Is there a career coach for medtech and medical device professionals?
Yes. I coach medical device professionals in regulatory affairs, quality, clinical, engineering and field roles, with the same services my pharma clients use. I spent nine years recruiting for the Bayer AG site in Berlin, and medical device engineers and mechatronics engineers were part of that hiring. Today I also take recruitment mandates from medical device employers, so I read medtech job briefs from the employer's side as well.
What medtech employers hire for
Medtech hiring turns on the device file. Under Regulation (EU) 2017/745, the MDR, a manufacturer needs technical documentation, a clinical evaluation and a quality management system. Standards supply the method: ISO 13485 for the system, ISO 14971 for risk, IEC 62304 for software. A CV that names the files you owned and the audits you sat through gets a closer read than one that lists duties.
The market has its own shape too. Germany counted 1,508 medical device manufacturers with more than 20 employees in 2024 and 212,100 people employed in the sector, on BVMed's compilation of official statistics. Ninety-three per cent of medtech firms have fewer than 250 staff. In a firm of forty, one engineer may write the risk file, run the safety testing and answer the notified body. Small employers hire for range.
Two roles the law writes down
Article 15 MDR obliges manufacturers to have at least one Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance, the PRRC. The regulation sets the qualification bar in writing: a relevant degree plus at least one year in regulatory affairs or medical device quality management, or four years of that experience without the degree. My guide to the PRRC covers what the role owns.
Field roles in Germany have their own gate. Under § 83 MPDG, the German Medical Devices Implementation Act, anyone who professionally informs healthcare professionals about medical devices or instructs them in handling is a Medizinprodukteberater (medical device adviser). Two routes qualify: suitable training plus product-specific instruction, or at least a year of relevant work. The guide to § 83 MPDG explains both. You can check yourself against either test in a few minutes.
Moving between pharma and medtech
People cross between the two in both directions. Quality experience usually carries over with the least friction, since ISO 13485 and EU GMP share most of their logic. Regulatory affairs takes more relearning, because a notified body and a conformity assessment work differently from a marketing authorisation. Field roles change most: the customer is often a surgeon or a hospital technician, and the device has to be demonstrated. Whichever direction you're moving, the CV has to translate your experience into the terms the new hiring team uses. That translation is what I work on with career changers.
How I help medical device professionals
The services are the ones my pharma clients use: a CV and LinkedIn rewrite built on the regulatory and quality terms recruiters search for, coaching programmes for a planned move, interview preparation and salary negotiation coaching. For roles in Germany there's reverse recruitment: I search, you approve each role, and I submit the application in your name.
Prices depend on your career stage. They're listed for students and academia, professionals and managers and directors and executives.
Frequently asked questions
Do you coach medical device professionals, or only pharma?
Both. I coach medical device professionals with the same services my pharma clients use. My recruiting background covers both sides: nine years at the Bayer AG site in Berlin included hiring medical device engineers and mechatronics engineers, and I take recruitment mandates from medical device employers today.
Which medtech roles do you cover?
Regulatory affairs, quality management, clinical affairs, engineering, product management and field roles at medical device manufacturers, from the first industry role to executive level. For statutory functions such as the PRRC, the starting point is the qualification test the law sets.
What is the PRRC and who qualifies?
The Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance is the named role Article 15 MDR requires of medical device manufacturers. You qualify with a relevant degree plus at least one year in regulatory affairs or medical device quality management, or with four years of that experience without the degree.
Can I move from pharma into medtech?
Yes. Quality experience usually carries over with the least friction, regulatory affairs takes more relearning, and field roles change most. The CV has to translate your pharma experience into the terms a medical device hiring team uses, and for field roles in Germany you need to meet § 83 MPDG.
Do you find and apply for medtech roles on my behalf?
For roles in Germany, yes, through reverse recruitment. I search LinkedIn, Google Jobs and company career pages, share each role with my assessment, and once you green-light a role I write the tailored application. Once you approve it, I submit it in your name through the employer's own application system. This is application support only. It is not job placement and not a recruitment agency service, and I don't contact employers on your behalf. For roles outside Germany I coach the search and you send every application yourself.