Dr. Viraj Vaidya

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India14 yrs 1 mo experience
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Key Highlights

  • Proven leader in healthcare product management.
  • Expert in building innovative healthcare solutions.
  • Strong track record in strategic partnerships and business development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Product Management expert with a focus on digital health solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipProject ManagementProduct ManagementStrategyEntrepreneurshipDigital HealthHealthcareHospital OperationsLeadership DevelopmentHospital ManagementOrganizational LeadershipProcess ImprovementTraining & DevelopmentPeople Management

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Development StrategyBusiness NetworkingBusiness StrategyChronic Wound Care ManagementClient AcquisitionClinical OperationsClinical ResearchCommunity BuildingCommunity EngagementConstruction CoordinationCross-functional CollaborationCross-functional Team LeadershipData Capture

About

I am a visionary doer - blending creativity, confidence, and execution to drive meaningful outcomes. With a natural ability to think big and act fast, I thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments where ideas turn into impact. My strength lies in balancing imagination with action: I enjoy building innovative solutions, leading with clarity, and inspiring people around me to move forward with energy and purpose. Known for my persistence and resilience, I approach challenges as opportunities to learn, adapt, and grow. I value recognition and results, not just for myself but for the teams and organizations I work with. Whether it’s creating new strategies, executing bold ideas, or navigating complexity, I bring a mix of drive, warmth, and leadership presence to everything I do. Core strengths: Confidence | Creativity | Execution | Persistence | People-centric leadership Growth edge: Slowing down to balance detail with momentum, ensuring sustainable impact. Always excited to collaborate, build, and make things happen. 🚀

Experience

Eclevar

Country Head

Jan 2026Present · 2 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France · Hybrid

  • 1/ Lead business development, client acquisition, and strategic partnerships for Indian CRO operations, focusing on medical devices, drug-delivery systems, and MedTech companies.
  • 2/ Build and scale the India CRO from the ground up, including regulatory readiness, SOPs, quality systems, team setup, and operational frameworks.
  • 3/ Own go-to-market strategy and positioned the CRO as a full-service clinical research partner for India and global sponsors.
  • 4/ Provide strategic oversight of clinical operations, ensuring high-quality execution across study setup, site management, monitoring, and data quality.
  • 5/ Act as the primary bridge between India operations and Eclevar MedTech (EU), aligning financial planning, delivery timelines, and cross-border execution.
  • 6/ Drive operational and financial governance, including budgeting, cost optimization, and resource planning.
  • 7/ Represent the CRO in client engagements, partnerships, and industry forums, strengthening brand presence and long-term relationships.
Business DevelopmentClient AcquisitionStrategic PartnershipsRegulatory ReadinessQuality SystemsOperational Frameworks+5

Bttn

2 roles

Senior Product Manager

Promoted

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · Remote

  • Owning product growth and platform direction at one of the fastest-scaling healthcare supply platforms in the US.
  • / Lead end-to-end platform strategy and execution, including roadmap ownership across core user experiences, internal tooling, and operational automation workflows.
  • / Drive product discovery, feature definition, and delivery for initiatives focused on improving usability, conversion, and operational efficiency.
  • / Partner closely with cross-functional teams (Sales, Ops, Design, Engineering) to align feature prioritization with strategic business goals and revenue targets.
  • / Developed and implemented a structured planning and backlog management process, increasing roadmap clarity, sprint throughput, and stakeholder alignment.
  • / Work directly with executive leadership to define, measure, and optimize growth strategies across customer acquisition, retention, and order value.
  • / Translate data insights, customer feedback, and competitive benchmarks into scalable product solutions that consistently move business metrics.
Product GrowthPlatform StrategyProduct DiscoveryFeature DefinitionOperational EfficiencyCross-functional Collaboration+3

Product Manager

Apr 2024Dec 2024 · 8 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · Remote

  • bttn, is a medical supply chain startup based in Seattle, Washington on a mission to lower the cost of healthcare for all. Our hybrid business model combines a digital e-Commerce platform where customers can shop on their own, with knowledgeable sales representatives who are available to help. The money we save with our e-Commerce and dropship model allows us to instantly transfer cost savings to our customers in the form of lower priced medical supplies.

Htgbharat

2 roles

Community Organizer

Oct 2019Present · 6 yrs 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

  • Our community is dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration and progress in the field of healthcare startup ecosystem. We believe that by bringing together professionals, researchers and enthusiasts from various disciplines, we can work together to address some of the biggest challenges in healthcare.
  • We offer a range of resources and opportunities for our members to connect, learn and grow. Whether you're a startup founder, a healthcare provider or a startup enthusiast looking for the answers to build a startup of your own, we have something for you.

Startup Mentor

Oct 2019Present · 6 yrs 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

  • With a solid foundation as a healthcare professional and strong product management expertise, I’ve had the privilege of guiding digital health platforms like Briota Technologies, Crelio Health, and Ease Practice to success. My approach goes beyond traditional consulting—I see myself as a true partner, collaborating to create impactful digital health solutions.
  • Leveraging my experience in the health-technology space and a broad professional network, I provide comprehensive support in three key areas:
  • > GTM Strategy: Developing and executing effective market entry and expansion plans.
  • > Market Access & Partnerships: Identifying and securing strategic alliances for better reach and competitiveness.
  • > Product Strategy: Shaping product roadmaps for maximum adoption, user satisfaction, and long-term growth.
  • I’m driven by the potential of digital health to transform patient care and the broader healthcare landscape. If you’re a healthcare startup aiming to disrupt the market or seeking to accelerate growth, I’d be thrilled to help you strategize, innovate, and succeed. Let’s harness the power of digital health together.
GTM StrategyMarket AccessPartnershipsProduct StrategyEntrepreneurshipDigital Health

Surgeri inc.

