SEVERAL industry leaders and professionals have been invited to share their journey, experiences and insights when the Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI), in collaboration with InvestPenang, holds a two-series online career talk on May 19 and May 25.
The webinar series, which is held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Penang’s industrialisation, is to provide an overview of the opportunities and potential career paths in the medical device industry.
It is driven by Boston Scientific and B. Braun Medical Industries, supported by Penang Development Corporation (PDC), Ambu, Paramit and UWHM.
Among the speakers for an ‘Overview and Opportunities in the Medical Device Industry’ on May 19 are AMMI executive director CS Ching, Paramit HR manager Suriati Abd Samad, Boston Scientific quality system manager Cheryl Fong and UWHM manufacturing vice-president Jason Ng.
The session will see Boston Scientific vice-president (Operations) Fearghal Hennesy give the welcoming remarks while the Q&A session with the speakers will be moderated by InvestPenang chief executive officer Datuk Loo Lee Lian.
For the second talk on the ‘Innovation and Career Paths in the Medical Device Industry’ on May 25, the speakers are Boston Scientific HR director Joyce Ong, B. Braun Medical Industries director of production operations Ts. Mohammad Syukur Md Noh and Ambu new product implementation manager Fun Mun Hin.
Christopher Mueller (senior vice president, operations, Asia Pacific and head of Centre of Excellence Intravenous Access, B. Braun Medical Industries) will give the welcoming remarks while the Q&A session with the speakers will be moderated by AMMI executive director CS Ching.
This series of webinars are especially useful for university students (especially those in their final year or seeking internships) as well as professionals who are looking to explore the possibilities in the medical device industry, says a joint press release.
The sessions will be held virtually on Zoom platform. Registration is free and slots are based on a first-come-first-served basis.
Below are the details:
- Overview and Opportunities in the Medical Device Industry
19th May 2022 (2pm-4pm)
Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vReI-stdTf6VyoDIewghgA
Webinar highlights and featured speakers:
- Welcoming Remarks by Mr Fearghal Hennessy, Vice-President, Operations, Boston Scientific
- “Overview of the Medical Device Industry” by Mr CS Ching, Executive Director of AMMI
- “Career Paths in the Medical Device Industry” by Ms Suriati Abd Samad, HR Manager, Paramit
- “Setting the Bar on Quality Gives My Work Purpose” by Ms Cheryl Fong, Quality System Manager, Boston Scientific
- “Bridging the University – Industry Gap” by Mr Jason Ng, Manufacturing VP, UWHM
- Q&A discussion with the speakers, moderated by Dato’ Loo Lee Lian, CEO of Invest Penang
- Innovation and Career Paths in the Medical Device Industry
25th May 2022 (2pm-4pm)
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERHYKcLQR1yeLATo7uAVhA
Webinar highlights and featured speakers:
- Welcoming Remarks by Mr Christoph Mueller, Senior Vice President, Operations, Asia Pacific and Head of Center of Excellence Intravenous Access, B. Braun Medical Industries
- “Seeing Your Passion Change A Life” by Ms Joyce Ong, HR Director, Boston Scientific
- “Developing Passion and Career in Medical Device Industry” by Ts. Mohammad Syukur Md Noh, Director of Production Operations, B. Braun Medical Industries
- “The Innovation Process” by Mr Fun Mun Hin, New Product Implementation (NPI) Manager, Ambu
- Q&A discussion with the speakers, moderated by Mr CS Ching, Executive Director of AMMI