About – The team

Sharon Watkins

Director, Medical Technology Strategy & Innovation

Expertise:

Sharon is an international MedTech strategy, marketing and commercial leader with over 25 years of experience across medical devices, diagnostics and surgical robotics. She spent more than 20 years at Johnson & Johnson, progressing through senior commercial, marketing and strategic leadership roles in Europe and the US, and has since held leadership roles in high-growth surgical robotics, diagnostics and orthopaedics businesses.

Her expertise spans innovation and product strategy, commercialisation, market development, value-based healthcare and international growth. She has led the launch and scale-up of complex healthcare technologies, built global product and marketing strategies and worked extensively with clinicians, healthcare systems and commercial teams to translate unmet needs and emerging technologies into compelling products and propositions.

At 42T, Sharon works with clients to identify unmet needs, shape innovation and commercial strategy, and bring together multidisciplinary teams to solve complex healthcare challenges. She has a particular interest in women’s health and technologies that can transform patient pathways and outcomes.

Beyond work, Sharon is a singer-songwriter and musician who has released original music internationally. She loves languages, travel and spending time with her family and their ever-growing collection of animals.

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