Nir Altman

Senior Vice President Operations @ Alpha Tau Medical

About

SVP Operations at Alpha TAU Medical with over 25 years of experience in medical device product development - from early-stage concept through R&D, engineering, and manufacturing, up to market readiness. I am passionate about innovation that is both clinically impactful and practically adoptable. At Alpha TAU Medical, I lead cross-functional teams across R&D, engineering, and manufacturing to develop intratumoral radiotherapeutic solutions for solid tumors. My focus is on delivering technologies that fit seamlessly into physicians’ workflows - ensuring high efficacy without imposing steep learning curves. Innovation should empower physicians, not complicate their practice. My leadership style is hands-on, team-oriented, and execution-driven. I manage a multidisciplinary team of professionals, including R&D engineers, production leads, and quality-focused experts, through five direct managers. I believe in mentoring and growing technical talent while fostering a culture of accountability, problem-solving, and continuous improvement. With a background in mechanical engineering and an MBA, I bring both technical depth and operational perspective. I’ve worked with a wide range of advanced technologies - including nitinol, bio-absorbable materials, fiber optics, and electro-optical systems - and have led product development across startups, mid-size companies, and multinational environments. What drives me is the opportunity to turn ideas into real, life-changing products - and to build the high-performing teams that make it possible.

Country

City

Israel

Industry

Medical Device

Skill

R&D, Medical Devices, Solidworks, ISO 13485, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Design Control, Engineering, Product Development, Design for Manufacturing, Optics, FDA, Biomedical Engineering, Injection Molding, Plastics, Design of Experiments, Semiconductors, Quality System, Multidisciplinary Design, Product Design

Experience

Senior Vice President Operations

Alpha Tau Medical

2024-8 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Jerusalem

As Operations Manager at Alpha TAU Medical, I lead the R&D, engineering, and manufacturing functions, overseeing a multidisciplinary team through five direct managers. My focus is on aligning operational execution with Alpha TAU’s mission to deliver effective intratumoral radiotherapeutic solutions for the treatment of solid tumors. Since joining, I have concentrated on strengthening cross-functional collaboration, enhancing internal systems, and advancing the development of next-generation products tailored to clinical needs. Key responsibilities and contributions: • Lead R&D, engineering, and manufacturing teams to execute product development from concept to market readiness • Clarified team roles and responsibilities to optimize collaboration and prevent operational overlap • Streamlined internal workflows by aligning processes with SOPs and regulatory standards • Introduced new operational processes to support scalability and long-term efficiency • Collaborated with internal stakeholders, including Marketing, Clinical, Quality, and Regulatory teams, to define and refine product requirements • Supported new product development efforts with strong emphasis on quality, usability, timely delivery, and clinical integration • Identified and qualified new suppliers to reduce lead times and improve supply chain efficiency

Senior Engineer

Xmetix Ltd.

2023-11 - 2024-7 · 9 mos

Senior Mechanical Engineer

XACT Robotics

2022-8 - 2023-9 · 1 yr 2 mos

Caesarea, Israel

Developing (concept phase) the future generation of the insertion needle system and motor drape (disposables). Stabilizing the design of the current disposable by modifying the design from drawing to production cycle. Work under VP R&D and cooperate with all company disciplines such as QA, Systems, Engineering, and supply chain. Collaborate with subcontractors and suppliers to stabilize the production.

CTO and Co-Founder

Sinusafe Medical

2014-7 - 2023-9 · 9 yrs 3 mos

Lod, Central, Israel

R&D Manager

THD SpA

2014-6 - 2019-3 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Design medical (reusable and disposable) devices from concept to production according to ISO13485 and the FDA regulations .

VP R&D

Easy Lap

2007-12 - 2014-6 · 6 yrs 7 mos

Design medical (reusable and disposable) devices from concept to production according to ISO13485 and the FDA regulations. Wide range of field of knowledge such as: Nitinol, molding of bioabsorbable implants, MIM parts (Metal Injection Molding), plastic injected parts, injected optics , Pneumatic systems, metal machining parts, finish process, coating process, non compliance balloons, drawings and tolerance analysis and much more. Design with SolidWorks and SolidEdge. Additional experience (from previous jobs) in the following fields: Semi Conductors measuring instruments, communication (Optical switch) and military tools ( Thermal imaging systems). Co-operate with electric, software, optics, QA and operation teams in multidisciplinary products. Lead small to medium design teams.

Mechanical Engineer GL

GI View

2005-2 - 2007-12 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Part of a team that developed the Aroscope system

Mechanical Engineer

Nova Ltd.

2002-6 - 2005-2 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Mecanical designer and delivery for manufacturing of the OCD 3090 system.

Mechanical Engineer R&D group

Trellis Photonics

2000-11 - 2003-6 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Treliss Photonics developed optical router based on unique crystal. The job covered design of our machines and our products.

Mechanical Engineer

Elbit Systems Israel

1998 - 2000 · 2 yrs

Part of the development team. Design mechanism, design and drawing parts and sub assemblies. System tolerance analysis. Working with sub contractors. Transfer to production. Product BOM