Ms Maneikis will be responsible for developing and leading Salient’s integrated human resources strategy to include talent acquisition, leadership development, total rewards and employee communications programs worldwide.
Immediately prior to joining Salient, Ms Maneikis served as director of human resources for Biogen Idec’s oncology and rheumatology strategic business unit.
Joe Army, president and CEO of Salient Surgical, said: “Our appointment of Jennifer to this newly created position demonstrates our deep commitment to investing in our people. Jennifer’s experience in talent acquisition and creating and leading development programs for high talent teams will serve us well as we continue our growth and expansion.”