How To Navigate MDR, Brexit And COVID-19 Candidate-Driven Medtech Recruitment Market

COVID-19 layered on top of Brexit have created unique challenges and opportunities in the EU and UK medtech regulatory markets. Elemed’s Elena Kyria offers advice to help jobseekers and recruiters navigate the current turbulent waters and beyond.

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When it comes to recruiting regulatory experts in the EU, timing is crucial, especially with the mountain of work needing to be done in the context of the new Medical Device and IVD Regulations.

But both Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted hiring timeframes, logistics, and travel, so companies are finding that the time it takes to hire is much longer

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