About Me

Raimundo Sierra, PhD, is CEO and Co‑Founder of VirtaMed. He led the company from an R&D startup to a global medtech organisation delivering hyper‑realistic surgical simulators and digital‑twin solutions. Raimundo combines a technical background in computer vision (PhD, ETH Zurich) and postdoctoral work at Harvard with leadership experience in consulting and corporate digitization, focusing on product strategy, data‑driven innovation and scaling teams.

Professional Background

VirtaMed

CEO & Co-Founder (2007–Present)

Founding and leading a global medtech company specializing in hyper-realistic surgical simulation and digital twins. Driving innovation in medical education, surgical proficiency development, and data-driven training solutions.

Syngenta

Digital Innovation & Strategy (2012–2014)

Directed digitization initiatives for a leading global agricultural company in crop protection and seeds.

McKinsey & Company

Management Consultant (2007–2012)

Advised global organizations on strategy, operations, and technology across healthcare, medtech, and industrial sectors.

Harvard Medical School

Postdoctoral Fellow (2005–2007)

Conducted research in computer vision and medical imaging applications.

Education

PhD in Computer Vision | ETH Zurich (2004)

Dissertation: Advanced algorithms for 3D vision and surgical simulation

MSc in Computer Science | ETH Zurich (2001)

Focus: Computer vision, image processing, and mathematical modeling

Skills

Strategic & Visionary

  • • Company building & scale-up
  • • Product strategy & digital twin roadmaps
  • • Data-driven innovation & cloud platforms
  • • Organizational design, culture and talent development
  • • Partnerships with medical societies and industry stakeholders

Technical & Programming

  • • Computer vision & medical image analysis
  • • 3D graphics, visualization & simulation engines
  • • Machine learning, model evaluation and deployment
  • • Software architecture, Python, C/C++ and JavaScript
  • • Databases, data pipelines and analytics

Languages

German

Native Speaker

Spanish

Native Speaker

English

Fluent