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INTRODUCTION

The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Product Development Executive.

About the Opportunity

The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) is a comprehensive multidisciplinary patient care, education, and research institute providing neurological and mental healthcare through more than 300,000 visits annually. The 300+ physicians and scientists of the RNI improve lives by pioneering advances in neuroscience, brain health, and therapeutics. The RNI team uses the latest technologies with academic, government, and industry partners to make tangible progress to combat public health challenges ranging from addiction to Alzheimer’s disease.

The RNI’s flagship facilities are located on the WVU Health Sciences campus in Morgantown, with more than 2,200 dedicated team members across seven departments, patient care units, and research laboratories. For more information, visit WVUMedicine.org/RNI.

The PDE will work with the leadership team to oversee the execution of RNI’s strategic vision, mission, and business objectives particularly with respect to FUS neuromodulation. The PDE has the primary responsibility for overseeing the development of the RNI FUS neuromodulation product. In that role the PDE will strive to create an atmosphere of teamwork, shared goals and urgency.

The role is a remote position with a requirement to be on campus as requested.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

• In alignment with RNI leadership, set a clear vision, strategy, and operational plan for development of the RNI FUS neuromodulation product including timelines for launching associated spin-out companies.
• Foster teamwork and urgency to execute the RNI FUS neuromodulation product plan. Build teams as necessary to achieve goals while staying nimble and capital efficient. Be accountable and hold team members accountable to schedules and milestones.
• Demonstrate excellence, integrity and urgency. Create credibility and lead by example. Adhere to WVU and RNI procedures and guidelines. Respect and facilitate success of team members in all roles.
• Plan, create and use a Quality Management System that is continuously updated to be efficient suitable for stage of product development including human clinical trials.
• Provide vendor management oversight as part of RNI FUS neuromodulation product development including interfacing with legal and other stakeholders.
• Create value for the RNI through intellectual property development.
• Assist leadership with the preparation of meeting materials and communications to the Board of Directors and other key stakeholders.
• Identify the need for and manage consultants including establishing scope of work and managing expectations and costs.
• Under the RNI leadership, engage with outside parties and stakeholders for strategic collaboration, partnership, expansion—strategic collaboration/liaison, pipeline, investments, acquisitions, institutional and corporate alliances etc.
• The PDE will collaborate with the RNI leadership team across critical functions including financial services, strategy and business development, and research operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering in a directly related field (biomedical, electrical, software, mechanical).
• A minimum of eight (8) years of executive level leadership experience in medical device companies including oversight of product development, intellectual property, quality, clinical trial execution, and strategy for innovative technology.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Successful record of working at start-up companies; from early days of founding, through securing funding and scaling from product development to clinical studies, through regulatory activities and to commercialization.
• Direct experience navigating the medical technology development process including regulatory requirements (US and international), reimbursement, clinical structures, go-to-market strategies, financial and marketing strategies.
• Experience creating budgets and using financial projects to guide decisions and overseeing compliant financial management programs.
• Proven capability to drive projects to achieve milestones and business goals.
• Results Driven: an accountable, self-starter, willing to roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done.
• Nimble and flexible with the ability to multitask and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions; demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities amongst many conflicting objectives.
• Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, analytical/problem-solving skills, and the ability to combine and balance qualitative analysis, strategy, and operations.
• Demonstrated ability to envision a market need and develop technology to address that need. Research and understanding of stakeholder needs (including patient, payer, provider).
• Experience and comfort making high level decisions with the ability to collect necessary information, perform necessary analysis, and make decisive decisions.
• Excellent communication and people skills, including an ability to articulate the RNI-A vision and advanced technical concepts with potential investors, clinicians/scientists, payers, and strategic partners.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree preferred.

About WVU

West Virginia University is a place of purpose and community. We take pride in our profound impact on the state of West Virginia and are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees.

From the groundbreaking R1 research at our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs at WVU Potomac State in Keyser, and the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley, the contributions of WVU employees resonate across the state, touching lives and shaping futures.

At WVU, you will discover a supportive community that champions work-life balance and fosters a collaborative atmosphere. Our core values — service, curiosity, respect, accountability and appreciation — unite us as Mountaineers.

Join us at West Virginia University, where your work will make a lasting impact. To learn more about WVU, visit wvu.edu.

West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.

JOB POSTING

: Nov 5, 2026
Posting Classification: Non-Classified
Exemption Status: Exempt
Benefits Eligible: Yes

SCHEDULE

: Full-time