Medical Devices Fund Expert Panel

The Office for Health and Medical Research is seeking expressions of interest from

experts in the medtech and biotech sector to join the NSW Medical Devices Fund Expert

Panel.

The Medical Devices Fund is a program funded by NSW Health that provides funding

annually to support eligible applicants develop and commercialise medical devices and

related technologies. This investment helps improve patient care, health and wellbeing,

and generate economic and social benefits in NSW and beyond.

The Medical Devices Fund Expert Panel is responsible for assessing applications to the

Fund, making recommendations on projects to be funded, providing ongoing mentoring

to funding recipients, and providing advice to NSW Health on the delivery of the Fund.

As a member of the Expert Panel, you will play a key role in ensuring the NSW

Government can identify promising opportunities and support the state’s dynamic and

respected medical devices sector to grow.

The Office is seeking suitably qualified people to join the Expert Panel, with experience

in one or more of the following areas:

• Entrepreneurs and founders with startup through to listing experience

• Sector experience in medium to large medtech companies

• Investment experience including private (such as venture capital) and/or public

(such as grant program expertise)

• Clinical experience in working with medical devices

• Medical device technical or scientific expertise

• Expertise in key commercialisation steps, such as intellectual property protection,

regulation, reimbursement, or clinical trials

• Customer advocacy.

Applicants must be either located in NSW, or otherwise have an active understanding of

the NSW life sciences ecosystem.

The NSW Government recognises the need for individuals with the right mix of skills and

experience, who represent the diverse NSW community on its boards and committees.

This includes Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, a mix of genders and ages,

people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability,

and the LGBTIQ+ community.

The Expert Panel meets up to three times a year for approximately 4-5 hours. Time

commitment also includes meeting preparation and, in some cases, additional informal

meetings with Medical Devices Fund recipients and prospective applicants. Membership

of the Expert Panel is on a voluntary basis. Members are entitled to daily sitting fees for

meeting days as outlined in the NSW Government Boards and Committees Remuneration

List.

Expert Panel members will be selected through an open expression of interest process

and appointed by the Secretary, NSW Health. To submit an expression of interest, please

provide a copy of your CV and a half-page statement outlining your interest in joining the

Expert Panel and the expertise you would bring. Please send your CV and statement to

[email protected] by 5pm AEDT Monday 3 February 2025.

If you have any questions about this process, please reach out to the Medical Devices

Fund Secretariat at [email protected].

Please visit our website at www.medicalresearch.nsw.gov.au/medical-devices-fund/ to

learn more about the Fund. Information on NSW Government boards and committees can

be found at https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/the-cabinet-office/resources/nsw-government-appointments