In preparation for commercialization, Cadence is seeking a candidate for the role of sales/marketing manager to plan and lead product launch, create distribution and drive the sales process, while executing a sustained marketing strategy designed to establish targeted awareness and create adoption.

Job Description:
The sales/marketing manager will plan, coordinate, and execute the market launch and manage continuing sales-growth of Cadence’s kinetic orthosis, driving demand, adoption, sales volume, and profitability while creating a reputation for product excellence and responsive customer service.

Responsibilities:
• Educates and informs orthotists, physical therapists, and physicians as to proper use and maintenance of Cadence products.
• Directs product evaluations in clinical settings.
• Preparation and execution of trade shows, conventions, and/or clinical meetings.
• Product management; including: customer mgmt., engineering support and device marketing; i.e., labeling, user guides, collateral material and web programs and site mgt.
• Develop sales forecasts (mth/qtr./annual), modeling to support business and project forecasting.
• Manage sales/marketing budgets, staff development and distribution relationships & contracts.

Qualifications/Work Experience:
• Four-year degree in related field.
• 5+ years of sales/marketing experience in a healthcare-related field.
• Proven success in new product launch in prosthetic and orthotic segment.
• Demonstrated strong sales growth and marketing penetration of products with limited reimbursement history.
• Significant senior level sales experience and contract negation with Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs Health Care Systems.
• Demonstrated skills in team building, leadership and resourcefulness in a start-up environment.
• Proven channel development and mgmt. skills in: direct, regional indirect, and national corporate contract distribution options.

To apply for this position, please email a cover letter and resume to: jobs@cadencebio.com

Seattle, WA (September 26, 2011) – Cadence Biomedical, a provider of medical devices that help people with severe disabilities walk, has been awarded a Phase I STTR grant worth up to $254,000 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities for research aimed at developing a kinetic prosthesis to improve mobility for transfemoral amputees.

See full press release here.

Seattle, WA (September 26, 2011) – Cadence Biomedical, a provider of medical devices that help people with severe disabilities walk, announces the close of a $255,000 convertible bridge round of financing.

See full press release here.

Who? People with mobility impairments due to stroke, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, or other conditions.

What? A noninvasive, wearable medical device to provide assistance to muscles while walking.

Where? Cadence Biomedical (Fremont neighborhood of Seattle) or PotentRx (Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle)

Why? To determine the effect of a novel device on improving mobility for people with mobility
impairments.

How long? One testing session lasting about 3 hours.

For more information, contact info@cadencebio.com.

Cadence’s Kinetic Orthosis: It Looks Like An Exoskeleton, But It’s Not

The woman in this video has ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerorsis). Without our device, she is only able to walk for very short durations while holding on to another person for support.

This video snippet shows her safely taking her first steps on her own in over 5 years using our device. The physical therapist in the video is holding on to her belt in case a fall occurs and is not providing any support.

We recently spoke with the social media chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest about the upcoming public demonstration of our new product – a device that helps people with severe mobility disabilities to walk by assisting weakened muscles.  You can listen to the podcast below.

Empowering Engineering Technologies announces a new name: Cadence Biomedical.

We’re very excited about our new name! It better describes our mission and is the first step to establishing our brand as we move forward to product launch.

The name change is concurrent with the launch of our new website: http://cadencebiomedical.com

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