Vikram Ramakanth

R&D Engineering | Medical Device Development & Innovation | Clinical Research Management | Program Management | Biomedical Engineering | Product Strategy & Roadmaps | Talent Development | Risk Mitigation

Role
Director of Engineering at BD
Location
Irvine, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Vikram Ramakanth

As an R&D leader, I provide best-fit solutions for complex healthcare problems by directing the development of medical devices and technologies. I do so by drawing on 15+ years of R&D engineering, clinical research, program management, and team leadership experience.I believe my clinical research background puts me in a unique position to develop engineering solutions that meet market and patient needs. For instance, at Masimo Corporation, I facilitated medical product development by strategizing and executing 40-50 clinical studies every year. This involved building strategic research partnerships for niche trials, overseeing study operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and generating critical data insights for R&D engineers. Throughout my career, I have optimized medical devices and technologies. For example, I increased the reliability of the Rainbow non-invasive monitoring pulse-oximeter platform by improving its sensors and algorithm implementations. As a result, I improved performance, manufacturability and product revenue.One key to my success is improving operational efficiency by implementing robust technology solutions. Most recently, at Masimo Corporation, I digitized the data gathering process by implementing a cloud solution after onboarding a best-fit vendor and training research teams. As a result, I cut down work hours and enabled real-time and comprehensive monitoring of clinical study sites. If you are looking for someone who delivers best-in-class biomedical engineering solutions, drives continuous technology enhancements, and develops high-performing teams, email me: v••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

  1. Director of Engineering

    BD

    Jul 2025 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

Education

  • Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University

    Master of Engineering - MEng, boomed

    2002 — 2004

  • Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University

    Doctor of Engineering, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

    2005 — 2007

  • University of Madras

    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical Engineering

    1998 — 2002

Skills

  • Python
  • Optics
  • Labview
  • Integration
  • Java
  • Sensors
  • C++
  • Software Design
  • Data Mining
  • R
  • Debugging
  • Program Management
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Matlab
  • Medical Devices
  • Solidworks
  • C
  • Signal Processing
  • Project Coordination
  • Firmware
  • Algorithms
  • Instrumentation
  • Statistics
  • Product Development
  • Production Support

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