Permanent or Contract — We Support Both Pathways
PPD Search focuses on permanent recruitment across pharma, medtech, biotech, and digital health. PPD People specialises in contract and temporary assignments across the same sectors.
Where you land depends on timing, preferences, and career goals, so we’ve outlined both options below.
Who Is A Great Candidate for Temp & Contract Work?
Not every person suits temporary work. In our experience, candidates who excel in temp and contract assignments typically share the following traits:
- Specialists who prefer project-based work (submissions, validations, implementations, launches).
- Professionals between roles who want momentum (and income) now.
- Return-to-work candidates looking for structured re-entry.
- Relocators needing quick, local market access.
What We Place for Pharma, Medtech & Biotech
Here’s the scope of temporary and contract roles we deliver:
Pharma
Medical/medical affairs, regulatory, QA/PV, clinical operations, market access support, and launch readiness. We run dedicated pharma contract recruitment programs and operate as a trusted pharmaceutical temp agency for urgent coverage and milestone-driven projects.
Medtech
Sales coverage, theatre/clinical applications, field service, RA/QA documentation, product training, and campaign launches. As a specialist medical device temp agency, we stand up short-notice backfill and project spikes without compromising standards.
How To Register as a Temp with Our Temp Work Agency
- Share your availability and preferred locations. Outline the functions you will and won’t consider, your ideal start window, and any compliance or notice constraints. We’ll calibrate market rates and flag realistic timelines upfront.
- Targeted shortlist. We’ll propose live assignments that match scope, skills, and timing. Each brief includes context (why it’s urgent), must-have criteria, interview steps, and likely conversion potential, so you can prioritise confidently.
- Fast interviews. We prepare you to speak to outcomes, not tasks: what you delivered, how you measured it, and how fast you can repeat it. We coordinate diaries, chase feedback, and keep momentum between rounds so you’re never guessing what’s next.
- Offer & onboarding. Expect clear paperwork, right-to-work checks, or other credentialing where relevant. We set up payroll and timesheets, confirm start logistics, and close any loose ends before day one, so you can focus on delivery.
- Support on assignment. You’ll have regular check-ins, an agreed escalation path, and a plan if the brief shifts. If the scope expands or timelines change, we reset expectations with the client and keep your rate, workload, and milestones aligned.
- Next step. Before the final week, we’ll confirm whether the organisation wants you to extend if this suits you, or whether there is an opportunity to convert to permanent, or roll onto the next project. We queue options in advance, line up interviews if needed, and manage handover so there’s no gap unless you want one.
Why Us for Temp Work in Sydney and Australia?
- We take days to shortlist, not weeks.
- Assignments are matched to your outcomes and timeline.
- All assignments are compliant with industry regulations, safety requirements, data privacy, and quality standards.
- Contracts, payroll, and timesheets are managed cleanly, so all admin is off your plate.
- We offer clear next steps, so you can extend, convert, or move. All planned before your final week.
We partner with organisations that prefer recruitment agencies for temporary work when needed. If you need a pharmaceutical temp agency or medical device temp agency with real market reach, you’re in the right place.
FAQs
How are pay and benefits handled?
We set expectations clearly: rate, super, leave entitlements (if fixed-term), and any reimbursable expenses are all communicated upfront. Payroll, contracts, and timesheets are managed by us or the client’s platform, so payment is predictable.
What if I’m choosing between pharma, medtech, and digital health?
We’ll map trade-offs and introduce you to our temp/contract consultant. You’ll get realistic pathways, not generic advice.
Whether you’re eyeing pharma or device contracts, we’ll design a route that builds credibility and keeps options open.
Do you only cover Sydney?
Yes, for temp and contract work, we only cover NSW, for permanent roles we cover Australia & New Zealand. If you’re relocating, we’ll time interviews around arrival and align your start with onboarding and credential checks, so your first week is productive.
Register with one of the leading temp recruitment agencies in Australia for life sciences and medtech. Call PPD People on 02 9959 2211 today.