Diana Martinez

About Diana Martinez

I’m a builder.My career has been spent inside the complexity of healthcare innovation — helping organizations turn ambitious ideas into real products, real programs, and scalable operational systems.I’m a biomedical engineer by training and have spent more than two decades leading complex programs and portfolios across companies like Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Abbott, and Philips, in highly regulated medical device environments.What I’ve learned is that innovation in healthcare rarely fails because of technology.It fails because organizations struggle to scale execution.My work sits at that intersection — where strategy meets operational reality.Through EverGrove, I work with healthcare and med-tech organizations as a fractional COO and operational strategist to:• build operational infrastructure that supports growth• scale product development and innovation programs• design program and portfolio governance that enables execution• bring complex technologies from concept to marketI specialize in environments where the stakes are high, the systems are complex, and the path from innovation to impact requires both engineering thinking and operational leadership.I’m also part of the Ascend ecosystem — a platform that connects experienced operators with health-tech companies and provides AI-enabled market intelligence and advisory infrastructure.For me, Ascend expands the reach of the work I love doing: helping healthcare innovators turn complexity into scalable systems.If you’re building something ambitious in healthcare or med-tech, I’m always open to connecting.

Experience

1. Head of Operations

   Ascend

   Oct 2025 — Present

   Ascend is a health-tech advisory ecosystem built by operators and powered by AI. The platform provides shared intelligence, diagnostics, frameworks, and delivery infrastructure that enable experienced operators to support health-tech companies with greater speed, precision, and scale.As Head of Operations, I oversee the operational systems that support the Ascend ecosystem and ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across engagements.My responsibilities include:• Managing the operational infrastructure that supports the Ascend advisory environment• Designing and improving internal workflows, systems, and processes that enable scalable execution• Implementing and maintaining Ascend’s quality standards for all its products to ensure consistent delivery and client outcomes• Supporting the operational integration of Ascend’s intelligence, diagnostics, and advisory frameworks• Continuously improving operational efficiency and delivery systems as the ecosystem scalesMy focus is ensuring that Ascend’s infrastructure enables operators and advisors to move faster, deliver higher-quality work, and scale their impact without the operational overhead typically associated with independent advisory

Education

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  M.E., Biomedica Engineering

  2005 — 2008

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  BS, Biomedical Engineer

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Fda
• Project Management
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Medical Devices
• Capa
• Iso 13485
• Product Development
• Fmea
• Six Sigma
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
• Design of Experiments
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Quality System
• V&V
• Design Control