Since 2021, we have helped to establish an in-house clinical research team led by their Clinical Development Director, which has resulted in significant cost savings by eliminating CRO fees. Their success in transitioning from vendor-managed to in-house-managed trials has been driven by hiring clinical research professionals with expertise in medical device trials.

Indo Search was initially engaged to support hiring a Clinical Development Manager in 2021, and we have since successfully placed a Clinical Study Manager and, more recently, a Clinical Research Associate.

 

The services provided for each vacancy include;

• Mappin - Identify target candidates.

• Digital Job Description – detailing company history, culture, values, and direction.

• Advertising campaign.

• Proactive outreach campaign – medical device experienced targets.

• Salary benchmarking for subsequent hiring budget setting (placements 2 and 3).

• A full report including brand perception and competitor benefit analysis.

• A pipeline of candidates for the next hire.

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To boost engagement with Endomag's job openings, Indo Search created interactive digital job descriptions (DJDs) that highlight the most appealing aspects of the positions. As a result, these engaging job descriptions have attracted passive job seekers, leading to a 100% success rate in offer-to-placement conversions for Endomag.

Indo’s observations – Clinical Research Associate.

Unlike Regulatory Affairs, which typically has a low applicant rate, we received an overwhelming response of nearly 300 applicants for this role. Despite the many applicants, only a few had medical device trial experience. Nevertheless, we conducted a proactive search and identified an additional 45 potential candidates within the geographical range who had the desired experience.

We approached these passive candidates with a comprehensive digital job description, including details about the job role and Endomag's key statistics, history, growth, values, company culture, and direction. The engagement from our outreach was high, and as a result, we were able to provide Endomag with an additional three candidates.

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All five submitted candidates were interviewed; the final two were from our proactive search efforts. The selected candidate accepted an offer that was £10,000 below the maximum budget allocated.

Key statistics.

• 291 applicants – 2 candidates submitted

• 45 passive candidates reached – 3 Submitted

• 5 CV’s submitted, five first-round interviews

• 2 final interviews

• Time spent on agency briefing, interviews, internal discussions, and final agency call; 6 ½ hours (in total).

• Total hiring time (from agency briefing to offer acceptance) 32 days