Recruiter - Medical Device
Orbis Clinical
Boston, MA · Posted October 14, 2026
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Summary / Objective
Orbis Clinical is seeking a results-driven Recruiter to support our growth within the medical device industry, while also supporting recruiting initiatives across biotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations. This individual will recruit specialized talent across clinical affairs, regulatory affairs, quality, engineering, research and development (R&D), manufacturing, and product development.
The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, organized, and relationship-oriented, with the ability to identify and engage specialized talent, build pipelines for current and future client needs, and deliver an exceptional candidate and client experience. This role requires strong sourcing and screening skills, a sense of urgency, accountability, and a desire to contribute to the growth of Orbis Clinical's contract and direct-hire business.
Responsibilities
· Recruiting and Sourcing: Identify, engage, and qualify specialized medical device talent using Orbis' internal database, Boolean searches, job boards, professional networks, referrals, and other sourcing strategies. Support biotechnology and pharmaceutical recruiting needs as business priorities evolve.
· Talent Pipeline Development: Build and maintain targeted pipelines of qualified professionals aligned with active requisitions, anticipated hiring needs, priority accounts, and future business opportunities.
· Candidate Networking and Market Intelligence: Maintain an active phone presence, meeting the minimum expectation of 40 outbound calls per day. Develop candidate relationships, generate referrals, and gather market intelligence on talent availability, compensation, and industry hiring trends.
· Candidate Qualification: Conduct thorough prescreens to assess technical qualifications, relevant industry experience, career goals, compensation expectations, availability, and alignment with client requirements. Conduct and verify professional references.
· Client and Business Development Partnership: Work closely with Business Development Managers and Recruiting Managers to understand client needs, align talent pipelines with target accounts, provide market insights, and deliver qualified candidates.
· Interview and Offer Management: Coordinate interviews, prepare candidates, communicate feedback and updates, manage expectations, and support the hiring process through offer and placement.
· Candidate and Consultant Experience: Provide timely, transparent communication throughout the recruiting process. Maintain contact with placed consultants at least every two weeks to support engagement, retention, and contract extensions.
· Database Management and Reporting: Maintain accurate, real-time candidate records and recruiting activity. Provide timely updates on requisitions, candidate pipelines, interviews, and potential obstacles.
· Performance and Team Collaboration: Meet or exceed recruiting expectations for activity, submissions, interviews, placements, starts, and extensions. Deliver exceptional customer service while contributing to a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented team.
Minimum Qualifications / Competencies
· 5–8 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, preferably within the medical device industry or broader life sciences sector.
· Demonstrated experience recruiting for medical device organizations, ideally across clinical affairs, regulatory affairs, quality, engineering, R&D, manufacturing, or product development.
· Biotechnology and pharmaceutical recruiting experience is a plus.
· Experience recruiting for both contract and direct-hire/permanent positions, with an emphasis on contract recruiting and growing contract business.
· Ability to assess specialized technical qualifications and communicate candidate fit effectively.
· Experience building proactive talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
· Proficiency in sourcing tools, Boolean search, applicant tracking systems, databases, job boards, and Microsoft Office.
· Strong communication, relationship-building, organization, prioritization, and time-management skills.
· Demonstrated urgency, accountability, adaptability, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
Measures of Success
· Meets or exceeds recruiting activity and production expectations.
· Builds qualified talent pipelines across priority medical device disciplines and target accounts.
· Delivers qualified submissions, interviews, placements, starts, and contract extensions.
· Develops strong candidate and consultant relationships that support retention.
· Shares actionable market intelligence to support recruiting strategy and business development.
· Contributes to the growth of Orbis Clinical's medical device business while supporting broader biotechnology and pharmaceutical recruiting needs.
Compensation Details:
Orbis Clinical provides a reasonable range of compensation for this position. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience and specific office location.
The Pay Range for this position is $55,000 - $75,000 per year. It is possible that this position can be hired outside of this salary range based on experience.
EEO and Reasonable Accommodation Statement:
Stone Harbor Staffing Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerat