Patrick Fenningham

About Patrick Fenningham

Senior Vice President & General Manager, North America at BÜHLMANN Diagnostics, with full P&L responsibility across sales, marketing, operations, logistics, and quality/regulatory. I also lead global business development, focused on strategic partnerships, market expansion, and long-term growth initiatives.With 15+ years of experience across commercial leadership, strategy, and operations in diagnostics and medical devices, I’ve built and scaled teams, optimized go-to-market models, and driven sustainable revenue growth in complex, highly regulated environments. My background spans sales leadership, enablement, compensation design, and cross-functional execution at both regional and global levels.I’m passionate about building high-performing organizations, developing leaders, and helping innovative diagnostics reach the patients and clinicians who need them most.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President & General Manager

   Buhlmann Diagnostics Corp

   Jan 2026 — Present

   Lead the U.S. business with full P&L responsibility while directing global business development strategy for a specialty diagnostics company focused on high-value immunoassays.•Build and scale the U.S. commercial organization, including sales, marketing, commercial operations, and strategic partnerships, to accelerate growth in key diagnostic segments such as gastroenterology, allergy, and neurology.• Drive strategic partnerships with major reference laboratories, health systems, and diagnostics platforms to expand market access and global distribution.•Develop global commercial strategy for specialty assay portfolios, positioning the company to capitalize on the industry shift toward assay-centric diagnostic platforms.•Lead cross-functional initiatives across R&D, regulatory, quality, and manufacturing to bring new assays and diagnostic solutions to market.•Transformation the U.S. organization, implementing scalable commercial infrastructure, contracts, and operational processes to support long-term growth.

Education

• Drexel University

  Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices and Imaging

• University of Delaware

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Markets & Analytics

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Management
• Engineering
• IT Outsourcing
• Managed Services
• Quality System
• V&V
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cad
• Product Marketing
• R&D
• Sales Management
• New Business Development
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Six Sigma
• Validation
• Technical Support
• Business Analysis
• Labview
• Minitab
• Sap
• Root Cause Analysis
• Tactical Sales Planning
• Technical Training
• New Business Opportunities
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Matlab
• Medical Devices
• Capa
• Project Planning
• Iso
• Fda
• Marketing Management
• Market Analysis
• Strategy
• Biomedical Engineering