She says her participation in the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER® program) helped prepare her for her new job as a technology representative with Boston Scientific, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices. When doctors implant the company’s pacemakers and defibrillators into cardiac patients, she’s on hand during surgery to answer technical questions.

She believes she wouldn’t have been a strong contender for the position without her MBA and educational opportunities like TI:GER® that taught her to bridge her biomedical engineering background with business know-how. In her new job, she communicates with physicians about new products, coordinates with the sales staff, and follows up with patients.

 “Throughout my education I have always sought hands-on experiences to supplement what I am learning in the classroom,” says Gilpin, who also earned her master’s in mechanical engineering at Tech.

“TI:GER® provided me with this type of experience by creating an environment where I worked for two years with a PhD student and two law students on commercializing a cutting edge technology project,” she says. “The exciting part about TI:GER® for me is that it extends beyond school. I know that I will use what I have learned in TI:GER® as I explore entrepreneurship in my career.”

Gilpin is excited about growth opportunities in the medical device field. She hopes her role at Boston Scientific evolves into one in which she facilitates communication between doctors and engineers about how to make better medical devices. “I wouldn’t actually be doing the designing, but translating what needs to be improved upon to the engineers,” she says.