Eric Lombardini

About Eric Lombardini

Vice President Pre-Clinical Global for the Boston Scientific Corporation.EMBA MIT Sloan School of Management class of 2026Veterinarian; boarded anatomic pathologist (DACVP), PhD in microbiology, focused on severe and cerebral malaria. MSc in viral epidemiology. Former diplomate American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (Resigned 2021).Colonel (Retired), US Army, 22 years-Level 3 Science & Technology Acquisitions certified-Quadrilingual in 4 languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish; Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) scores of 30/30 for French, Spanish and Italian -BA double major: Middle Eastern and African history and culture; Urban Planning-Worked or lived in over 70 countries.Prior assignments include: 20••••03: 43rd Medical Detachment, Fort Polk, LA with deployment to Iraq in 20••••04, stationed in An Nasariyah with the 86th Combat Support Hospital and USAF Expeditionary Med Support hospital.20••••06: Officer in charge of veterinary mission at the Aviano Air Force base in Italy, operations covering Western and Eastern Europe, the Balkans (KFOR and SFOR) and West Africa. 20••••09: Residency in veterinary pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). Successfully boarded in both vet. pathology (DACVP) and vet. preventive medicine (DACVPM). 20••••12: Chief of comparative pathology supporting the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) in Bethesda, MD. 20••••15: Dual assignment as the Chief of comparative pathology and Chief of medical plans, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand. 20••••17: Commander, Public Health Activity, Fort Carson, responsible for Western USA, supporting 44 military installations.20••••18: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) as Military Deputy and Therapeutics Team Lead for the Translational Medical Division of the Chemical and Biological Technologies Department.In-Residence class of 2019, US Army War College Fellow assigned to the Immediate Office, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).20••••22: Competitively selected as the Director of the US Army Directorate-AFRIMS in Bangkok, Thailand.Successfully defended PhD dissertation at Oxford University for the Open University. Thesis: Use of Plasmodium coatneyi, the simian malarial parasite, as a model for Plasmodium falciparum, an agent of severe malaria in humans and one of the most significant diseases on Earth.

Experience

1. Vice President, Pre-clinical Global

   Boston Scientific

   May 2022 — Present · Marlborough, MA, US

   Leads a diverse, high performing global research group of ~210 biological and material scientists, veterinarians, chemists, toxicologists, biocompatibility SMEs, management and technical support staff, specializing in translational research across the lifecycle of all BSC products. Responsible for setting strategy, advocating within the industry and delivering high quality preclinical data for product development, approval and product sustaining for all divisions at Boston Scientific as well as providing diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions and Integration of Pre-clinical assets and research into BSC. Areas of emphasis cover medical device development for structural heart, peripheral interventions, electrophysiology, urology/pelvic health, endoscopy, interventional oncology and neuromodulation. This role also helps to identify new Business Development and Technology opportunities for BSC through external and internal collaborations brought forth by the divisions and our external research partners. The Vice President has direct responsibility for a team of Director/Fellow level scientists and laboratories at global BSC sites including: Biocompatibility and Toxicology; the Center for Biological Innovation (in-vitro/ex-vivo); Material Testing, Analysis and Characterization laboratory; the Chemical Characterization laboratory and Pre-Clinical Operations and Study Management which comprises the Research and Technology Center (in-vivo). This role also provides scientific vision and diverse knowledge when partnering cross-functionally as well as with internal clients. This position is chartered with the responsibility to ensure that all Pre-Clinical activities are conducted in accordance with all applicable global regulatory, ethics and Boston Scientific’s standards.

Education

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2024

• The Open University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cerebral Malaria; Severe Malaria

  2013 — 2017

• University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Urban Planning

  1989 — 1993

• University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

  Master of Science (M.Sc.), Epidemiology

  1997 — 2001

• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)

  Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP), Veterinary Pathology Residency Program

  2006 — 2009

• University of Pennsylvania

  Post Baccalaureate Pre Health Program, Pre Med coursework

  1995 — 1997

• Defense Acquisition University

  Level 3 Science and Technology acquisitions, Medical acquisitions

• Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician Course, Plum Island, NY

  Certification, Foreign Animal Disease

  2008 — 2008

• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)

  Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health

  2006 — 2007

• The United States Army War College

  Public Health/Military Strategic Studies

  2018 — 2019

• University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

  Veterinary Medical Doctorate (V.M.D.), Veterinary Medicine

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Veterinary Medicine
• Fish Pathology
• Wildlife Pathology
• Radiation Pathology
• Cerebral Malaria
• Plasmodium Coatneyi
• West African Culture and History
• Bush Meat
• Conservation Pathology
• Infectious Diseases
• Pathology
• Veterinary
• Immunohistochemistry
• Epidemiology
• Clinical Research
• Medicine
• Public Health
• Medical Research
• Veterinary Pathology
• Histology
• Research
• Life Sciences
• Molecular Biology
• Science