating income margin from 13.5% to 20.1% in 2 years.
- Merged two business units in April 2023, forming a dedicated foot and ankle business unit by combining biologic solutions with hardware fixation.
- Completed acquisition and integration of Exsomed, Inc. in August 2023, generating $26 million in revenue with a 25% year-over-year growth through process integration and targeted marketing.
- In December 2023, completed a distribution agreement with an option to acquire TechFit for a 3D printed guided patient match solution for oral maxillofacial reconstruction. Finalized the asset purchase agreement of Techfit Digital Surgery Inc. in October 2025, enhancing the patient-tailored solutions portfolio for trauma care.
- Executed a US distribution agreement in May 2023 with Abyrx Bone Graft Substitute, surpassing targets with $5 million in first-year revenue. Secured another agreement in September 2025 for foot and ankle soft tissue repair solutions with Tigon Medical Inc.
- Acquired Medical and Optical, a leading Australian orthopedic device distributor, integrating operations into Acumed in Australia and New Zealand.
- Secured an Australian ASA Grant for product development in collaboration with a major academic university, including IP and development licensing rights.
- Led M&A and strategy for a $360M ORTHOPEDIC AND CMF MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY OWNED BY Marmon Holdings, Inc.
- Member of Executive Leadership Team advising President on M&A pipeline, strategic partnerships, technology road maps, and strategic process development for product lifecycle management.
- Efforts led to 2x market revenue growth and operating income margin improvement from 13.5% to 20.1% in 2 years.
- 4/23 Merged two business units into one, creating a dedicated foot and ankle business unit combining advanced healing biologic solutions with existing hardware fixations.
- 5/23 Finalized a US distribution agreement with Abyrx Bone Graft Substitute across extremity and cms business units which exceeded 2023 budget target plans achieving $5m of year one new revenue.
- 8/23 Finalized Acquisition and Integration of Exsomed, Inc a best in class novel hand fracture intermedullary nail system providing $26m + 25% growth in 2023 driven by an Own the Hand Strategic Marketing Plan.
- 12/23 Completed Distribution with option to acquire with TechFit a 3D printed guided patient match solution for oral maxillofacial reconstruction.
- 09/25 Finalized a US distribution agreement with Tigon Medical, Inc a provider of foot and ankle soft tissue repair solutions.
Vice President, Global Marketing, Sports Medicine, Strategic Projects
Smith & Nephew Inc
07.2019 - 12.2020
- Identified and lead cross functional teams to implement key strategic initiatives in high-potential segments maximizing growth of the S+N Sports Medicine portfolio. Defined clear directional course including make vs buy pathways for current franchises while identifying entry into logical adjacencies.
- Drove enhancements to existing global professional education strategy measurably maximizing engagement and satisfaction of leading clinicians, researchers, and institutions.
- Built the global strategic plan for revitalizing S+N’s position in the foot and ankle market that lead to a resourced five-year plan to achieve 20% market share incorporating sales, marketing, R&D and M&A strategies.
- Defined strategic direction with cross functional franchise buy in for integrating recent acquisitions in the sports medicine business.
- Constructed a corrective action plan addressing the impact of COVID-19 on sales teams access to US hospital accounts. Synchronized multiple franchise teams to re-align marketing priorities to address needs to better service capital equipment installation and case coverage using digital technologies.
- Lead cross functional teams to improve analysis and utilization of Global KOL/COE networks. Utilizing independent and in-house data the working group delivered a new tool enhancing strategic selection and utilization of HCP consultants.
Vice President
Inventures - Orthopedics/Sports Medicine
05.2010 - 06.2019
- GM responsibilities of a fast-growing organic orthopedic device incubator feeding a $4.9B business with novel solutions. Consistently launched profitable and growing solutions for top growing product categories in sports medicine, joint replacement, and orthopedic trauma. Devised strategic and process plans for a multi-site global team featuring a “Fail-Fast, Fail-Cheap” feasibility system and a “Quick-to-Market” product development process. Rendered P&L oversight and managed reporting structures from R&D, quality, regulatory and operations.
- Attained 17% Global, 20% US CAGR from 2015-2019, building the low volume unit from $15M- $80M while exiting a pipeline of scalable technologies for franchise businesses.
