Venkat Narayan Email & Phone Number

Mckinney, TX

Principal consultant to a number of clients in the medical device space for the technology development and regulatory clearance of polymer materials

Warsaw, IN

• Lead/mentor team of up to eight scientists at various levels within Polymer Research group. Review technology readiness of external proposals for potential business acquisitions and licensing. Provide inputs to Quality.
• Developed technology strategy and roadmap for sustainable product lifecycle management addressing osteoarthritis with changing patient demographics that generated approval for implementation.
• Partnered with Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Operations in successful product launch of ATTUNE ™ Knee System in over 30 countries.
• Reviewer of external technology, start-up concepts/proposals in decision-making and recommendations for licensing and acquisitions.
• Key member of panel of Subject Matter Experts in supplying technical assessment reports, recommendations, and opinions that enabled Legal Department to respond successfully to several product-related complaints and.
• J&J People Inspired Award for successful market launch of ATTUNE Knee System.

Warsaw, IN

• Supervised and reviewed research group of up to seven scientists at various levels within Polymer Research group.
• Provided technical education to Sales and Marketing groups apart from presentations to surgeons; participated in creation and technical review of marketing literature and provided inputs to Device History File.
• Validated material via Product Development. Collaborated with Regulatory Affairs for FDA clearance of 510K/PMA submissions.Contributions:
• Developed and led launch of new antioxidant stabilized polyethylene AOX™ for orthopaedic bearings.
• Polymer Expert in Project Core Team for implementation of commercial launch of ATTUNE™ Knee System.
• Generated and implemented specifications and acceptance criteria for materials and processes to be used in ATTUNE™ Knee System to ensure Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory requirements.

Warsaw, IN

• Managed team of eight junior to senior research scientists with $3-5M annual budget accountability.
• Reviewed/led projects into long-term research programs internally and externally. Created and maintained polymer testing center of excellence for J&J. Ensure compliance for lab operations to support testing.
• Developed pipeline of products based on new orthopaedic materials and processes, i.e. Oxidatively stable polymer implant material, new high-strength composite device, and high-performance articulating bearing materials.
• Initiated research into new generation of polymer bearings with superior performance and biological and toxicological safety. Delivered oxidatively stable polymer bearing; tested and characterized for functional and.
• Reviewed various technologies/programs to perform technology feasibility assessment. Polymer bearings that demonstrated significant improvement in these characteristics and addressed anticipated clinical problems are.

Roanoke, VA

Managed Materials Department (Synthetic chemistry and analytical labs) consisting of up to seven BS, MS, and PhD scientists for US Corporate Research with $1M budget/annually in development of new materials-based products. Formulated long-term strategy planning of new materials for ophthalmic lenses.  Created and managed external research contracts with.

Bsc, Chemistry

Bsc(Tech), Plastics Technology

Msc(Tech), Plastics Technology

Ph.D, Polymer Science