H.J. Kim
About H.J. Kim
H.J. Kim is an R&D Project Manager and Core Team Lead at Vicarious Surgical Inc., with a background in mechanical and biomedical engineering. He has extensive experience in managing complex technical projects and leading cross-functional teams across various organizations in the medical device industry.
Current Role at Vicarious Surgical
H.J. Kim serves as the R&D Project Manager and Core Team Lead at Vicarious Surgical Inc. since 2022. In this position, Kim collaborates with the Chief Technology Officer, Vice Presidents, R&D Directors, Solution Architects, and external partners to manage complex technical projects. Kim is responsible for overseeing project deliverables, utilizing tools such as MS Project and JIRA to ensure timely completion of tasks. This role involves leading a cross-functional team of 30 individuals from various departments, including R&D, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Human Factors, Industrial Design, Operations, and Manufacturing.
Previous Experience at Zimmer Biomet
Prior to joining Vicarious Surgical, H.J. Kim worked at Zimmer Biomet as a Senior R&D Engineer and Technical Lead from 2020 to 2021 for a duration of 9 months in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, Kim contributed to the development of medical devices, focusing on design control requirements and project management.
Educational Background
H.J. Kim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Additionally, Kim earned a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. This educational background provides a solid foundation for Kim's work in research and development within the medical device industry.
Career Path and Previous Roles
H.J. Kim has held various positions in the R&D field across multiple organizations. Prior to Vicarious Surgical, Kim worked at Philips as an R&D Program Manager and Core-Team Lead for 5 months in 2021-2022. Kim also served as a Senior R&D Engineer and Technical Lead at RELIGN Corporation from 2017 to 2021, and as an R&D Engineer at Energizer Holdings in 2015. Earlier in the career, Kim worked as a Research Assistant at The National Institutes of Health in 2014 and as an R&D Design Engineer at Johnson & Johnson in 2016.
Technical Contributions and Leadership
In various roles, H.J. Kim has made significant contributions to medical device development. Kim owns the design history file (DHF) to ensure compliance with design control requirements. Notably, Kim developed an ultra-HD and multi-jointed stereoscopic camera and architected the system-level video pipeline. Kim provides guidance throughout all phases of medical device development, including concept generation, verification and validation, manufacturing, and clinical studies, particularly for the camera project team.