Linnea Schmidt, Ph.D.
About Linnea Schmidt, Ph.D.
Linnea Schmidt, Ph.D., is a Senior Medical Affairs Specialist at Boston Scientific with extensive experience in clinical, regulatory, and quality roles, as well as a strong background in biomedical research and teaching.
Title
Linnea Schmidt, Ph.D., serves as a Senior Medical Affairs Specialist at Boston Scientific. She assumed this role in 2022, following her previous position within the company as a Medical Affairs Specialist II, which she held from 2021 to 2022.
Professional Experience at Boston Scientific
Linnea Schmidt, Ph.D., joined Boston Scientific as a Medical Affairs Specialist II in 2021, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She was promoted to Senior Medical Affairs Specialist in 2022, continuing her work within the company. Her tenure at Boston Scientific involves engaging with various medical affairs responsibilities.
Previous Roles in Medical and Research Fields
Linnea's previous roles include her position at Frestedt Incorporated as a Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, & Engineering Specialist from 2018 to 2021 in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Additionally, she served as a Group Exercise Instructor at EXOS|MediFit and Prestige Fitness between 2014 and 2017 and worked as a Clinical Translational Research Fellow in Pediatric Neurosurgery & Plastics at Children's Hospital Colorado from 2013 to 2017.
Academic Background
Linnea Schmidt earned her Ph.D. in Integrated Physiology from the University of Colorado Denver, where she studied under advisor Trevor Williams from 2011 to 2017. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College, completing her degree in 2011. Additionally, she studied Biochemistry at Uppsala University in 2010.
Teaching and Research Experience
Linnea’s early career involved various teaching and research roles. She worked as a Teaching Assistant and Biomedical Research Scientist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus from 2011 to 2018. She also served as a Biology Tutor and Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at Gustavus Adolphus College and participated in a research internship at Iowa State University from 2009 to 2010.