Rafael Carbunaru

Chief Technology Officer, Neuromodulation at Boston Scientific

Los Angeles County, California, United States

About Rafael Carbunaru

Rafael Carbunaru is Chief Technology Officer, Neuromodulation at Boston Scientific. Location: Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Experienced executive in Research and Development and Strategic Planning in the Medical Device and Biomedical sectors. Strong personal drive and mission to improve the life of others by bringing to market innovative healthcare products and services, while driving sustained corporate growth. Enjoy leading development and execution of a product pipeline strategy based on internal innovation and external business development activities. Management: Assertive manager with strong leadership skills based on a team-oriented, transparent, accountable, visionary and empowering management style. Strong recruiter and driver of IP portfolio development. Prolific inventor. Specialties: Project management, people management, talent development, talent recruitment, scheduling and budgeting of projects, risk evaluation, technical expertise in electrical stimulation, electrical engineering, product development, Class 3 devices, biomedical engineering, neural simulations and excitability, and electromagnetics. New business and IP development.

Skills

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Product Development
  • Project Management

Additional experience

  • Vice President of Research and Development

    Boston Scientific

    October 2011 – May 2021

Education

  • PhD and MSc, Case Western Reserve University
  • Electronics Engineer (BS in Electrical Engineering), Universidad Simón Bolívar