Danielle Senador, PhD

A career in physiology may take many shapes and happen in many professional settings, including within industry, academia, government and nonprofit sectors.  Here we asked Danielle Senador, PhD, to discuss her work as a scientist in industry and how she leverages her expertise to support customers and the scientific community. 

What do you do?  

As a product manager for our blood flow and pressure telemetry implants, I align customer needs with our product capabilities. When we think about customer needs, these usually include experimental protocol design, surgical planning and data management. Once the best solution for a protocol is identified, I collaborate with the sales team to oversee the system installation, customer surgical training and data management. I provide continuous support throughout the protocol, facilitating feedback between customers and our team at Transonic.  

Give it context. Why is your work important? How does it contribute to other efforts? 

Having a deep understanding of the customer’s protocol and being able to provide technical and surgical support creates a unique opportunity to also learn. Small details can make a huge difference in your data. We can gather this knowledge and put it back into our products, by improving designs and adding features, while also feeding information back into the scientific community through blogs, webinars, workshops and technical notes. 

How did you find your way to your current role? 

I spent my early career in academia where I was a long-term user and customer of Transonic products. Because of the relationship Transonic has with its customers, they also knew my work and skills. Once I decided to leave academia to pursue a career in industry, it was a seamless transition to become a researchapplications specialist at Transonic. In this new role, I had the opportunity to work closely with the telemetry product development team and eventually transition into the product manager for this specific product line.  

What outside of your job or science inspires you? What would you be doing if not science?  

What inspires me the most are my relationships with my family (human and furry) and friends. Although science has been and will always be part of my life, I could see myself working as an architect.  

Danielle Senador, PhD, is a product manager in Telemetry Research Products at Transonic in Detroit.