After 3+ weeks, I think I can give you a pretty fair assessment of my job so far. I really like it – it’s definitely exciting working for a small company with big goals. In a company of 11 people (5 full-time on the technical team), I can really feel my impact on the company. That is pretty inspiring, and makes the long days worth it.
I’m working on a lot of different things, which keeps it interesting: developing new signal processing algorithms, helping to decide what areas we should pursue next to solve problems, writing the protocol for a clinical study, working on regulatory submissions, working on patent submissions, presenting to investors, … There are probably more things that I’m forgetting to put here, and I’m sure more will pop up!
The hours aren’t totally crazy – I’m probably averaging about 60 hours a week: a few late nights a week and some time on the weekends. The weeks are long, but the work is mostly fun, and there’s still time to enjoy some of the Hawaii paradise.
