Dan Lawrence is a Senior Program Manager, where he leads the successful execution of product development and pre-clinical testing programs, as well as supports the JI’s clinical initiatives (EFS, Research, Data Services). Dan has lead or been involved in projects advancing a variety of novel products including stroke detection technologies, neurovascular and neurosurgical instrumentation, and steerable and robotic systems for vascular applications.

Prior to his role at the JI, Dan spent over 10 years at Nissha Medical Technologies (NMT) holding several different positions, most recently serving as the Manager of Program Management. In that role, Dan lead a team of PM’s/Senior PM’s and was responsible for the execution and conversion of projects within NMT’s global Medical Device Design and Development pipeline. In addition to the day-to-day management of the team/project pipeline, Dan was responsible establishing the reporting standards for the PM team, mentoring/guiding PM resources at global NMT sites, and gating/quoting of new business opportunities.

Dan was born and bred in Buffalo and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University at Buffalo as well as his Master of Business Administration degree from Canisius College.

Dan currently lives in the suburbs of Buffalo with his wife Brittany, their son Xander and daughter Ryleigh, and dog Nellie. He enjoys family time, hiking, playing volleyball, and all things Buffalo sports (Go Bills!).