Helping medical
device and IVD
companies grow
Unlock your company's potential through great talent
"Unmatched in the industry" - leading regulator
"Surpassed all my expectations" - leading neurovascular company
"Would not hesitate to recommend" - leading IVD company
We are leading IVD and medical device headhunters, recruiters and talent managers. We recruit exceptional people that solve regulatory and compliance problems, so patients all over the world can, as a result, have access to safe, innovative and life changing medical devices.
Our team enables companies to achieve their business goals by attracting, hiring and retaining some of the industry’s top talent. Through our network, companies get access to valuable data insights, salary surveys, talent trends and knowledge on how to build a diverse global workforce.
What makes Elemed unique?
Struggling to fill your regulatory, quality or clinical role?
Are you experiencing:
- A low volume of applications for your roles?
- Applications from candidates that have the wrong profile?
- Slow internal recruitment processes?
- Candidates dropping out mid hiring process?
- High turnover rates?
- Moderate candidates but no one that is making you think ‘wow’?
- Difficulty in finding candidates with very specific experience or skill sets?
- A confidential/sensitive hire or replacement to make?
- A desire to reach remote or relocating candidates without knowing where to start?
We can help.
We take care of search and selection so all you need to focus on is picking the best match.
Frequently asked questions
Do you recruit for permanent or freelance vacancies?
Both! We recruit for both permanent and freelance positions.
The benefits of hiring a permanent employee include:
- Keeping your talented hire’s skills and expertise in your team for a long time
- Building a stable, loyal and efficient team
- Attracting talented people who want the stability of a permanent opportunity
- Having someone who is invested in your company’s growth
- Having someone on-hand who knows the business well to quickly cover a task or share knowledge
Interim hires can be perfect for when:
- You need to hire someone quickly for a temporary solution
- You need to bring a subject matter expert in fast
- You want to hire flexibly in line with changing business needs and budget
- You have an unexpected absence that needs filling critically
Not sure whether a permanent or interim hire is the right strategy? Contact us to discuss your options.
Can I work with a recruitment agency if we already have a talent acquisition team?
Absolutely! As specialists in regulatory affairs, quality assurance and clinical, acquisition teams love the insights we can share so that they can make better hiring decisions. These include salary benchmarking data, candidate pool sizing and market trends. Hiring is ultimately about relationships and through Elemed, TA teams get immediate access to a highly engaged network of prospects and relationships which have taken years to nurture.
I need to fill an extremely niche role. Can you help?
Niche roles are our speciality. We work exclusively with regulatory, quality and clinical roles within medical devices and IVDs, and have spent many years curating our understanding of the skills, training and knowledge that these roles require. This means that when you present us with a very niche role, we know exactly who to look for and where to look.
We also have a fantastic response rate to our outreach – even from candidates who aren’t yet in market – because they are already highly engaged with our brand and trust us.
What happens if the successful candidate doesn't work out?
We take extra measures to make the best match the first time round. Our unique recruiting methodology blends competency based questions, testing, referencing and AI matching.
We also enrol all successful candidates on to our career acceleration scheme. This ensures they are highly engaged when they start with you and also leads to increased retention!
If – on the rare chance it doesn’t work out – we’ll find a replacement candidate for free.
How much do you charge?
We have a range of different service plans and payment options available to suit your needs and budget. Get in touch for a quote.
I have a sensitive hire - can you help?
Absolutely- 28% of our roles last year were sensitive hires. Talk to our team to learn more about how we can help.
Who we work with
Which companies do you work with?
We work with a variety of companies across medical devices and IVDs, pharma and biotech, including:
International corporations
Medical device and IVD manufacturers
- Startups
- Consultancies
- Contact research organisations
- Notified Bodies
Which geographies do you work with?
We have an extensive network of 30,000 people all across Europe and the USA. Our most popular recruiting locations are: Switzerland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, UK, Ireland and the Nordics
Our recruitment team speaks over 8 languages, so we can reach prospect candidates in their native language and ensure that conversations are as clear and impactful as possible.
Which roles and seniorities do you cover?
