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Over the past 5 years Boston has stepped up their game by becoming one of the major players in medtech innovation. On this week’s Careers On The Line episode, Joe Mullings and Cristina Brummett chat about the influx of VC money into Boston and the relationship between big-tech, biotech & medtech. They also discuss some of the leading indicators that proves that Boston is stoking the fire when it comes to medtech innovation and how this information can help inform your career.

Joe Mullings and Holly Scott sit down and discuss the emerging opportunities in medtech regarding the increase in partnerships between Medical Devices and Consumer Technology companies . As this relationship between med-tech and consumer-tech continues to evolve; how does this blur the line between how we define the two? What does this mean for your career and career trajectory? Answers to all this and more on this week’s 69th episode of “Careers On The Line.”

In this episode of Careers On The Line, Joe Mullings and Maria Peters have returned from the MD&M West Conference in LA to share their thoughts and highlights from the show. Medtech start-ups continue to trend towards specialty and advanced tech development in order to meet the demands of niche markets (think sensors and data.) The Contract Manufacturing & Design industry has responded by evolving and becoming the backbone of medtech innovation. In addition, Joe and Maria share several great points to consider on why a career move into the Contract Manufacturing & Design space can help augment and accelerate your career trajectory in the medical device industry.

When considering a new career opportunity we advise individuals to explore “The 4 Pillars” : market, product, leadership and mission. However, all those items require “fuel in the tank” to keep the organization alive….MONEY. On today’s podcast, Joe Mullings interviews David Hochman, Chairman and CEO of Orchestra BioMed. David brings to the table over 20 years of venture capital, entrepreneurial and investment banking experience and his powerful perspective on the future of financing opportunities in MedTech. Listen in as David shares with us an incredibly innovative financing model, where he deploys a currently used model in Biotech / Biopharma that Orchestra BioMed has pivoted for use in the MedTech space.

Steve Nudelberg's career has always been about outworking everybody that he knows. But the one common denominator that has really made him successful is that he always invests in the people. No matter what business you're in, there's nobody doing it themselves. We live in a world that's all connected. As Joe Mullings and Steve discussion in this episode, if you plug into the power of that connectivity and networking on platforms like LinkedIn, you can discover more opportunities for your career.

When it comes time to leave your current position, what you do the last two weeks is what that company and your colleagues are going to remember about your entire stay. What you do, how you transition, how you carry yourself when you know you're leaving is what that company is going to remember. In today's episode of Careers On The Line, Joe Mullings and Holly Scott discuss that sensitive topic of Resignation and how to ensure that you leave on the best of terms. How you leave your current company will carry forward throughout the rest of your career.

What should you be thinking about when pursuing a career in healthcare robotics? Joe Mullings and Maria Peters discuss the opportunities in healthcare robotics which are designed to help augment a physician's capabilities and the surgeon's capabilities. What is that job going to look like today and what that market's going to look like in three years. How you're mapping what you're doing today will help you move into that. A great discussion for those seeking a new career or looking for a career in healthcare robotics.

Salary negotiations should start early and often. Too many people, both the hiring company and the individual, wait until the offer stage to start discussing salary. Joe Mullings and Holly Scott discuss why it’s important to start that process very early in the interview process and the advantage of transparency. Know your data, know your options and know your alternatives when it comes to Salary Negotiations.

In today's episode, Joe Mullings is joined in the studio by Brian Johnson, President of MassMEDIC. Founded in 1996, the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) is the largest regional MedTech association in the United States, with over 300 members. Joe and Brian discuss how Boston is the global epicenter of innovation in medicine along with MassMEDIC's new mission to build a techological community.

Too much in career advice today indexes towards job search. However you want to be more strategically thinking through your career in the long game. Joe Mullings and Holly Scott discuss why you should balance out your career activities as 20 percent sales and 80 percent marketing.

In today’s episode of Careers On The Line, Joe Mullings and Holly Scott discuss the Job Market. More specifically, have we lost that human touch in job placement and job management? Does the process rely too much on algorithms, keywords and bots vs. human interaction and human instinct? Has the speed of technology negated the need for human eye to eye interaction or does it actually scale out and improve interaction? An interesting and lively discussion on the changes from mail and faxed resumes to digital streams of data and algorithms and what it means for your career and company hiring.

Today’s episode of Careers On The Line focuses on the State of Startups over the past 60 days. This will be a recurring theme as we make periodic revisits to this topic to look at what is happening in the world of medical device startups from jobs to financing to mergers to device introductions to industry trends and more. In this episode Joe Mullings and Giovanni Lauricella discuss the November 2018 MedTech Strategist Innovation Conference in San Francisco and the ICI Cardiovascular Conference in Tel Aviv. In a wide ranging discussion that touches upon financing, manufacturing and industry maturity, Gio and Joe share why 2019 could usher in the golden age for startups.

In the first 90 days of a new job, we are getting to know the new role, team, and expectations. You are getting to know them and they are getting to know you. Joe Mullings and Holly Scott have some guidance on navigating those first 90 days and setting yourself up to have a more successful career in the new gig.

In today’s episode of Careers On The Line, Joe Mullings and Holly Scott offer considerations for managing your career over the Holidays. Including why the Holidays is not the time to slow down when it comes to your job search. Listen to some tricks of the trade on how to respectfully follow up with hiring managers and keep your job search alive through the break.

This week “Careers On The Line” travels to San Francisco and the annual MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit. CEO Joe Mullings sat down with Kayleen Brown, Associate Analyst and Director of Communications for MedTech Strategist and the host of ‘Meet the Innovators.’ Their discussion touches on the 30 year history of the publication, the importance of face to face communications and knowledge sharing at the conventions, emerging medtech device startups and a look ahead to the Innovation Summit Dublin coming in April 2019.

Theranova is an experienced media device developer with a track record creating innovative and practical solutions to large markets. Joe Mullings sat down with the CEOs of two companies that had their start inside Theranova. Joe Urban, CEO of Potrero Medical that recently spun out into their new headquarters and Eric Kriegstein, CEO of Respirix. They discuss the MedTech Startup environment, being a Theranova portfolio company and being a first time CEO.

Episode 54: Shake Up In Start Up C Suite by Joe Mullings

Episode 53: What Not To Do When Looking for your Next Role by Joe Mullings

Episode 52: MedTech Trends to Watch in 2019 by Joe Mullings

Episode 51: Is a College Degree A Requirement for Success? by Joe Mullings