Alan Pooley - London, UK
Product Manager and med-tech Innovation Mentor with extensive experience in
healthcare technology.. Proven track record in raising funding, leading
cross-functional teams, developing and delivering complex technical solutions
adopted by healthcare organisations. Seeking a role to make a significant impact
in healthcare.
Professional Experience
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Healthcare Innovation Mentor
Capital Enterprise, Remote | Jul 2022 - Present (part-time)
At Capital Enterprise I mentor healthcare start-ups/SMEs on the Med-Tech Accelerator to
develop and deliver innovation for maximum impact. Using bespoke workshops and
practical 121 coaching we focus on strategic planning, technical user centric product
development and delivery, using tools such as Jira and Figma for agile team and product
management, plus CRM to manage and promote healthcare organisation adoption
Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Co-founder
Oslr, London | Mar 2017 - Present
As co-founder and COO at Oslr, I hands-on manage across all business operations,
transforming an idea to improve hospital training to a fully functional SAAS digital
platform for optimising medical education, now approved and utilised by the NHS.
I work with entrepreneurial medical, technical and business expertise, taking onboard all
views. I'm responsible for stakeholder and team management, obtaining technical
alignment from business data analytics to system architecture. Implementing an agile
scrum development using contemporary tools, such as GitHub/AWS for software
development and deployment, Jira/Asana for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and
Hubspot for CRM (Customer Relationship Management) to ensure the product is both
robust and most importantly fulfils healthcare user requirements.
Product Manager
Skills Hive Limited, London | Oct 2014 - Oct 2019
At Skills Hive I managed and delivered B2C products and competitive change for forward
thinking businesses. With a focus on bespoke website development, I'd put together and
manage flexible task based teams through agile sprints and stand-ups along with client
stakeholders to align requirements and develop areas such as digital marketing,
e-commerce, database change management and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
which delivered sustainable business growth.
Technical Account / Product Manager
Apple, London | Jun 2011 - Sep 2014
At Apple I was responsible for directly managing stakeholders across a portfolio of over 30
mobile network carriers across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, including
accounts in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Israel, and Russia.
I managed the complete product life cycle from prototype to technical acceptance of
iPhone, iPad, and iOS pre-release roll-out, within strict deadlines and Apple's standard of
excellence in the strictest of confidence, liaising with cross functional teams in EMEA and
Silicon Valley, California.
Education / Publication
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Master's in executive MBA (distinction)
University of Greenwich - Sep 2014 to Sep 2017
Bachelor's in B.SC (Hons) Technology
The Open University - 1998 to 2003
A case study on performance assessment framework for Agile processes
(A.Pooley, J.H.Chin 2021) International Journal of Business Performance Management
Explores implementation of Agile, providing a practical framework for deployment
Skills
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Product Management
Agile Development & Scrum
SAAS Platforms
E-commerce
Technical Account Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
User-centric Design
Healthcare Innovation
Remote Team Management
Achievements
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Co-founded Oslr, leading it from concept to a revenue-generating SaaS
platform adopted by multiple NHS Trusts.
Successfully secured multiple funding awards and formed collaborations
including the BMJ, Health Education England and JISC.
Mentored health start-ups, helping them achieve significant milestones in
product development, and market adoption.
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