Jennifer Paradise

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About Jennifer Paradise

Jennifer Paradise is a passionate healthcare executive with extensive global experience in general management and marketing in various medical device companies. Proven track record of discovering and delivering growth, spearheading strategic partnerships, and leading through market and regulatory complexity. As a GM for a $250M global product area with P&L responsibilities and > 350 team including 8 direct reports of Directors and Sr. Directors she amplified cross functional team alignment to deliver against quality improvement objectives as well as streamline operations (onsite manufacturing & supply chain management). Developed and drove product area strategy, partnering with global commercial teams, QRC and corporate strategy to deliver against growth targets and meet evolving customer needs in the cardiac support market segment. • Enabled team to achieve two manufacturing moves resulted in optimizing operations which reduced costs while maintaining quality and met global customer demand – increasing gross profit by >15%. • Forged relationships with regulatory agencies (FDA, EU Notified Body, etc.) to navigate company consent decree, EUMDR uplift and historical quality challenges. • Navigated COVID supply chain challenges by increasing relationships with key suppliers, ADVAMED, FDA and key customers to minimize impact to manufacturing and product back orders. • During Covid, sustained >75% global market share through increased commercial and customer communication and >68% internal engagement score: led by internal “Saving Grandma” Campaign CORE PROFICIENCIES New Business & Product Development | Operational Excellence | Relationship Management | Big Picture Thinking | Strategic Partnerships | Quality & Regulatory Compliance | Product Life Cycle Management | Product/Sector Innovation | Launch & Marketing Excellence | Market Research & Analytics | Strategic Planning & Execution | Customer Centricity | Change Management | Team Leadership | Deep global expertise with experience in: Cardiac Support/Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Gynecologic Surgery, and Oncology Diagnostics. Jennifer is an award winning strategist and marketing leader. While marketing manager for ETHICON Women's Health and Urology she was awarded the 2007 & 2008 Marketing Excellence award for her role and leadership in developing and driving an insight driven campaign re-positioning a mature declining brand, resulting in an increase of 350% growth ($124 MM incremental sales over 5 yrs).