Richter Advisory Collective
Fractional & Strategic Advisory Support for High-Growth MedTech
Access to the right experts, precisely when you need them.
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About The Collective
Our Focus
Richter Advisory Collective (RAC) is a boutique MedTech collective providing fractional and strategic support to companies navigating critical growth milestones. We orchestrate a network of regulatory, clinical, quality, reimbursement, and commercialization experts; delivering tailored, cross-functional execution aligned to your stage. We help bridge the gap between exceptional technology and real-world adoption.
The RAC Model
We Curate
Trusted specialists, proven experts
We Orchestrate
Right expertise aligned to milestones and risks
You Accelerate
With clarity, speed, and capital efficiency
What We Do
We partner with founding teams, especially those rich in technical and scientific expertise, to accelerate growth by connecting regulatory, quality, clinical, evidence planning, reimbursement, market access, commercial, and operational strategy into a coherent, executable plan. Most early-stage innovators don't need another technical leader; they need trusted experts who can translate complexity into clear decisions, build momentum, and position the company for scale, partnerships, and investment.
How We Help
At Richter Advisory Collective, we deploy a curated MedTech brain trust; orchestrated for your exact stage and goals.
Build a Commercial Engine
- —Go-to-market strategy, limited market release & market segmentation
- —Positioning, messaging, value proposition development
- —Commercial readiness, launch planning, and early customer engagement
- —Pricing, reimbursement, and access strategy integrated with evidence needs
Align RAQA, Clinical, & Commercial Roadmaps
- —Regulatory & quality strategy, submissions, and FDA engagement
- —Clinical & evidence generation planning tied to commercial objectives
- —Cross-functional sequencing, risk management, and milestone planning
Scale Operations & Organizational Capability
- —Operating model design, team structure, and leadership support
- —Processes that enable speed, clarity, and consistent execution
- —Business development, strategic partnerships, and investor readiness
Why Choose RAC?
Decades of experience across industry & services seeing what works, what breaks, and what accelerates success across specialties, technologies, and company stage
Access top-tier expertise led by a proven Operator leading teams and global businesses with double-digit growth, margin expansion, and multi-country integration success
Strategic thought partnership that connects the dots and helps leaders make faster decisions with integrated expertise
Deep mission alignment with early-stage innovation, with flexible resourcing to support clarity, speed, and resourcefulness
Extensive network of leaders, experts, and investors to support momentum and anticipate challenges before they surface
Ideal Partners
Early-stage and growth-stage MedTech companies building first-in-kind or innovative technologies
Teams with strong technical/scientific expertise that need a commercially oriented, cross-functional operator
Companies preparing for key milestones: regulatory submissions, clinical execution, first customers, partnerships, fundraising, or scaling
About The Founder
Jess Richter
Founder
Jess is a strategic MedTech leader and strategist with 20+ years of experience guiding medical device, diagnostic, and digital health companies across the full product engineering lifecycle: from regulatory and clinical strategy to evidence generation, commercialization, and operations. Known for navigating complexity and bringing teams into alignment, she blends strategic clarity with practical real-world execution.
As Founder of Richter Advisory Collective, Jess serves as the integrator and strategic orchestrator, aligning a curated network of trusted experts to deliver precise support aligned to each company's stage and objectives. She helps leaders ask the right questions, make informed decisions, and move faster with confidence — mapping an entry into key markets, commercial success, and a global network of subject matter experts to accelerate growth and bring meaningful solutions to patients sooner.
Previously, Jess served as EVP & General Manager of a global Contract Research Organization (CRO), guiding teams across regulatory, quality, clinical, commercial, and market access functions. Earlier roles at Medtronic, Covidien, Given Imaging, and Becton Dickinson shaped her expertise in commercialization, physician engagement, patient advocacy and operational transformation.
Jess contributes to the broader MedTech ecosystem through board roles with MedtechWOMEN and UCLA's Technology Development Group, and by mentoring emerging innovators through MedTech Innovator, Stanford Biodesign, UC Berkeley MTM, and UCLA Biodesign.
A proud UC Berkeley alum, Jess enjoys traveling, hiking, exploring new cuisines, quality time with family, and supporting animal welfare organizations.
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Let's Build What's Next
We work with innovators who are redefining the future of patient care and who value clarity, collaboration, and purposeful execution.
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