Clinical Strategy & Product Design Leader, Ref: 108

Role Type

Head of Product | Product Design Lead | Clinical Strategy Management

Skills / Experience

Clinical product design | Service blueprinting | UX/content design | Agile product design & delivery | Clinical collaboration & regulatory awareness

Availability

Immediately Available

Contract Preference

Open to Contract or Permenant

Salary / Rate Expectation

Negotiable

Profile

 

A commercially astute Clinical Product Designer with deep expertise in digital health, UX, and product strategy. Though not a clinician, this candidate operates fluently within multidisciplinary clinical environments, translating between medical, regulatory, and engineering teams to deliver safe, intuitive, and compliant healthcare products. With a proven track record of scaling health-tech ventures from concept to revenue, they bring a unique blend of strategic thinking, evidence-driven design, and operational leadership.

 

Key Skills

  • Clinical product design & service blueprinting
  • UX/content design for patient & clinician interfaces
  • Agile product design & delivery methodology
  • Multidisciplinary team leadership
  • Clinical collaboration & regulatory awareness (MDR / GDPR)
  • Governance & risk management frameworks
  • Third-party system selection & integration
  • Data-driven decision-making & evidence generation
  • Commercial strategy & fundraising execution
  • AI-assisted documentation and automation

 

Experience

Co-Founder & Head of Product / Clinical Product Designer (Nov 2022 – Aug 2025) – Telehealth Sector

  • Co-founded a telehealth platform focused on specialist obesity treatment, integrating web and mobile applications for patients and clinicians.
  • Led product, UX, and technology strategy from concept to scale-up, achieving €170K MRR and raising €1.5M in funding.
  • Directed cross-functional teams including tech, support, sales, and clinical professionals.
  • Designed compliant, intuitive interfaces through direct clinical shadowing.
  • Authored GDPR protocols, DPIAs, and incident-response SLAs.
  • Oversaw clinical ticketing and resolution workflows to embed safety and accountability.
  • Developed dashboards tracking clinical and operational metrics (e.g., EQ-5D, King’s Score, Epworth Sleepiness).
  • Defined and tested AI-assisted note summarisation tools using AWS.
  • Integrated systems with pharmacies and insurers and engaged with regulatory bodies for compliance.
  • Unified service design across onboarding, prescribing, coaching, and follow-up.
  • Set OKRs and KPIs across departments to sustain satisfaction and retention.

 

Lead Researcher – Head of Product & Technology Research (Mar 2020 – Oct 2022) – Academic Health Innovation Sector

  • Led a multidisciplinary project translating academic IP into a commercial digital-health product targeting diabetes complications.
  • Owned product vision, technical roadmap, and market validation.
  • Applied agile and user-centred design to prototype clinical workflows.
  • Defined scalable architecture and secured funding through Enterprise Ireland.
  • Balanced academic rigour with commercial execution for real-world adoption.

 

Service Department Manager (Jan 2016 – Aug 2017) – Automotive Sector

  • Managed national service operations while completing degree studies.
  • Supervised multidisciplinary teams to meet OEM safety and quality standards.
  • Introduced workflow improvements that enhanced turnaround and customer satisfaction.

 

Owner & Dealer Principal (1998 – 2016) – Automotive Retail Sector

  • Founded and managed two customer-focused automotive businesses with full P&L responsibility.
  • Secured government tenders for fleet maintenance, ensuring safety and compliance.
  • Recruited and led sales, service, and admin teams.
  • Developed core competencies in service design and systems thinking.
  • Built foundational leadership and operational excellence skills for future healthcare innovation roles.

 

For further information on this candidate please use reference number:  108

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