Aileen Rice H.
Healthcare Innovation | Supporting Startups & Regional Economic Growth | Championing Breakthroughs in MedTech & Patient Care
- Role
- Director of Innovation at Carilion Clinic
- Location
- Roanoke, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aileen Rice H.
I’m a healthcare innovation and commercialization leader focused on turning clinical insight into real-world impact.I advance early-stage technologies from health system discovery through IP strategy, licensing, startup formation, and industry partnership. My work sits at the intersection of clinicians, engineers, executives, and investors, aligning stakeholders and building structured pathways from idea to implementation.As a PhD scientist, I was trained to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and design rigorous paths to answers. That foundation shapes how I evaluate opportunities, de-risk innovation, and guide technologies toward meaningful, scalable outcomes.With an MBA focused on Strategy and Finance, including entrepreneurial and healthcare finance, I bring analytical discipline to partnership evaluation, deal structuring, and portfolio decisions, ensuring innovation is not just novel, but viable.I’m especially passionate about building innovation ecosystems within health systems and rural regions, supporting both inside-out and outside-in innovation.
Experience
Director of Innovation
Apr 2022 — Present · Roanoke, VA, US
As Director of Innovation, I oversee and support CCI’s Invention Accelerator programs, Makerspace, and Commercialization team. I also ensure that Carilion technologies and IP are successfully protected and licensed to Industry partners or spun out as a startup. I work closely with VTC Ventures and other Carilion investment funds in due diligence and partnership opportunities with startups.
Education
University of Virginia
Executive MBA
2026
Yakima Valley College
Associate of Science (A.S.)
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Bioscience
University of Idaho
Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Skills
- Leadership
- Laboratory Skills
- Pcr
- Protein Chemistry
- Laboratory
- Microsoft Office
- Protein Purification
- Written
- Science
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
- Cell Culture
- Biochemistry
- Technical Presentations
- Data Analysis
- Cell Biology
- Public Speaking
- Written
- Electroplating
- Western Blotting
- Project Management
- Event Planning
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