We specialise in regulatory, quality and clinical roles across all seniorities. Recently placed roles include:
- Global Director Regulatory Affairs
- Vice President RAQA
- Quality Assurance Director
- Head of Regulatory Affairs
- Clinical Affairs Specialist
- Quality Associate
- Senior Regulatory Manager
- Clinical Reviewer IVD
- Remote Regulatory Affairs
- Risk Management Specialist
- MDR Consultant
- Product Assessor
- Design Assurance Engineer
- Senior QMS Specialist
- Global Regulatory Intelligence Manager
Elemed is trusted by:
Elemed is trusted by:
Our services
Our services cover three aspects of recruitment:
Attract
- Brand awareness campaigns through colourful storytelling
- Proactive outreach and proactive approach
- AI matching and targeted marketing
- Deeply engaged and highly responsive candidate pool
Assess
- Personality profiling
- Salary benchmarking
- Talent pool insight report
- Reference taking & transcripts
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Finding the right match right away.
A global mid-sized medical device manufacturer was looking for a VP Quality and Regulatory for 6 months. They first tried to directly recruit for this role with their HR team. The result: They were overwhelmed with applications, and wasted time speaking to unsuitable candidates. At the final stage, they had one candidate. And even then, they weren’t convinced he was the right fit. They reached out to Elemed for some support. Because the role had been open a significant amount of time, the “buzz” had already died down, and many candidates were questioning why it had been open for so long. This was damaging for the employer brand.
Good candidates are hard to attract. We repositioned the role, bringing out benefits for the candidate, resulting in a 32% increase in more suitable applications. We also reached out to our Elemed network, top talent who was not actively looking or applying, but willing to listen to the right role. After speaking with these candidates, they were very interested to be considered. We delivered a shortlist of 5 highly qualified VP level QA/RA Medtech candidates within 2 weeks. All 5 were taken through the interview round, with 2 candidates at final stage who were willing to accept an offer. The client hired a great VP candidate in a start to end process that took a little under 8 weeks.
Helping a startup start right.
Our client was a highly innovative French startup developing an implantable medical device. In the past, the company had survived with consultants, but it was time to bring the role internally. This was the first time the CEO had ever hired a RA/QA/Clinical profile and didn’t have a strong network in this field. The risk of hiring the wrong person was high. Also, as a startup, they didn’t have a deep reach into the market – nobody knew who they were!
We developed the role ad, positioning and marketing strategy. We targeted candidates that had experience with a startup or the ability to work in a small, dynamic environment. Through our network, we gave this company a platform to reach potential employees they couldn’t reach on their own. They hired a candidate with 15 years RA/QA experience working in implants. By hiring the right person, they were able to get CE and FDA approval faster than expected!
A good fix to a bad hire.
A mid-sized medical device company working in class II medical devices reached out to us to assist with a replacement of a bad hire. They had initially recruited a candidate directly, who had over-promised his experience and what he was able to deliver, and now they were in trouble. As they did not have a strong network in QA/RA, they did not know much about this candidate’s reputation or track record.
We were able to discreetly find them an RA/QA professional with an excellent reputation and experience who had strong contacts with the FDA. This resulted in a swift remediation and no further action.
Relationships make the difference.
A global medical device cardiovascular manufacturer headquartered in the USA was having problems hiring a manager Regulatory/Quality. Whilst they had a good brand, and a strong internal recruitment team, they were struggling to reach RA/QA candidates in Europe, with less than a 5% response rate to cold headhunt messages.
After taking a detailed brief we reached out to our Elemed talent hub, a network of over 3,000 warm professionals in QA/RA who are not actively looking but open to considering the right opportunities. Having a warm relationship with these professionals really made the difference! With an 84% response rate, we were able to shortlist and hire an exceptional candidate in Germany!
A Creative approach to hiring.
A multinational medical device manufacturer was building up a new division for Vigilance. As one of the pioneering companies to set up a new department focusing just on this, they were looking in a sparse candidate market. Experienced leaders focused on Vigilance were very hard to come by. This recruitment required some creativity!
By thinking outside of the box, we headhunted a professional from one of Europe’s leading competent authorities. The candidate had been in their current role for a long time, so it was important to build trust and position the opportunity correctly. Having a mutual contact reinforced the candidate’s trust in us, and we were able to make a great match!
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