BSH R&D Cleanup: Start by removing the Remote R&D VP and failed DEI hire Paola Wisner


This is not surprising. Frankly, no hope for the breast and skeletal business. If you left Hologic already, good for you. If you are still there, why?
Most of us are passively looking and working about 15 hours a week in the mean time. The above post on remote R&D leaders and less in the office than in 2021 is accurate.
 


Yes, wild how the analyst on our earnings call knew about the change of/shitty comp plan in bsh. Essex tried to explain the change, analysts didn’t buy and Steve tried to save conversation by saying we have a new president and vp of sales that are analytical. Analysts saw right through that. Pipeline, new products, smart m&a and leaders that focus on performance and less on meeting dei metrics would be appreciated. We didn’t get here because of dei, but we got here because we chose the wrong dei candidate for r&d leader that had zero experience making complex capital equipment. Bring in a turnaround person we need to be rebuilt from ground up and its going to take years.
Paola deserved the blame, she is the one who destroyed the BSH R&D. The change order, however, came from the top. Steve brought the Stryker culture to Hologic and wanted all legacy people to go. When Valenti was the GM, being a seasoned executive, he knew he needed the R&D people to build new products. After he was replaced by Jen, the dismantling started. There is no recovery from the mess they created. The only bright spot for mammography business is in service revenue. Steve can thank all the people he fired for that!
 








Hologic was a great place to work during the time Samir Parikh led the team — a true R&D engineer and a strong technical leader. Under his direction, real product innovation happened. In contrast, the recent shift in strategy has significantly changed the company’s direction.


After Samir, the focus shifted to sustaining engineering, with Paola managing end-of-life (EOL) component replacements rather than leading any meaningful product design efforts. Eventually, the company laid off the engineers responsible for equipment design and replaced them with sustaining engineers, primarily from Terumo.


Unfortunately, this new group seems more focused on internal career advancement than innovation. Despite promises to improve, the team lacks the expertise to drive real engineering progress — their main capability appears to be swapping parts with similar alternatives, not actual product development.


Hologic now seems more focused on acquisitions than innovation. With no strong competitors in some markets, there’s little incentive to create new technology — just to keep selling legacy products. The R&D culture has eroded, and the damage to the engineering team is clear.


It’s likely that even Paola will soon be replaced. Her approach lacks empathy and technical strength, which further contributes to the decline. Sadly, Hologic no longer feels like a good place for true engineers who value design, innovation, and leadership.
 






Steve, Essex and rest of leadership knew what she was doing and did nothing to stop it. Best part they are now surprised we have no pipeline and missing revenue? You knew exactly what was going on and let it happen. Want to make sure investors and analysts know this.

3 years consistently destroying RD and might take 2x as long to rebuild.
 


Just noticed Paola updated her LinkedIn intro to stop speaking about herself in the third person like the narcissist sociopath she is.

Rest of the update is a hoot

“My expertise spans capital equipment, software and AI-driven solutions”

You don’t know anything about software and AI, unless destroying a software/AI team counts. Most of your career was making bandages. But these are hot skills so you’ll lie about them.

“I bring a comprehensive view of the business and think broadly about decisions that drive long-term value.”

Your primary focus over the past 3 years was firing as many Asian and White men as possible while promoting as many women as you could. You destroyed what was as good of a meritocracy as you’ll find in Corporate America today in record time. The business results of your actions speak for themselves.

“I’m passionate about fostering inclusive, diverse teams—because I believe that’s where real innovation begins”

Here is your DEI signaling again, which you’ve now watered down and pushed lower. Maybe learn how to hire good people stop being a huge sexist.
 


Just noticed Paola updated her LinkedIn intro to stop speaking about herself in the third person like the narcissist sociopath she is.

Rest of the update is a hoot

“My expertise spans capital equipment, software and AI-driven solutions”

You don’t know anything about software and AI, unless destroying a software/AI team counts. Most of your career was making bandages. But these are hot skills so you’ll lie about them.

“I bring a comprehensive view of the business and think broadly about decisions that drive long-term value.”

Your primary focus over the past 3 years was firing as many Asian and White men as possible while promoting as many women as you could. You destroyed what was as good of a meritocracy as you’ll find in Corporate America today in record time. The business results of your actions speak for themselves.

“I’m passionate about fostering inclusive, diverse teams—because I believe that’s where real innovation begins”

Here is your DEI signaling again, which you’ve now watered down and pushed lower. Maybe learn how to hire good people stop being a huge sexist.
DEI ruined this whole company.
 



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