Blaine Schneider
About Blaine Schneider
Blaine Schneider is a Principal R&D Engineer at Silk Road Medical, Inc. in Plymouth, Minnesota, with extensive experience in medical device research and development.
Title and Current Position
Blaine Schneider serves as the Principal R&D Engineer at Silk Road Medical, Inc., located in Plymouth, Minnesota, United States. In this role, he is responsible for leading design control activities for new product development from initial concept through commercialization. This entails developing product specifications, performing design evaluations, creating risk analyses, and executing design verification and validation strategies.
Work Experience at Medtronic
From 2020 to 2021, Blaine Schneider worked at Medtronic as a Principal Scientist in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. During his tenure, he contributed to various projects that required close collaboration with internal stakeholders, physicians, and contract research organizations (CROs) to align product development with marketing and corporate strategy.
Professional Roles at Philips
Blaine Schneider was employed at Philips in Maple Grove, MN, from 2017 to 2020. He began as Manager, Disease State Research, where he worked for 9 months before transitioning to Technical Lead (Principal Engineer / Development Engineer 4). His responsibilities involved leading disease state research, managing product development processes, and fostering teamwork across different departments.
Academic Background
Blaine Schneider holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. His advanced education equips him with a deep understanding of medical devices, product development, and research methodologies. Additionally, he attended the Minnesota School of Bartending, where he graduated in Bartending/Bartender in 2002.
Focus on Collaboration and Partnerships
Throughout his career, Blaine Schneider has emphasized interdepartmental collaboration and managing relationships with internal stakeholders, including CROs, universities, and contract laboratories. He works closely with Marketing, Clinical, Medical Directors, and physician advisors to understand customer requirements and procedural constraints. Blaine also plays a crucial role in developing training tools and models and maintaining partnerships with OEM suppliers, development partners, and other vendors as required by various projects.