Fractional recruitment solutions

Flexible and Cost-Effective Contract Recruitment Solutions for Medical Device Commercialisation

A privately held, Series-B stage medical device company, is committed to developing innovative solutions for patients impacted by kidney disease. With a growing team the company is focused on commercialising a smart, flexible hemodialysis platform aimed at transforming care delivery for patients with kidney disease.

To support its commercialisation journey, the organisation required immediate access to highly specialised talent to meet critical regulatory and quality requirements. They turned to Skills Alliance to deliver fast, efficient, and strategic recruitment solutions through a fractional recruitment model.

The Challenge

As the organisation advanced toward market readiness, they encountered an urgent need to fill several critical contract roles in a highly regulated and competitive industry. The roles required candidates with niche experience, capable of meeting FDA expectations and driving internal quality and regulatory initiatives forward with minimal onboarding.

Key positions included:

• Senior Post Market Regulatory Specialist (Contract)
• Senior Post Market Quality Specialist (Contract – Complaint Management System Implementation)
• Senior Ad Hoc Microbiology Consultant

Given the complexity of the medical device sector and the immediate project timelines, traditional recruitment channels were proving insufficient. The organisation needed a solution that could deliver highly qualified professionals, fast, while staying cost-effective and flexible in scope.

The Solution

Skills Alliance deployed a fractional recruitment solution—a tailored, consultative engagement model that provided part-time contract recruitment support embedded within the team. This model enabled:

• Agile resourcing: The ability to scale recruitment effort based on hiring priorities and bandwidth.
• Bi-monthly market insight reports: Skills Alliance delivered frequent talent market and competitor analysis updates, ensuring alignment with changing hiring dynamics and benchmarking data.
• Pre-qualified talent pooling: By proactively sourcing and screening specialised candidates, Skills Alliance dramatically reduced time-to-fill.

Working in close collaboration with internal stakeholders, the Skills Alliance team provided not only recruitment execution but also strategic advisory services, becoming an extension of the company’s HR and compliance functions.

The Results

The partnership between Skills Alliance and the organisation delivered significant outcomes that exceeded expectations:

• Accelerated hiring timelines: Skills Alliance outpaced other competing agencies by providing high-quality candidates overnight.
• Quality of hire: Candidates presented were pre-vetted for technical fit, regulatory knowledge, and cultural alignment.
• FDA compliance readiness: The orgsanisation successfully engaged a specialised consultant who contributed directly to complaint management system implementation and FDA readiness.
• Reduced overhead: By leveraging a fractional recruitment model, the organisation avoided the cost and commitment of a full-time recruiter or high retainer-based firm.

The flexibility and speed offered by Skills Alliance allowed the organisation to focus on its mission-critical operations while securing best-in-class contract talent in a demanding industry.

Client Testimonial

“Alex and I connected when I was far into my search to address an urgent need for a highly specialised skill set. At the time, I was reviewing CVs provided by two large, well-established firms and had never heard of Skills Alliance, but Alex was able to present two exceptional candidates overnight. The most difficult part of the process was deciding which one to choose and informing the other two firms their services were not needed.” – Director of Regulatory Affairs

This case demonstrates the power and efficiency of fractional recruitment models in delivering high-impact talent solutions, particularly within specialised and regulated industries. Skills Alliance’s strategic, consultative approach helped the organisation maintain regulatory momentum and resource critical projects—without compromise on speed, quality, or cost.

For companies navigating commercialisation or scale-up in the medical device space, fractional recruitment offers a proven pathway to workforce agility and operational success.