Michael McDonald

Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs (Global) at Synaptive Medical | Neurosurgery | Diagnostic Imaging

Bringing forth a robust portfolio of over 25 years of experience, Michael is an industry expert in the medical device space focusing on global quality, regulatory compliance and business process improvement. Prior to joining Synaptive Medical, Michael held several senior leadership positions including, Principal at Med Device Consulting, Vice President of Quality and Business Process Management at Intelligent Mechatronics Systems and Director of Quality for GE Healthcare Canada. The breadth of Michael’s experience spans both ends of the spectrum, from leading within conglomerate companies such as SCIEX (a Danaher operating company) to serving as a trusted advisor and client services lead to Fortune 500 multinational corporations in the life science and medical device industries. Groomed by the likes of GE, Danaher and Deloitte, Michael’s strategic leadership includes leading quality management systems, regulatory affairs, operations, promoting voice of the customer and championing corporate-wide simplification and stakeholder engagements. Over his career Michael has been the recipient of a number of leadership awards and represented GE as the Canadian member on medical imaging, radiation therapy, healthcare IT, electro medical and radiopharmaceutical manufacturers and as well the MDSAP sub-committee. Michael’s mission is to guide and strengthen organizations to world-class levels in quality, compliance and operational excellence as they forge through innovation and increase their footprint worldwide in the medical device and healthcare space. Bringing forth a robust portfolio of over 25 years of experience, Michael is an industry expert in the medical device space focusing on global quality, regulatory compliance and business process improvement. Prior to joining Synaptive Medical, Michael held several senior leadership positions including, Principal at Med Device Consulting, Vice President of Quality and Business Process Management at Intelligent Mechatronics Systems and Director of Quality for GE Healthcare Canada. The breadth of Michael’s experience spans both ends of the spectrum, from leading within conglomerate companies such as SCIEX (a Danaher operating company) to serving as a trusted advisor and client services lead to Fortune 500 multinational corporations in the life science and medical device industries. Groomed by the likes of GE, Danaher and Deloitte, Michael’s strategic leadership includes leading quality management systems, regulatory affairs, operations, promoting voice of the customer and championing corporate-wide simplification and stakeholder engagements. Over his career Michael has been the recipient of a number of leadership awards and represented GE as the Canadian member on medical imaging, radiation therapy, healthcare IT, electro medical and radiopharmaceutical manufacturers and as well the MDSAP sub-committee. Michael’s mission is to guide and strengthen organizations to world-class levels in quality, compliance and operational excellence as they forge through innovation and increase their footprint worldwide in the medical device and healthcare space.