Mark Wehde is Section Head of Technology Development within the Mayo Clinic Division of Engineering, an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and an Associate Lecturer for the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire MBA Consortium program. His team develops custom medical and research devices. Mark’s responsibilities include strategic planning, innovation, process improvement, project evaluation, collaboration, intellectual property, and technology investigation.
Mark is a member of the Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Oversight Subcommittee, the Department of Facilities Diversity and Inclusion Executive Committee, the Network Management Oversight Group, the Research Information Security Advisory Group, and the Division of Engineering Safety Committee, Additive Manufacturing Steering Committee, and Quality Management Steering Committee.
Mark has a faculty position in the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, Office of Leadership and Organizational Development, and Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Graduate School. Mark is a juror for the Medical Design Excellence Awards, the R&D 100 Awards, and the Edison Awards. He is also a technical committee member for the IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, vice-chair of an IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society technical activity committee, and an affiliate for the University of Minnesota Medical Industry Leadership Institute.