- Achieved Vitality Index of 36%. Transferred products to mainstream franchises in 6 key product hierarchies that were scaled between $4-12m prior to exiting to high volume manufacturing production.
- Built an agile, cross-functional global team whom averaged 12 new product releases for regional and global markets from 2014-2019. Established project sharing process across geographies which expedited pace of development.
- The team also produced over 4,000 unique specialized enabling instruments servicing the immediate needs of customers that supported $350M of global sales for Adult Reconstruction, Trauma, and Sports Medicine.
- The business annually filed 5-7 US/WW patent applications with follow through patent conversion.
Senior Director of Marketing & Clinical Education, Joint Preservation Division
Stryker Orthopedics
03.2008 - 05.2010
- Directed marketing functions for an emerging sports medicine device business, creating strategy, priorities and marketing plans for the business unit. Lead traditional upstream and downstream marketing activities.
- Coupled organic assets with new technologies to grow a business in orthopedic/sports medicine from $6M to $30M in two years.
- Generated $6M of new growth and 40% sales growth in one year by broadening regulatory claims for an existing core technology.
- Built a strategic plan to develop a game changing method for knee ligament reconstruction featuring an organically designed instrumentation system which fueled growth in access of 20% annually in the knee repair segment of the business.
Senior Director of Business Development, Stryker CMF Division
Stryker Orthopedics
03.2007 - 03.2008
- (non compete year) Created a strategic map including acquisition opportunities for complimentary and adjacent technologies for the CMF (craniomaxillofacial) franchise. Working with various stakeholder groups delivered broad and deep assessments of the dental, sleep apnea and ENT target markets which led to formal M&A activities.
Director of Medical Education
Arthrex, Inc
01.1999 - 03.2007
- Created and directed the medical education function and strategy for a leader in the Orthopedic Sports Medicine device sector that grew from $39m-$700m.
- Lead a diverse team of professionals to create and implement sales and surgeon training
- Built external facing fellowship curriculums and training programs, established advisory boards, processes for grants and donations and a function for HCP contractual operations.
- Planned curriculum and operation of three surgical skills laboratories in the US that hosted over 3000 user visits annually.
- Structured novel yet now industry standard web based content management, interactive animations, instructional videos and curriculums to train surgeons and the salesforce.
Education
Physician Associate Program -
Yale University, School of Medicine
New Haven, CTBachelor of Science - undefined
Springfield College
Springfield, MASkills
- Strategic Planning & Direction
- Business Process Improvement
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Technology & Innovation
- Global Team Collaboration
- New Product Launch
- Budgeting & Fiscal Oversight
- Marketing & Clinical Education
- Research & Development
Affiliations
Director Springloaded Technologies: Halifax Nova Scotia
Patents
Listed as Inventor or Co-Inventor on many Active US/WW patents/provisional applications where I am a listed inventor.
Field Experience
- New England Orthopedic Surgeons, Inc Physician Assistant Springfield, MA
- Bridgeport Hospital Physician Assistant Bridgeport, CT
Affiliations & Awards
Board Member, Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC)
(An organization of medical device manufacturers, suppliers and associated non-profit groups in Massachusetts.)
Representative member of the S+N governmental affairs lobbyist team from 2015-2018., Ten Best Sports Medicine Technologies for 2017: Orthopedics This Week
https://ryortho.com/2017/08/the-ten-best-sports-medicine-technologies-for-2017.
Timeline
Vice President Strategic Development
Acumed, LLC
04.2023 - 11.2025
Vice President, Global Marketing, Sports Medicine, Strategic Projects
Smith & Nephew Inc
07.2019 - 12.2020
Vice President
Inventures - Orthopedics/Sports Medicine
05.2010 - 06.2019
Senior Director of Marketing & Clinical Education, Joint Preservation Division
Stryker Orthopedics
03.2008 - 05.2010
Senior Director of Business Development, Stryker CMF Division
Stryker Orthopedics
03.2007 - 03.2008
Director of Medical Education
Arthrex, Inc
01.1999 - 03.2007
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Springfield College
Physician Associate Program -
Yale University, School of Medicine