Jim Hagen
Senior Vice President – Strategic Commercial Operations and Marketing
Jim Hagen brings nearly 20 years of commercial and operational leadership in the medical device industry, with deep expertise in strategic growth and market execution. Prior to joining TELA Bio, he served as General Manager of Heart Failure, Cardiac Surgery, and ECMO at Abiomed, a Johnson & Johnson company, where he led strategy, product innovation, business development, and evidence generation while fostering a strong, patient-first culture. He also served as Global Marketing Director at Abiomed, expanding the company’s reach into new patient populations and international markets.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Hagen held marketing leadership roles at Medtronic across the U.S., Asia Pacific, and Australia-New Zealand regions. He also served in senior operational roles at Covidien. Mr. Hagen holds an M.S. in Healthcare Leadership from Brown University and dual undergraduate degrees—a B.S. in International Business and a B.A. in French—from Elizabethtown College.