Find Your Next Role in Life Sciences & Medtech



If you’re exploring your next move in pharma, medtech, biotech, or digital health, you’re in the right place. At PPD Search, our consultants specialise in recruitment across these sectors, pairing deep industry knowledge with insights into the job market so you can move quickly and confidently towards the right role. 

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Our Candidate Services

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Start with a short discovery call. Tell us your goals, constraints, and timelines. We can discuss suitable functions and pathways, especially if you’re weighing medical affairs jobs against regulatory affairs jobs in Australia, or deciding whether biotechnology jobs are the best next step versus commercial medtech roles.


What we can cover:

  • Potential functions, industries, and companies that may suit your experience.
  • Typical timing, salary ranges, and interview approaches.
  • CV and LinkedIn feedback focused on highlighting relevant outcomes.



If you’re exploring next steps, we can help clarify options based on your background and experience. If you’re further along in your job search, we can highlight current opportunities and make introductions where appropriate.

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Our Candidate Services

Our Candidate Services

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Career Guidance: We offer personalised advice on career development, helping candidates identify their strengths and areas for improvement, as well as providing guidance on potential career paths.


Resume/CV Optimisation: Assist candidates in creating or fine-tuning their resumes/CVs to make them stand out to potential employers.


Interview Preparation: Provide coaching and preparation for interviews, including tips on answering common interview questions and guidance on presentation and body language.


Skills Enhancement: Identify skill gaps and recommend training or courses to enhance candidates' qualifications, making them more competitive in the job market.


Market Insights: Share life science industry trends, salary benchmarks, and market insights to help candidates make informed decisions about job offers.


Access to Job Opportunities: Connect candidates with life science job openings that align with their skills, experience, and career goals, including both advertised and hidden job opportunities.


Feedback and Improvement: Provide constructive feedback from interviews and employer interactions to help candidates continuously improve their job-seeking skills.


Confidentiality: Ensure candidate confidentiality, especially when considering new job opportunities while currently employed.

What We Recruit

We hire across commercial and scientific roles including sales and marketing, R&D, medical, regulatory, quality, market access, operations, product, and leadership. Typical paths we support include:


Pharmaceutical

Medical/med affairs, regulatory, QA/PV, market access/HEOR, marketing & commercial, and supply chain roles. As a leading pharmaceutical recruitment agency, we connect candidates with opportunities across Australia and maintain strong local networks.


Medtech & Devices

Sales, clinical applications, RA/QA, service, marketing, operations, and leadership. You’ll work with medical device recruiters who understand how products are developed, sold, and supported, as well as how compensation and incentives typically work in the industry.


Biotech

Discovery to post-approval: clinical development, medical, and commercial scaling, with active pipelines across biotechnology jobs in Australia.


Digital Health

Product, engineering, data, and clinical informatics aligned to adoption in care settings; great if you’re pivoting from traditional pharma/medtech into platform roles.



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Support During Transition: Assist candidates in negotiating job offers, understanding employment contracts, and navigating the transition process to a new role.


Cultural Fit Assessment: Help candidates assess the cultural fit of potential employers, ensuring that they align with the company's values and work environment.


Temporary and Contract Work: Offer opportunities for temporary or contract work, providing candidates with flexible options and valuable experience.


Post-Placement Support: Continue to support candidates even after placement, ensuring a smooth onboarding process and addressing any concerns or challenges that may arise in their new roles.


Networking Opportunities: Facilitate networking events or introductions to industry professionals, allowing candidates to expand their professional network.


Personalised Service: Tailor our support to each candidate's unique needs and aspirations, recognising that every individual's career journey is different.


Honesty and Transparency: Maintain open and honest communication with candidates, providing realistic expectations and insights into job market conditions.

If you’re targeting commercial pathways, we’ll also advise on the best medical device companies for sales careers, and how they structure territories, the reality of OTE, and what success looks like at 6, 12, and 24 months.

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When Local Representation Matters

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Sydney is a major hub for pharma and medical devices, with many commercial teams based there. If you’re in Sydney or relocating, you’ll have access to our team of medical device recruiters, who cover sales, marketing, clinical, regulatory, and broader commercial roles across Australia.


Our medical device recruiters in Sydney and across Australia span sales, clinical applications, RA/QA, marketing, and leadership: exactly what candidates like you search for when looking for medical device recruitment agencies in Sydney. 


Prefer pharma recruitment? Our consultants run live pipelines across medical/medical affairs, regulatory, QA/PV, market access, and commercial.

Ready to Move Faster?

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If you already know your lane, we’ll try to plug you into active processes and open the right doors as quickly as possible.


Candidates relocating or returning from overseas will get a quick rundown on where the market’s hot, where to tread carefully, and which functions are most likely to move at your salary band.

For medtech applicants, we’ll translate product complexity, clinical environment, and service models so you can speak the hiring manager’s language. This is particularly helpful if you’re moving from consumables to capital equipment (or vice versa).

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FAQs for Candidates

  • Do you only work with senior people?

    No. We place all professionals through to executives. If you’re earlier in your career, we’ll still coach you on role fit, progression pathways, and interview readiness. You’ll get realistic salary bands, a targeted role map, and feedback highlighting outcomes, so you can confidently step up.


  • How quickly can you get me interviews?

    Timelines vary by function and company. For live mandates, first interviews can often be arranged within days. Clinical/medical and regulatory roles sometimes align with study or submission milestones, so we set expectations early and keep momentum.


  • Can you represent me for multiple roles?

    Yes, if there’s a genuine fit and no conflicts. We’ll coordinate parallel processes, manage timelines, and calibrate messaging so your applications don’t clash. You’ll receive transparent updates on status, feedback, and next steps, with one point of contact to keep everything moving cleanly from shortlist to offer.


  • I’m moving to Sydney. Can you help locally?

    Absolutely. Sydney is a major hub for pharma and medtech. Our local team runs targeted searches across medical, regulatory, commercial, and device functions, including medtech recruitment in Sydney.


  • Which sectors do you cover?

    Originators, generics, OTC, devices, biotech, and digital health. We support medical device jobs in Australia, biotechnology jobs in Australia, including in medical/med affairs, regulatory, QA/PV, market access, HEOR, commercial, operations, and leadership. If you’re interested in sales roles within the medical device sector, we can guide you on the right pathways and help you identify the best medical device companies for sales careers based on your profile. 


  • Will you rewrite my CV?

    We won’t ghost-write, but we’ll give precise edits and a structure that foregrounds measurable outcomes, leadership signals, and sector-relevant achievements. Expect CV tips that will create a resume that stands out, plus LinkedIn tips, so hiring managers quickly see your value against the role brief.


  • Is my search confidential?

    Yes. We share your profile only with your consent and handle references discreetly. Your details are never sent speculatively. You’ll know who sees your CV and when, and we’ll agree on communication preferences. Post-offer, we continue to support you, ensuring a smooth transition and strong first 90 days and a follow up at your 9-month mark.