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Executive Leader | Strategic Partnerships | Technology & Innovation
Life Sciences • MedTech • Startups • Venture Capital
I am a seasoned executive leader with over 20 years of experience bridging the gap between business strategy and technical execution. My unique expertise spans business development, licensing, technology leadership, and product innovation across Life Sciences, MedTech, and digital health domains.
Throughout my career at Novartis, Merck, and Johnson & Johnson, I've demonstrated the ability to translate complex technical challenges into business opportunities, manage multi-million dollar programs, lead M&A due diligence, and build high-performing cross-functional teams. As a Founder/CTO of Denodia, I secured EU funding, scaled a platform to 5,000+ companies, and successfully negotiated B2B partnerships with global enterprises.
I excel at strategic leadership roles where business acumen meets technical depth—whether as an Executive Director driving organizational transformation, a BD&L leader identifying and closing strategic partnerships, or a CTO/VP Engineering building scalable technology organizations. My passion lies in creating value at the intersection of innovation, regulation, and market needs.
Executive roles bridging business strategy, partnerships, and technology
Life Sciences & MedTech
BD&L, Alliances, M&A
MedTech, LS, SaaS
Startups & Investment
Unique Value: Business Strategy • Strategic Partnerships • Technical Execution
Strategic business leadership combined with deep technical expertise
Delivering business results through technology leadership
20+ years of progressive leadership across technology and life sciences
Techno Trade - Waterloo, Belgium
IBM - Belgium
HyperSecur - Montreal, Canada
B2B engineering services & digital solutions across multiple sectors
Progressive career trajectory from hands-on engineering to executive leadership
Request Full CVBuilding and scaling a tech startup from ground up
Climate Tech & Water Education Platform
Modeling, simulating, and gamifying the global water cycle for education and environmental awareness. Interactive platform combining game industry and Ed-tech with climate technology.
Switzerland's Leading Startup Accelerator
Available for board positions, advisory roles, strategic consulting, and venture capital partnerships. Expertise spans digital health innovation, medical device development, technology transformation, startup scaling, and climate tech.
Ongoing ventures and proven business impact
Technical Program Lead, Data & AI at Novartis
Accelerate drug development and clinical trials through AI/ML-powered products across multiple therapeutic domains
Leading co-development of AI/ML products, managing partnerships with cross-functional teams
Delivering solutions across Neurosciences and Cardiovascular therapeutic areas
Director, Digital Products at Novartis
Develop innovative digital solutions for ophthalmology to improve patient outcomes and clinical trial endpoints
Spearheaded binocular and dichoptic technologies and digital therapeutic platforms, collaborating with gaming partner (Ubisoft) and research institutions (McGill University)
Delivered FDA-ready digital endpoints and innovative patient engagement tools, advancing ophthalmology digital transformation
Director, Head of Digital Product Excellence at Merck
Transform drug delivery ecosystem with connected devices and mHealth while ensuring regulatory compliance
Built high-performing team, managed 10+ suppliers, delivered smart injectors with mobile/web apps for MS, Growth Hormones, and RA
100% FDA/BSI audit compliance, established cybersecurity strategy, streamlined agile workflows, enhanced patient experience
Founder at YooDrop
Make water cycle education engaging and accessible through gamification and simulation technology
Building interactive platform modeling, simulating, and gamifying the global water cycle with digital twin technology
Empowering students and adults to explore the scientific and climate-driven complexities of the water cycle through an immersive 3D interface, merging environmental education with next-generation climate technology.
Founder & CTO at Denodia
Build a SaaS technology company from scratch serving B2B and B2C markets in Belgium
Founded and led as CTO, created comprehensive business plan securing EU grants and KBC Bank investment, built scalable platform
Enabled over 5,000 companies to establish and grow their online presence, boosting visibility, marketplace access, and business performance through our platform.
Discussion with Daniel Jordi about digital transformation, leadership in life sciences, and driving innovation within regulatory frameworks.
Recognition from peers and industry experts
Need Digital Excellence? Call Baris. He is a very strong leader who cares about his teams, helps them grow and always delivers above and beyond. I would hire Baris to lead development efforts and reliably deliver with high quality standards.
Baris is a remarkable professional in verification, validation and Product Excellence for medical devices. I was amazed by his ability to digest new technologies, his management skills and commitment to quality and integrity. I warmly recommend Baris.
I have been impressed by his ability to stay focused on our target despite all changes. Baris has been a great buddy, helping me get up to speed when I joined. He's a keen learner that makes him a very knowledgeable person.
Baris was always a very professional person that I could trust. He was always very responsive with work challenges and new requirements and always delivered high quality work and documentation. A very knowledgeable person always open to learn more.
Baris is a real asset for the team, he provides his strong analysis competences to the project, his leadership makes him achieve challenging tasks. He actively contributed to the great team spirit we have in R&D. It is a pleasure to work with Baris.
Baris is a great team leader. He cares about his team, knows what they're doing, guides them in the right direction. With tight time constraints and challenges, Baris guided the team to implement automation strategies while ensuring delivery.
Additional recommendations from Andrew McVey, Christine Janssen, Joachim Vandersleyen, and more
View All Testimonials on LinkedInProject Management Professional
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certified Software Quality Engineer
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Executive Leadership
Thunderbird School of Global Management
AI/ML Specialization
Stanford University
Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
IBM
Agile Project Management
Scrum Alliance
Collaborated with leading global organizations across Life Sciences, Technology, and Innovation
Novartis
Merck
Johnson & Johnson
Xerox
IBM
YooDrop
Denodia
TEC
Option NV
AW Europe
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Capgemini
HCL Technologies
Cognizant
Zühlke
Ubisoft
McGill University
Blue Bridge Tech
Team Consulting
TransPerfect
Board of Innovation
BrightInsight
CVO Europe
SmartPatients
Retinov
Explose
+ Many more technology and consulting partners across Europe and North America
Available for consulting, speaking engagements, and advisory roles in digital health innovation