Richard Rives Bird
Launching Medical Device Innovation in the U.S. | Business Management | Strategic Leader | Board Member
- Role
- Navigator (Mentor) at First Flight Venture Center
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Rives Bird
With over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, I provide executive management, fractional CEO, and clinical affairs consulting services to small and startup life science companies. I help them navigate regulatory pathways, raise capital, and strategically grow their business in the U.S. market.As an owner at Rives Consult, I leverage my technical expertise, leadership skills, and entrepreneurial mindset to assist my clients in finding the right partners, managing clinical trials, and mentoring their executive teams. I also serve as a mentor and board member for several organizations and programs that support innovation and collaboration in the healthtech sector. My mission is to enable life science startups to achieve their goals and improve patient outcomes.
Experience
Navigator (Mentor)
Jun 2021 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
Education
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Graduate program, Physics
1988 — 1989
Wake Forest University
BA, Physics
1984 — 1988
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Team Building
- New Business Development
- Strategic Planning
- Business Analysis
- Product Development
- Start-Ups
- Business Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
- Analysis
- Consumer Electronics
- Management
- Sales Management
- Business Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- R&D
- Product Marketing
- Product Management
- Training
- Medical Devices
- Advertising
- Key Account Management
- B2b
- Product Launch
- Strategic Partnerships
- Sales Operations
- Manufacturing
- Electronics
- Project Management
- Business Development
- Engineering
- Contract Negotiation
- Competitive Analysis
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Medical Imaging
- Strategy
- Fda
- Commercialization
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