Areas we’re particularly busy in currently:

Reg Affairs – we are working on some very interesting work in this area on the Medical Devices / Diagnostics side of things. Anyone with significant experience in this area – do get in touch! These skills are particularly in demand for companies launching new products or new start-up organisations developing / taking over new products. The trend towards more specific and niche products means more regulatory (and associated quality) filings, valuable skill sets to have for the future.

Biotech professionals – vacancies in various areas here, engineering / production / quality / micro etc. It’s a chicken and egg scenario, as biotech is not an area we as a country have explored greatly in the past, although this is changing somewhat. Overseas and other candidate are encouraged to contact us.

Sales and Marketing – - Medical Device Sales Specialist, Hospital Sales Reps and Business Managers are all high on the target list.

Outside Science: currently it’s music to lift us all out of the post-Marathon – cold, winter blues. This week I have attended Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (amazing!) and have plans for Muse and the Diversus Guitar Orchestra this weekend…

Following on from last month – Google Wave really underwhelmed didn’t it? Dublinbikes seem to be taking off though

-Brian (bhc at lifescience dot ie)

Pharma / Medical Device Sales. My colleague Richard is always on the lookout for superb candidates who have extensive experience in these areas. All of the roles on Sales and Marketing.ie are live and he is always easy to reach at the end of the phone.

In Science / Healthcare, there are a couple of areas attracting interest:

Drug Safety / Pharmacovigilance / Medical Science Liaison: This is an area we are seeing a high level of demand in. We have a number of roles available in different therapeutic areas, some requiring a Medical training, some looking for a nurse and others needing someone with a higher level qualification in the spoecific area.

Microbiology: We currently have 2 Micro lab manager position available, together with some lower level roles for less experienced Microbiologists.

Healthcare: in healthcare currently we have a couple of interesting roles in audiology / hearing aids, together with a Nurse Manager vacancy, both permanent roles with private organisations.

As always, we’re on the end of the phone to give advice, whether it’s help with a CAO form (you’d be surprised!), a graduate looking to assitance with job searching, right up to consuilting with executives looking to take the next step, so get in touch.

NOT in Science: well for me, it’s running. There seems to be a huge amount of people taking to the streets to get fit, which is great. Good luck to everyone training for the Dublin City Marathon on the 26th, for me it’s all about not overexerting myself and staying injury / sickness free until then. I’m looking to quality for Boston in under 3 hr 11 min, pressure is on!

Oh, and of course Google Wave and Dublinbikes, both of which are soooo hot right now!

Brian (brian.c at lifescience.ie)