Bradley Schoener, PhD

As the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), Vice President of Innovation, Brad has sought to expand AAMI' international presence, improving global safety and effectiveness of healthcare technology and systems.  As portfolio director of MITRE’s Center for Transforming Health, Dr. Schoener led strategy and external engagement of the program office for the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act 2014. The MITRE Corporation, in partner­ship with CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare, is conducting 11 out of 12 independent assessments to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs a way to transparently review vital programs, organizations, and busi­ness practices. 

Dr. Schoener's background includes eight years in technical roles at NASA. While there, he applied technical and strategic program management to ensure success in spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system and the universe. As the head of busi­ness development for eight years at the University of Maryland Medical System, which was then a six-hospital medical system in the Baltimore-Washington Region, Dr. Schoener focused upon the triple aim of improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing per capita costs of healthcare.

With MITRE since 2005, Dr. Schoener established MITRE’s Energy Portfolio and program. In this capacity, he led a team of professionals helping govern­ment agencies, including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protec­tion Agency, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission address security and operational effectiveness issues.

Dr. Schoener was the portfolio director of the MITRE Corporation’s National Economic Infrastructure, which serves organizations that directly influ­ence the U.S. economy. They include the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Interior.

While teaching at Johns Hopkins University’s Graduate Business School since 1995, Dr. Schoener supported the design of the program, course development and accreditation activities. During his tenure, he helped educate more than two thousand professionals.

Dr. Schoener brings over 25 years’ experience to MITRE, having worked in both the public sector and private industry, serving in senior management and corporate functions. He enjoys addressing complex systems challenges through collaboration with diverse multi-disciplinary teams.system and the universe. As the head of busi­ness development for eight years at the University of Maryland Medical System, which was then a six-hospital medical system in the Baltimore-Washington Region, Dr. Schoener focused upon the triple aim of improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing per capita costs of healthcare.

With MITRE since 2005, Dr. Schoener established MITRE’s Energy Portfolio and program. In this capacity, he led a team of professionals helping govern­ment agencies, including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protec­tion Agency, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission address security and operational effectiveness issues.

Dr. Schoener was the portfolio director of the MITRE Corporation’s National Economic Infrastructure, which serves organizations that directly influ­ence the U.S. economy. They include the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Interior.

While teaching at Johns Hopkins University’s Graduate Business School since 1995, Dr. Schoener supported the design of the program, course development and accreditation activities. During his tenure, he helped educate more than two thousand professionals.

Dr. Schoener brings over 25 years’ experience to MITRE, having worked in both the public sector and private industry, serving in senior management and corporate functions. He enjoys addressing complex systems challenges through collaboration with diverse multi-disciplinary teams.

Dr. Schoener has a B.S. in psychology and a business minor from Muskingum University, and an M.S. in applied behavioral science and a graduate degree in change management from Johns Hopkins. He has an M.A. in organizational development and a Ph.D. in organizational systems from Fielding University.

Education

• The Fielding Institute, Ph.D., Human and Organization Systems (2000)
• The Fielding Institute, M.A., Human and Organizational Development (1998)
• Johns Hopkins University, M.S., School of Business: Applied Behavioral Science, Organization Development (1996)
• Johns Hopkins University, Fellow, School of Business: Change Management (1995)
• Muskingum College, B.S., Psychology, Minor: Business (1989)

Research

Selected publications

• The Evolution of Healthcare Technology Management in Leading Healthcare Delivery Organizations March 2020
• The Evolution of Healthcare Technology Management in Leading Healthcare Delivery Organizations March 2020
• Comparing Attributes of the ASEAN Medical Device Directive and EU 2017/745 Regulation May 2019
• Comparing Attributes of the ASEAN Medical Device Directive and EU 2017/745 Regulation May 2019
• Clinical Device Trial Opportunities for HTM Professionals January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2019
• Clinical Device Trial Opportunities for HTM Professionals January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2019
• Using Data-Based Decisions to Transform Health Technology and Improve Patient Care April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2018
• Using Data-Based Decisions to Transform Health Technology and Improve Patient Care April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2018
• Modeling the Nation's Healthcare System as a Dynamic Enterprise October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 1, 2013
• Select Modeling the Nation's Healthcare System as a Dynamic Enterprise October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 1, 2013
• Energy and Materials Systems as an Enterprise Systems Engineering Application: Planning and Analysis for the Economy's Infrastructure January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1, 2013
• Select Energy and Materials Systems as an Enterprise Systems Engineering Application: Planning and Analysis for the Economy's Infrastructure January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1, 2013
• Infrastructure Modeling for Economic Recovery and Stabilization - Smart Grid Security October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2011
• Select Infrastructure Modeling for Economic Recovery and Stabilization - Smart Grid Security October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2011
• Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation March 2011

Teaching

Current

• Negotiations

Previous

• Negotiations
• Statistical Analysis
• Leadership in Organizations
• Negotiations: Principles and Applications
• Statistics for Buisness Decision Making
• Professional Writing and Research Methods
• Research Methods and Design 
• Introduction to Research Methods

Honors and distinctions

• Society for Sterilization Assurance Professionals, Board of Directors Member

Impact and engagement

Business

• International Engagement on Healthcare Medical Device Standards

In the media

• AAMI Targets Costa Rica Regulatory, Quality Professionals For Education: The international group aims for programs to begin in early 2021 (September 9, 2020), Medtech Insight.