Sarah has more than 20 years of strategic management expertise across the manufacturing, medical device and pharmaceutical industries in New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. In addition to being the General Manager & Country Director of Johnson & Johnson MedTech New Zealand, Sarah is a board member of both Johnson & Johnson MedTech ANZ, and the Medical Technology Association of New Zealand (MTANZ). Sarah leads the MedTech organization across general surgery, orthopedics, cardiovascular and interventional solutions and is the J&J NZ Statutory Director.
Prior to New Zealand, Sarah was based in Singapore in the position of APAC Senior Director for Ethicon (a franchise of J&J) and was a member of Ethicon’s Global and Regional Leadership Team. During this period, Sarah played an integral role in shaping the global strategy, accelerating market access in APAC through real world evidence, surgeon education and shaping future product and service innovation.
Sarah has held diverse senior leadership roles across Johnson & Johnson MedTech and Janssen (Pharmaceutical sector of J&J), in the disease state/specialty areas of General Surgery, Bariatrics, Orthopedics, Diabetes Management, Oncology, Immunology and Medical Affairs.
Sarah has a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from University of Technology, Sydney, and a Master of Business Administration (with High Distinction) from Charles Sturt University.