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James Leal

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Senior Vice President Operations at Tandem Diabetes Care
📍 San Diego, California, United States

James Leal is the Senior Vice President of Operations at Tandem Diabetes Care, with a career marked by leadership roles at medical device firms like Volcano Corporation. Described as a motivational and mentoring leader, he excels at building high-performance teams. He holds a PhD from the University of Arizona.

He is personally connected to his work, as his youngest child was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at a young age, which motivated him to join the company.

Unique fact: Jim played a crucial role in Volcano Corporations journey from a start-up through its successful IPO and growth to market dominance.

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Experience
44 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President Operations
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Priorities

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Medical Device Operations
His career is defined by leading operations at medical device companies, including his current SVP role at Tandem and previous VP position at Volcano Corporation.
Diabetes Technology
He has a strong personal and professional motivation to advance diabetes care, stemming from his child's diagnosis with type 1 diabetes.
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Career

Work history

8-2017
Senior Vice President Operations
Tandem Diabetes Care
10-2010
Vice President Operations
Tandem Diabetes Care
5-2004 - 9-2010
Vice President
Volcano Corporation
5-2001 - 4-2004
Director Manufacturing
CardioNet
5-1999 - 4-2001
Director Manufacturing Engineering
Digirad
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James Leal - Senior Vice President Operations at Tandem Diabetes Care | The Org. Featured in The Org
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James Leal - Chief Manufacturing Officer at Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. Featured in Fintool
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Education
1982 - 1993
PhD
University of Arizona
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