The Med-Tech Talent Lab

You’re excited to recruit for your newly approved role.

The value proposition is strong Candidates should be thrilled to hear about the opportunity.

BuT….how do you get your message in front of the right audience?

OR ….You’re excited to explore new roles You know you have tons of value to offer your prospective new employer.

You know there are tons of companies out there who you’d love to work for.

Yet, how do you identify them?

After all, it doesn't matter how talented you are or how great your role/company is if the right people don't receive the message you need them to receive.

In this episode we explain exactly how to get your message to stand out from the amazing amount of white noise we all encounter on a daily basis.

The right message, the right time HEARD by the right audience.

The use of video job descriptions is working incredibly well. So much that our firm, The Anthony Michael Group, is getting 70% open rates and 30% reply rates on average which is 5x the national average.

However, when we say Video Job Descriptions we don't mean simply taking your written JD and translating the same thing into video format.

We are simply referring to a 1-2 min video explaining exactly what's in it for the candidate to join your organization.

What are they going to get to do in the new role?

What projects will they get to work on?

What does success look like?

If they are successful, what's in it for them in terms of career growth opportunities?

What's it like working for you as the hiring manager? What's your leadership philosophy and/or style?

Video JD's help humanize the process. Afterall, people want to work with people they know, like, and trust.

Listen in as we explain the importance and value of utilizing this recruitment strategy and the simplicity of how you can get started today!

Every 3 minutes someone is hired off of LinkedIn these days! Your LinkedIn profile is most certainly an investment property paying dividends in spades if utilized properly.

The truth is that most grossly under-utilize LinkedIn and the power the platform can provide you and your career, even when you aren't "actively looking" for a new opportunity.

Some highlights of what we discussed:

-Why & how to optimize your LinkedIn Profile

-How to create content that drives your visbility without having to be a content expert or "influencer" in less than 10 min per day

-Why engaging with others content pays massive dividends for your exposure on LinkedIn

-How to have your LinkedIn profile driving inbound attention and inbound career opportunities even when you're sleeping

...and so much more!

The traditional job search is broken...plain and simple

Further, there's never been an easier time to gain direct access to decision makers given the digital world we live in.

While some of the strategies we share in this episode may seem unorthodox to many

they are cutting edge and what we, as Headhunters, would do immediately if we lost our jobs tomorrow.

In this session you'll learn:

The importance of personal branding and what that means

The power of creating value for others & how it translates into exploratory meetings

Leveraging LinkedIn's platform and power to your advantage

...and so much more!

If you have anything to do with the Digital Health/SaMD sector of Med-Tech you'll probably recognize the name Vivek Thakkar. Vivek is a Regulatory Affairs expert, especially as it relates to SaMD (software as a medical device) products. He has spent the last 13+ years building a storied career across several Medical Device and Digital Health organizations the likes of Abbott Vascular, Cardinal Health, and Genentech/Roche to name a few.

Currently he serves as VP of Regulatory Affairs & Quality for Idoven. Idoven, has developed the world’s first cardiology-as-a-service platform powered by artificial intelligence that augments a clinician’s ability to identify, triage and diagnose patients at scale.

Simultaneously, Vivek, as Principal of RegSpace, LLC, provides Regulatory Affairs Consulting to numerous organizations across the industry.

Some of the highlights we covered during our episode together:

-Digital Health sector update

-Trials and Tribulations for getting Digital Health products approved and onto the market

-How he broke into Digital Health without previous experience and how you can too

...and so much more!

Burnout is a serious, often overlooked, issue in the workplace. It affects our mood, our performance at work, but most importantly our relationships and overall mental health.

Joining me for this very important episode was Mr. Manny Hernandez, the VP of Community & Partnerships at Thrivable. With a Masters in Engineering, Manny has Led a storied career working for the likes of Procter and Gamble Full Sail and the Diabetes Hans Foundation earlier on his career and having helped build culture and teams at great companies like Livongo (now known to the market as Teledoc) and Tidepool.

He is passionate about the Diabetes community and regularly serves as an Advocate, Public Speaker, and Consultant in this space.

In 2021 Manny made the decision to take a Sabbatical until just recently when he began serving as the VP of Community & Partnerships for a company called Thrivable which is a real-time market research platform.

The organization helps patients and solution-makers work together to create the next generation of products and services.

During his Sabbatical he ready over 80 books and discovered a variety of things about life and about himself that I’m sure he will share insights into during our conversation!

Some highlights of what we discussed:

-What were some lessons learned during your time away?

-What would you say to those who would love to do the same, but can’t afford to financially? Alternatives for similar effect?

-If you had to do if over, would you do it again? Anything differently?

-How did you know it was time to come back to FT work?

....and so much more!

On one hand it can be enticing to take off a few days of work to attend industry-related conferences, but on the other it can be a bit stressful to leave your "day job's" responsibilities behind during that time. Is it worth it to do so? That's what this episode is all about!

Some of the highlights:

-The #1 reason why you should attend in-person

-The secret to getting the absolute most out of your attendance

-When you absolutely should not attend

...and so much more!

Often, we let conscious and sub-conscious bias cloud our judgement while we interview candidates and ultimately trust our gut to make hiring decisions.

While "gut feel" is important, relying on it as the overarching decision maker as to whether you should pull the trigger to hire someone is very detrimental to your overall hiring process.

In this episode, Mitch Robbins and Adam Saupe break this topic down piece by piece and offer up more objective solutions to implement into your hiring process that will ultimately drive stronger, longer-lasting hires for your organization.

Some of the highlights covered:

-Why hiring with your "gut" is detrimental

-How various bias are at play during our decision making processes and what to do about it

-The importance of creating a homogenized screening process

-What an interview matrix is and how to utilize it effectively

-Leveraging scorecards for interviewing

...and so much more!

Have you ever had a role to fill that just seemed downright impossible? Not enough talent to interview yet no one ready to step up internally. Talk about frustrating!

Joining me on for this episode was Dr Acacia Parks, the Chief Behavioral Health Officer at a company called Found which is an organization dedicated to improving people’s overall wellbeing by making evidence based weight loss accessible & affordable for all.

Dr Parks, with her PhD in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, has an extensive background in research and behavior change strategy both as a professor and as a business leader regarding both mental and physical health conditions.

Prior to joining Found, Acacia spent over 10 years with the Digital Health company, Happify Health, as an instrumental leader overseeing the program of research evaluating the effectiveness of Happify’s digital therapeutics.

Some of the highlights we discussed:

-Qualities she looks for when determining if someone is ready to be promoted

-Her thought process behind deciding whether to recruit from the outside or try and promote from within

-Advice/roadmap for other leaders caught in the dilemma of too much work and no one immediately available to hire or step up right away

..and so much more!

During this episode, Mitch Robbins and Adam Saupe tackle the challenges many are presented with as employers require their employees to begin transitioning back to an in-office working environment.

Some highlights covered:

-The questions you can ask about safety protocols

-How to still maintain the benefits/flexibility of remote work even when transitioning back to the office

-The hidden benefits to being back in the office that you haven't thought of

...and so much more!