About Killian

Scientist by training. Builder by instinct.

A scientific curiosity grounded in materials engineering, carried through cancer research, and translated into healthcare technology and program execution.

01The Journey

A career built around one question

How can we detect disease earlier, understand it better, and build better ways to act on what we learn?

  1. 01

    Materials Engineering

    Metallurgical & materials foundations — structure, mechanics, characterization.

  2. 02

    Biomedical Engineering

    Applying mechanics and biomaterials to living systems.

  3. 03

    Cancer Research

    Mechanical biomarkers and the physical signatures of disease.

  4. 04

    Diagnostic Biomarkers

    Translating discovery into detection and diagnostic approaches.

  5. 05

    AI / Medical Technology

    AI-enabled detection and software as a medical device.

  6. 06

    Regulated Product Development

    Design controls, validation, quality systems, risk management.

  7. 07

    Technical Program Leadership

    Driving complex healthcare programs from concept to delivery.

02What I Bring

Depth across the full healthcare stack

From bench science to regulated product to program delivery — the disciplines a medical technology needs to reach patients.

Biomedical Engineering

Biomaterials, biomechanics, tissue mechanics, and biomedical systems.

Cancer & Diagnostics

Cancer biology, biomarkers, diagnostic development, and oncology research.

Medical Imaging

MRI and imaging workflows, DICOM, image review, and diagnostic technology.

AI & SaMD

AI-enabled healthcare, breast-cancer detection, and SaMD regulatory pathways.

Regulated Product Development

CQV, validation, quality systems, design controls, and risk management.

Technical Program Management

Planning, cross-functional execution, dependencies, risk, and delivery.

Digital Health

Clinical workflows, patient platforms, and physician-facing healthcare technology.

Healthcare Strategy

Product development, regulatory strategy, commercialization, and market access.

06Education & Credentials

Foundations

PhDBiomedical Engineering
MScMaterials Science & Engineering
BEngMetallurgical & Materials Engineering
Cert.Clinical Research · Pharmacovigilance · Regulatory Affairs

06 · How I think

The value is in the combination.

I am most interested in problems that do not fit neatly into one discipline.

Working principle

Start with the problem.

Technology is valuable when it solves a meaningful clinical, scientific, or operational problem.