Mr Alessandro Navacchia

Biography

Develop prototypes for software products within the Smith+Nephew digital portfolio, which includes: - Definition of user needs by regularly interfacing with customers (orthopedic surgeons) - Performing competitor gap analyses - Performing research studies to evaluate prototype feasibility - Setting up contracts with external partners to obtain data - Definition of system and software requirements - Development of user interface prototypes (Figma) - Performing formative evaluations with orthopedic surgeons - Interface with marketing, clinical, regulatory and quality assurance teams - Documentation for 510(k) submissions Support product development efforts with modeling & simulation research studies, which includes: - Development of a Python-based modeling & simulation software (LifeMOD) - Development of custom computational models to address product development queries - Automating computational model development via Python scripts - Performing large numbers of simulations, including statistical simulations and sensitivity analyses - Performing data analyses to interpret results and present to stakeholders - Performing research studies to support product claims Participate to ASME V&V 40 activities, which includes: - Participating to V&V 40 committee and subcommittee (patient-specific modeling) meetings - Providing regulatory guidance to modeling and simulation efforts within Smith+Nephew