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Executive Search for MedTech & Digital Health Leaders

We help healthtech innovators hire the data, AI, and clinical leaders they can’t afford to get wrong — where patient safety and technical rigor meet.

What’s Changing in MedTech & Digital Health?

MedTech and digital health are redefining care delivery — from AI diagnostics to remote monitoring and personalized therapeutics. As AI in MedTech scales, the complexity of hiring multiplies: leaders must blend regulatory knowledge, clinical credibility, and deep tech fluency. Emerging digital health companies hiring for clinical AI, data platforms, and connected devices are navigating long go-to-market cycles, privacy regulation, and the need for hard-to-find hybrid talent. Data leadership in MedTech is now vital to innovation and approval.

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AI-first healthtech and diagnostics startups

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Connected device and wearable innovators

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Enterprise digital health and MedTech leaders

Typical Searches in MedTech & Digital Health

Chief Medical Officer (with data science fluency)

VP of Regulatory Affairs & Quality (Digital Health)

Head of AI or Clinical Machine Learning

Director of Product (Medical Software / Devices)

VP Engineering (IoT MedTech, Digital Platforms)

Data Privacy & Security Officer (HIPAA/GDPR compliant systems)

Clinical Validation Lead or Head of Clinical Partnerships
 

Need help scoping your next critical role? We can help define it — not just fill it.

Why Is Hiring in MedTech & Digital Health So Complex?

  • Hybrid roles needing fluency in medicine, AI, and regulatory frameworks

  • Talent scarcity in clinical-grade ML and explainable AI

  • Regulatory barriers (MDR, FDA, AI Act) requiring specialized leadership

  • Long sales cycles requiring leaders with go-to-market stamina and credibility

  • Privacy laws shaping technical architecture and hiring needs

  • Competition from Big Tech, Big Pharma, and funded health startups

Why Clients Choose Lucent

  • Deep sector fluency in MedTech, digital health, and clinical AI

  • Trusted networks of technical, regulatory, and clinical leaders

  • Rigorous 83-step Smart Search® process ensures precision and fit

  • Proven success placing hybrid talent in regulated, mission-critical roles

  • Trusted by digital health startups, connected device firms, and AI diagnostics ventures across the UK, EU, and North America

Book a Discovery Call

Our expertise in mapping talent across tech sectors offers an invaluable advantage in securing the people poised to fuel your next stage of growth. To find out if we can help you secure talent for your team from specific markets, book a no-obligation 20-30 minute consultation call.

To me, Rebecca is more than just a recruiter; she's a valued business partner who assists me in locating, attracting, and recruiting top-notch candidates. Unlike your typical recruiter who simply relies on database searches, Rebecca employs a more comprehensive and systematic approach, yielding superior results. The candidates she provides consistently surpass the quality of those sourced by most other recruiters.

Rebecca goes above and beyond by actively promoting companies and roles to enhance visibility, incorporating innovative strategies like using videos to capture attention. The engagement level from candidates is exceptional, resulting in successful placements for key roles within rapidly growing companies facing significant challenges.

Matt Little, Chair and NED, Various High Growth Companies.
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