Ms. Angela Willis

Angela Willis
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Angela Willis

Strategic Marketing and Research

Angela Willis has worked in the healthcare industry for over 18 years focusing in the areas of marketing and business development.Ms. Willis has extensive marketing experience in several therapeutic and surgical specialty segments including; orthopedic, neurology, spine, ENT, cardiothoracic and interventional cardiology.Recently, Ms. Willis has worked as a strategy consultant for a major clinical research organization and integrated health system provider where her engagements focused on conducting internal assessments and leveraging core competencies to expand into new business segments.

Since 1998, Ms. Willis has worked as a strategic marketing consultant.During her engagement with the Duke School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, she served on the Leadership Advisory Board and developed a business model to transition from a regulatory compliance agent to a service-oriented profit center.Ms. Willis worked with the Director of Business Development to foster collaboration with Pharmaceutical Industry partners which resulted in a 300% increase in educational grants.She also consulted with the Duke Clinical Research Advisory Services Group to conduct an internal assessment and develop a business model to expand their product and service offerings.

Prior to 1998, Ms. Willis worked for several surgical and medical device companies.Her most recent experience was with Angiosonics, a private, start-up venture focused on applying ultrasound technology for therapeutic solutions in the interventional cardiology and radiology segments.While there, she managed all aspects of the peripheral business segment including R&D, regulatory, and marketing which culminated in expediting the development and initiation of Phase II studies in Europe and Australia within one year.

In addition to her experience with Angiosonics, Ms. Willis served in various marketing, product management, and business development roles for Pilling Weck, Sofamor Danek, Stryker Surgical Corporation, and Acufex Microsurgical.

Ms. Willis received a Bachelors of Arts from Western Michigan University in 1991 and a Masters of Business Administration from Kenan-Flagler at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2000.

An involved community member, Ms. Willis serves as a volunteer for House of Hope and the SPCA.She also is an active participant in the U.S. Volleyball Association and U.S. Tennis Association.