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Do you feel the same way? One of the most rewarding moments in recruiting is checking in on someone you’ve placed, only to hear, “I was promoted to manage the team!” Watching candidates step into roles, make an impact, and advance in their careers is why we do what we do. In medical device and engineering/regulatory recruiting, we’re privileged to place people who drive life-changing innovations and make a real difference. Every promotion, every career milestone—these are reminders that we’re not just filling roles but building careers and transforming lives. We’re committed to doing this one hire, one company, and one career at a time. These are the little moments that fuel our passion for recruiting. #recruiting #impacts #promotions

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After my last post made a splash talking about how the lab director position is misused, I thought I'd balance things out and talk about the position a bit from the business side. If you're a founder or business owner, what should you look for in a candidate for a lab director position? In my opinion the biggest thing for someone in a lab director position is trust. This is especially important in a compliance or production laboratory. When I've hired lab directors in the past, I needed to trust that when I was offsite for whatever reason, I knew that all of the tests would be performed ethically and correctly no matter what. Your laboratory's COA is your product, and you (and all of your clients) need to trust that it and your results are accurate, especially if it means sacrificing turn around time. It's always better to be accurate and defensible than to hit turnaround times. This ties in with my second criteria. Hire someone who has the guts to tell you no. Not only will "yes men" be the death of you and your company, but you need someone who will argue for the lab and the lab employees interests against the business's interests especially if you as a founder don't have a scientific background. Third, find a candidate that can manage people. Ultimately they will not be doing much (if any) day to day bench work. They'll be responsible for hiring all of the techs and scientists while overseeing all operations so this is a mandatory skill. Finally, (notice I put this towards the bottom of the list) this person should at least be scientifically familiar with your current industry focus. They don't necessarily need to be an expert, but they do need to have enough of a scientific background that they can quickly get up to speed with your business's specific product or process. They will also be your bullshit detector for any new hires, industry sales reps or complaining clients, to filter out what you should and shouldn't escalate. Essentially, hire the best person you can afford, then get out of their way and let them do their job. What should you pay someone for this position? That really depends on a lot of things like what industry, how many locations will they oversee, their background and qualifications, benefits packages, etc. But you should reasonably expect that range to be $90k-$150k+ for anyone worth your time and trust. To close out here's a short list of some other "nice to haves", but are not necessary: QA/QC experience GMP/ISO 9001/ISO 17025:2017 experience Budgetary ownership and cash flow planning Basic understanding of equipment maintenance and method troubleshooting basic understanding of HR policies Method and SOP creation LIMS implementation Basic understanding of scientific sales Environmental control experience Industry colleagues, what do you think? What else do you think should be on this list? Next time I'll post about how to spot a bad candidate for lab director and what you can do to screen them out.

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Glaukos Corporation is hiring. Here’s why, to me, it’s the best place to work in 👁️ care… 🚀CULTURE- you know what else culture eats for breakfast? EVERYTHING. You’d be hard pressed to speak with someone from Glaukos and not hear about the strong culture. It’s unique and it’s real, not just lip service based on perks like ping pong tables at the home office- Which we have and are certainly awesome if that’s your thing. 🚀 INNOVATION- We created the MIGS space when the first iStent was FDA approved in 2012. There was no MIGS before that. Let that sink in. Now, with iStents Inject, Infinite and iDose we’re ushering in the Interventional Glaucoma revolution. These new technologies are changing patient lives and the way surgeons treat. And the pipeline remains chalk-full, with 30% of all revenue going back to R&D. 🚀PEOPLE- we all know the importance of working with good people, especially working FOR good people. From the top down, this place is full of remarkable human beings who bring passion, humility and fun into everything we do. All this (and more!) is why I still wake up everyday and feel grateful and motivated to be here. Bonus perk: Being headquartered in beautiful Southern California ain’t so bad either. That’s a real view from a recent meeting! 🌊☀️ Glaukos folks, what did I miss? Check out our Careers page and let me know if you’d like to talk more. All the best!

I highly recommend this excellent opportunity. In my opinion, all engineers should acquire experience in #system_engineering. I firmly believe that an engineer without system engineering knowledge is incomplete and less effective in their role.