Personnel & Recruiting for medical devices

Medical technology is an industry in which skilled staff rarely appear on the open market. The profiles in demand barely exist outside the sector: regulatory affairs specialists with MDR experience, quality engineers with audit practice under ISO 13485, developers who know usability under IEC 62366 and software under IEC 62304, precision mechanics for instruments with tolerances of a few micrometres. The MDR has tightened the bottleneck — every manufacturer needs a person responsible for regulatory compliance under Article 15, and qualified candidates are scarce.

The providers listed here differ accordingly. Recruitment consultancies specialising in the sector search directly among competitors and know the salary bands; staffing agencies bridge gaps in production and the cleanroom; interim managers take on roles such as the responsible person or head of quality for a transitional period, for instance during a certification.

Companies are well advised to ask for references within the industry — not the number of placements, but comparable positions. Anyone filling a regulatory role needs a consultant who can explain the difference between technical documentation and clinical evaluation.