Barbara Makarich Email & Phone Number

Toledo, Ohio Area

Develop relationships with key opinion leaders and luminary sites.Work closely with clinical technology specialists, clinical experts, and Engineering and Software Management to define workflow, UI and other system enhancements.Test and validate new features and system capabilitiesSupport product development by providing feedback to engineering and.

• Product Development
• Provide input on ultrasound product development and design, and work closely with Engineering to ensure that clinical needs are incorporated into product design. - Product definition, clinical feature specifications.
• Clinical input to operator manual
• Management and monitoring of Limited Market Release (LMR) evaluation sites to ensure timely and accurate reporting and completionCustomer Satisfaction/Escalations
• Responsible for supporting the Zonare Sales Division and Technical Support Department in maintaining customer satisfaction and quality control.
• Hot Site/Escalations Support to ensure two way communications effectively resolves any and all issues relating to equipment or staff, particularly in situations where customers have issues that have not been resolved.

• Sales demonstrations and clinical account management.
• Trade show, multi-modality clinical applications and customer training with respect to Zonare ultrasound equipment.
• Account education, training and system troubleshooting.
• Applications and sales training support for St Jude Medical View Mate™ Z ultrasound system and Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE).
• In-field ultrasound clinical engineering support including beta site management and pre-release software/hardware evaluation.

• Monitor and analyze sales data, district sales activities, and medical device industry trends to aid in managing the business and supporting the long range sales and marketing plans.
• Collaborate with the district sales manager on annual sales and service forecasting to determine how the district will grow revenue.
• Manage, coach and motivate 5 field-based Account Managers.

• Work with Chief Business Officer (CBO) [pre-market/post-clinical trials] in product planning. Updating and refining market analysis, customer segmentation, sales forecast, and adoption projections; and developing.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research for competitive drugs, clinical applications and companies.
• Provide clinical/technical input to product Profit & Loss Statement.
• Responsible for overall image quality, technical education and training, and timely collection of data during Phase II and Phase III (FDA) clinical trials of medical imaging agent.
• Manage 7 field-based Clinical Imaging Specialists.
• Responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with industry partners such as Philips, Siemens, and General Electric.

• Work with Chief Business Officer (CBO) to identify, develop and evaluate brand/marketing strategy for medical imaging agent.
• Update and refine market analysis, customer segmentation, sales forecast, and adoption projections as necessary.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research for competitive drugs, clinical applications and companies.
• Work with CBO to develop pre-launch product awareness among decision makers and influencers during and after FDA review.
• Provide clinical/technical input to product Profit & Loss Statement.

• Technical support, education, and training for Phase II and Phase III (FDA) clinical trials of a medical imaging agent
• Responsible for image quality, site adherence to established protocol, site monitoring, and timely collection and analysis of data.

• Develop sales accounts/territories and provide customer relations support.
• Sales demonstrations, trade show clinical support, and customer/staff education programs for medical imaging agent

• Medical device clinical engineering support including early field evaluations and clinical validation
• Image collection for marketing and advertising materials and clinical liaison for editing, proofing and printing of marketing material
• Education and training/trade show clinical support to clinical applications specialists and sales representatives regarding new features and equipment.
• Key Opinion Leader (KOL)/luminary account representative

• Sales demonstrations and clinical account management.
• Trade show, clinical applications and customer training with respect to ATL and Interspec ultrasound equipment.
• Account education, training and system troubleshooting.

Bs, Business Admin/Marketing

As, General Studies