Rajeev Narayanan
Briarcliff Manor,NY
Summary
Digital Health Platform Leader with great strategic & entrepreneurial mindset who can bring together winning people and ideas to achieve transformative results. Broad hands-on experience in developing futuristic digital innovative goals, and vision through internal/external partnership for joint AI/ML enabled technology development (Apps, wearables), pilot testing, launch, and maintenance.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Advisor
OPAL Wearables
New York, NY
11.2021 - Current
- Advised the Company on device development & manufacturing, market access strategies, IP filing, IT infrastructure, and risk management.
- Assisted in creating marketing framework for acquisition of customers, strategic partners and key industry contacts.
SENIOR DIRECTOR
Eisai Inc
Nutley, NJ
07.2021 - Current
- Developed and consolidated “Digital Platform Model” strategy and its roadmap for next 3-5 years in Eisai's focused therapeutic areas (Alzheimer's disease, Sleep, Epilepsy, Oncology) in tight alignment with upcoming new product launches
- Managing offshore & onsite team of managers/engineers on digital platform development from concept creation/definition, planning/scheduling, budgeting, KPI metric analysis, risk mitigation, and external pilot deployment/testing (patient recruitment, content creation, support, and management). to achieve the first external facing app from Eisai Inc.
- Partnered with commercial & IT team to identify key patient journey barriers to create innovative digital experience capabilities, infrastructure, services, and solutions. Created a development framework for vendor selection to simplify patient journey and develop data-driven metrics for continuous improvement
LEAD TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR
Stealth Mode Startup
Philadelphia, PA
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Analyzed complex business requirements and make recommendations to CEO for technical solutions that are aligned with overall business vision, mission, and direction
- Created commercial readiness, pilot testing plan for disability technology, Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) product in collaboration with medical, compliance, and regulatory team
- Helped create IT policies and procedures that enable strong security and risk-management capabilities
- Developed strategic road map, ensuring that IT capabilities continually support overall business goals and objectives
- Lead effort in vendor selection, RFPs, scope of work, budgeting
- Helped in creating relevant IP documents, diagrams, references, and key competitors landscape.
DIRECTOR
Eisai Inc
Nutley, NJ
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Successfully led cross-functional internal (Legal/Compliance, IT, Market Access, Brand, Business Development, Medical) and external vendors (AWS software engineers) teams to develop first US Ecosystem digital platform product from idea creation to production in Insomnia therapeutic area
- Developed first of its kind two-way communication platform with multiple interfaces between Eisai and patients/families. Lead/collaborated with IT/legal team to implement Ecosystem data infrastructure and governance/privacy policies. Collaborated with internal governance committee (CRC) for digital therapeutic product compliance
- Identified and prioritized promising digital products and opportunities that are aligned with strategy/agenda of existing products, which can bring data towards Prediction and Prevention.
RESEARCH STAFF MEMBER/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
IBM Corporation
New York, Vermont
03.2000 - 08.2019
- Spearhead multi-year IoT/Wearable research effort through collaboration with interdisciplinary research groups from concept to development
- Developed several miniature wearable platforms including patch, wrist-based and finger-nail sensors for clinical trials. Developed healthcare IoT infrastructure hub for a cloud-based patient data collection
- Successfully deployed 6 different sensors to monitor Activity of Daily Living (ADL) in people with Cardiovascular and Parkinson's disease
- Oversaw 3 different teams within US and provided timely risk assessment analysis, project tracking, and administrative support to executives
- Developed several KPI metrics for size reduction in hardware prototypes by creating guidelines for design, manufacturing and supplier strategies. My guidelines led to 30% reduction in all prototype board sizes and 15% reduction in manufacturing costs
- Provided strategy support for research division by determining potential IP's for client engagements or to maintain freedom to manufacture and market products and services. Analyzed 484 research patents in area of Imaging, Security, Biometrics, Genomics, Health records and AI/Analytics for potential license engagement or Watson Health.
Education
MBA -
Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
New YorkMS -
Cornell University, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medicine
New YorkPh.D. -
Concordia University
Montreal, CanadaMEng -
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Pilani, IndiaBEng -
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore, IndiaSkills
- Strategic analysis & planning
- Relationship management
- Innovation & creativity
- Design thinking
- AI/Machine learning
- Digital technologies (IoT, Wearables)
- Data integration/governance
- Cross-functional leadership
- Coaching & mentoring
- Project management/tools
- Microsoft office suite
- Agile methodology
Additional Information
- Patents: 2 issued, 13 patents pending, IBM BRAVO award for outstanding contribution and initiative.
- EMS Volunteer, Briarcliff Manor Fire Department — Provide emergency services with the aid of paramedic and EMT. Assess critical situations in response to an emergency call. Help EMT to control bleeding, preform CPR at the immediate site of an accident, fire or injury. Transport patients from accident sites to a hospital and continue to help EMT administer care.
Timeline
LEAD TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR
Stealth Mode Startup
02.2022 - 06.2022
Advisor
OPAL Wearables
11.2021 - Current
SENIOR DIRECTOR
Eisai Inc
07.2021 - Current
DIRECTOR
Eisai Inc
09.2019 - 06.2021
RESEARCH STAFF MEMBER/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
IBM Corporation
03.2000 - 08.2019
MBA -
Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
MS -
Cornell University, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medicine
Ph.D. -
Concordia University
MEng -
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
BEng -
Vellore Institute of Technology
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