Co-Founder, Head of Product

Jun 2016May 2021 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India | Princeton, NJ

  • Revolutionizing Indian Healthcare through Real World Data
  • SURGERi's flagship product is a platform that combines mobile-based data capture of healthcare data with cloud-based real time analytics. Using a combination of descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis, and predictive analytics, we are helping surgeons & researchers improve Indian Healthcare by making Real World Data available to them at their fingertips.
  • The platform is widely used by surgeons and researchers to collate, review, and analyze their healthcare data.
Data CaptureReal Time AnalyticsPredictive AnalyticsProduct ManagementHealthcare

Transition health

Co-Founder

Jun 2014Dec 2020 · 6 yrs 6 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Starting up with my 1st venture in chronic wound care management. Setting up structured wound management protocols and using technology to monitor chronic wounds to enable early interventions for chronic as well as post surgical wounds.
  • Built and managed a team of 5 medical professionals and 10 physiotherapist.
  • Treated and managed close to 4000 patients with chronic and acute wounds, with a repeat patient touchpoints of close to 8500 visits.
Chronic Wound Care ManagementTeam ManagementTechnology MonitoringEntrepreneurshipHealthcare

Sancheti hospital

Senior Manager

May 2012Apr 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • In my 2nd stint with Sancheti Hospital as a senior manager, I was responsible streamlining and implementing for overall operations and policies for the hospital. Planning & operationalizing new departments & process in hospital.
  • I was involved in providing insights to the leadership for implementing patient care programs and bettering employee retention. As one of the senior leaders of the hospital I was involved in planning and negotiating union contracts for nursing and helper staff of the hospital.
  • I was also responsible for QA initiatives of the hospital, preparing a structured program for implementing such initiatives was one of the primary role.
Operations ManagementPolicy ImplementationPatient Care ProgramsHospital OperationsLeadership Development

Sainath hospital

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

Apr 2011Apr 2012 · 1 yr · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area · On-site

  • As a CAO I was solely responsible for hospital's construction to commissioning cycle. My main task was to coordinate with different agencies during construction of the hospital & to help complete the project in time. Building and executing hospital SOP's as per NABH standards was the first task for me before hospital commissions.
  • In this role I had the privilege to work as a first employee - planning departments, along with man-power required, building JD's for the roles was a great learning experience for me. Planning HMIS, building a strategy around business development along with MD was enriching.
  • Designed a project report on air ambulance for the hospital.
Construction CoordinationSOP DevelopmentBusiness Development StrategyProject ManagementHospital Management

Sancheti hospital

3 roles

Manager

Aug 2009Mar 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • As a manager I was instrumental in optimising hospital process for better administrative control. As a leader of the team we achieved ISO 9001-2008 certification for the hospital.
  • Managing a staff of about 250 people which included administrative, nursing and doctors - I was able to put stringent protocols for better patient care and decreasing hospitals infection rates by 5%.
  • Conceptualized and implemented arthritis workshops all around Pune and nearby areas to promote importance of bone health. Planned and executed a week long arthritis week for commensurate world arthritis day.
  • Continuous training and development for medical staff was a top priority - coordinated with various pharmaceutical companies to conduct regular training workshops for the medical staff.
Process OptimizationISO CertificationTraining CoordinationOrganizational LeadershipProcess Improvement

Manager

Dec 2008Jan 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Building critical care units medical, administrative process was part of my work as a manger. During this tenure I successfully completed ISO certification of our critical care units
  • I was successful in implementing stringent process to bring down infection rates - leading to decreased ICU lead infections in patients admitted in critical care units.
  • One important part of my role was to conduct continuous training sessions to nursing staff of ICU - thus preparing training materials, exams and conducting practical training session was also part of my role as a manager.
Infection ControlTraining DevelopmentTraining & DevelopmentPeople Management

Assistant Manager

Nov 2007Nov 2008 · 1 yr · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • In my role for assistant manager, I was given the task to optimise process and medical protocols for hospitals critical care units.
  • I was instrumental in setting up hospitals 1st ever infection control committee and holding regular IC meetings for better infection control measures. I along with hospital ICN and intensitivist, put together hospitals infection control manuals for better protocol adherence.
Process OptimizationInfection ControlProcess ImprovementHospital Management

Chintamani hospital

2 roles

Senior Manager

May 2007Oct 2007 · 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • As a hospital administrator my role primarily involved in taken are of day to day operations and relationship building for increased footfalls.
  • Communicating and coordinating with GP's for referrals was one of my KRA. Getting the hospital ISO ready was within my scope of work.
Operations ManagementISO CertificationHospital ManagementProcess Improvement

Assistant Manager

May 2006May 2007 · 1 yr · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • My role over here was to streamline operations and medical process of the hospital from the day of commissioning. Setting up SOP's for OPD, casualty and ICU was one of the main core areas of my work.
  • As the hospital was just commissioned my role also involved hiring of administrative staff and nursing staff for the hospital.
Operations ManagementISO CertificationHospital ManagementProcess Improvement

Education

University of Houston

Specialization — Value Based Care

Jul 2023Sep 2023

Indian School of Business

Professional Certificate — Product Management

Sep 2022Apr 2023

Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune

MBA — Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Post Graduate Diploma — Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

Jan 2007Jan 2008

Bharati Vidyapeeth

Bachelor of Homoeopathy Medicine and Surgery — Homoeopathy

May 2001Nov 2006

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