Product Management · AI/ML · Healthcare & Biopharma

Cristina LeonardoDr. rer. nat.

I lead complex, regulated products built on AI, from machine-learning diagnostics to integrated hardware and software for biopharma. A scientist by training with 8+ years across research and product, I turn deep science into products clinicians and labs rely on. On the side, I ship my own ideas with vibecoding.

Product manager PhD in Physics, LMU & Max Planck Builder of AI side projects
Portrait of Cristina Leonardo
01 — Career journey Scientist to lead PM

A journey to make an impact.

Same question, different lens: from building ML models on diagnostic data, to building and owning products around them. Using data to solve hard health questions and deliver products that make an impact.

Career journey illustration A young scientist examining a spectrum with a magnifying glass grows, step by step, into a product builder sketching a device, a product manager running a product lifecycle, and finally a lead product person surrounded by an AI network, creating impact for people. Curiosity Science · ML · diagnostics Building From research to a new product Delivering Regulated products, full lifecycle Impact Leading · building with AI
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    Hypothesis first

    Every feature starts as a testable bet with a metric that can prove it wrong.

    Evidence over hype

    Evaluations, error analysis and user research decide what an AI feature is ready for.

    Build to learn

    Vibecoding lets me prototype ideas in hours and put something real in front of people.

    02 — Side projects

    The lab: projects vibecoded with AI.

    Personal experiments built end to end with AI coding tools. Each one records what it is, what it was built with and how long it took, so you can see the process as well as the result.

    03 — Contact Let's talk AI products

    Open to conversations about AI products.

    Product roles, advisory work, speaking, or comparing notes on building with AI.

    Working in Germany & Portugal
    Languages Italian (native) · English (C1) · German (B1) · Portuguese (A2) · Spanish (A1)
    Focus AI/ML-enabled products · Molecular diagnostics & precision oncology · Regulated HW/SW (IVDR, GMP, ISO 13485)