Bruce Randall is the Director General of the Medical Devices Directorate (MDD) in the Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) at Health Canada. In this role he is responsible for the evaluation and surveillance of medical devices in Canada.
Bruce began his public service career as a biotechnology industry analyst at Industry Canada. He joined HPFB in 2006 as a Regulatory Project Manager working with the Oncology Division, and over the years, held increasingly senior positions, including Director of the Bureau of Product Review and Assessment in the Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD), Acting Director General of NNHPD, Director of the Bureau of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Pharmaceutical Drugs Directorate (PDD), and Senior Executive Director of PDD.
Bruce also led the launch of the Centre for Regulatory Innovation in the Regulatory Affairs Sector of the Treasury Board Secretariat. In this role, he was responsible for developing processes and guidance to support a whole of government approach to regulatory experimentation. This involved working with departments to respond to regulatory challenges being created by advanced technologies.