Shared Journeys and Big-Picture Thinking in MedTech
The medical device industry is built on more than technology. It’s built on experience, collaboration, and the relationships formed along the way.
In this MedTechMan moment, Justin Bushko reflects on a long professional journey shared with Mark Moyer, spanning multiple organizations, disciplines, and pivotal moments in MedTech. Their conversation highlights how lessons learned through risk management, human factors, and leadership continue to shape meaningful work across the industry.
Progress in MedTech is rarely the result of a single breakthrough. More often, it’s shaped by long professional journeys, shared challenges, and relationships built through real-world experience. That theme was front and center during a recent exchange between Justin Bushko and Mark Moyer—a colleague, collaborator, and respected leader in the medical device space.
Justin and Mark first crossed paths years ago while working together at Smith & Nephew. Like many in the industry, their experience wasn’t limited to smooth launches and success stories. They navigated complex transitions, including a plant closure, gaining firsthand insight into how resilience, adaptability, and leadership are forged during challenging periods.
Their paths later diverged, with Mark moving on to Johnson & Johnson, but their professional connection continued. Most recently, Mark supported Justin by reviewing his book, Medical Device Fireside Chats. The book captures lessons from across the industry, drawing on real experiences that extend well beyond technical execution.
As Mark shared, their journey together began in risk management and expanded into human factors and usability engineering. These areas are often viewed narrowly as compliance requirements, but in practice they serve as big-picture tools that help teams make better decisions and design safer, more effective devices. When applied thoughtfully, they become strategic advantages.
Risk management and human factors influence how products are designed, how teams collaborate, and how organizations approach uncertainty. Mark emphasized that mastering these tools is essential for long-term success, noting Justin’s ability to apply them in practical, impactful ways across diverse projects.
The conversation also underscored a defining characteristic of MedTech: innovation is driven as much by people as it is by process. Trust, shared experience, and mutual respect create opportunities for collaboration long after individual projects end. Those relationships allow knowledge to compound and lessons to carry forward.
Mark’s participation at the panel event reinforced the value of industry gatherings like FMMC. These forums bring professionals together to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and learn from one another. They serve as reminders that progress in MedTech is a collective effort.
Behind every successful device or development program are individuals who have invested years into learning, refining, and sharing their expertise. Conversations like this capture the insights that don’t always appear in formal documentation but play a critical role in shaping better outcomes for patients and teams alike.
At Concise Engineering and through MedTechMan, these stories matter. They reflect the experience, perspective, and collaboration that continue to move the medical device industry forward.
Justin Bushko
President, Concise Engineering
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