MedTech

Frank Keulen, M.Sc.

Director, Program Delivery, MedTech

A Director Program Delivery currently working at Premier Research being responsible for overseeing key device programs ensuring successful management and coordination of efforts assigned to all members of the global project team to support milestone achievement and overall project delivery. Frank line manages the EU project management team (PM level).

Frank is a flexible, thorough and ambitious team player with good organizing skills who likes to lead projects to achieve milestones as efficient as possible. Frank has over thirteen years’ experience in medical device clinical research, including project management and line management, overseeing the different phases of clinical investigations throughout the device life cycle and worked as Project Manager for two other CROs (Medpace/MediTech Strategic Consultants) prior joining the Premier Research team.

Frank has experience working in the field of cardiovascular and wound healing/skin augmentation research managing studies throughout the device life cycle (FIM, pre- and post-market, registry studies), including global coverage. He has been involved in a variety of therapeutic indication including, but not limited to; Left atrial appendage closure devices, aortic valve replacement (surgical), transcatheter aortic/pulmonary valve replacement (TAVR/TPVR), transcatheter repair of mitral regurgitation, catheter based ventricular assist devices, cardiac (catheter) ablation of atrial fibrillation, EVAR for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Peritoneal dialysis (sodium removal, chronic heart failure), dermal fillers and scaffold for full thickness wounds arising from skin lesion (BCC/SCC) excision.

Frank obtained a Master Degree (MSc) in Physical Activity and Health, Specialization: Biology of Human Performance and Health at Maastricht University (Maastricht, Netherlands) and also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Technologies at the Higher Technical School Zuyd (Heerlen, Netherlands).