Jeffrey S. Garanich
Director, Master's in Translational Medicine
Main Affiliation
Biomedical Engineering
Building
Steinman Hall
Office
503
Phone
212-650-5330

Jeffrey S. Garanich
Education
Ph.D., Bioengineering, 2006, Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1999, Pennsylvania State University
Affiliations
2016-Present: Director, Master's in Translational Medicine Program and Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York
2014-2015: Director Business Development, Actuated Medical, Inc.
2012-2014: Director, The Sapphire Group LLC
2011-2012: Preclinical Research Manager, Boston Scientific Corporation
2009-2011: Senior Scientist, Boston Scientific Corporation
2006-2009: Research Scientist, Boston Scientific Corporation
Professional Biography
I am the Director of the Master’s in Translational Medicine (MTM) Program and an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY). In this role, I administer the MTM Program’s Design curriculum and manage administration of the remainder of a curriculum that trains students from diverse educational backgrounds in the core competencies required to successfully carry a medical technology from the lab bench through to the patient bedside. I also lead efforts to recruit both students and medical technology industry partners to the program. Prior to joining CCNY, I served as Director Business Development with Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, PA) where I led investor and strategic partner engagements to accelerate device time to market and enhance sales of commercialized products. I also previously worked as a Director at The Sapphire Group LLC (New York, NY), a holding company with assets in healthcare, new media, energy, education and unique innovations to support counterterrorism. Here, I led growth initiatives for multiple Sapphire portfolio companies, some of which began with company formation (founder level). Previous to Sapphire, I spent six years with Boston Scientific Corporation (Marlborough, MA). During this time, I progressed from a doctoral entry-level position to manage the day-to-day activities of five direct reports along with the operation of a corporate cell biology research laboratory staffed with ten scientists. I also worked with senior management to propose and develop a cross-Divisional collaboration network to improve communication and eliminate redundancies within the Company’s billion-dollar research and development (R&D) organization and drive the completion of cross-disciplinary medical device R&D projects critical to products’ commercialization.
Teaching
BME 45000 - Biomedical Engineering Senior Design I
BME 46000 - Biomedical Engineering Senior Design II
BME I6200 - Cost Analysis and the Business of Translation
BME I6400 - Translational Challenges in Diagnostics, Devices, and Therapeutics
BME I6500 - Capstone Design I: Identifying the Problem
BME I6600 - Capstone Design II: Conceptual Innovation
BME I6700 - Capstone Design III: Translational Solutions