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Lessons from an Industry Leader: Playing the Long Game of MedTech

Global Medical Device Podcast · 6 Oct 2022 · 49m · Episode 283

What this episode covers

Joe Mullings, chairman of the Mullings Group, discusses the evolving medical device job market, emphasizing that top performers are driven by career growth and fulfillment rather than compensation alone. He advises professionals to network proactively on LinkedIn and negotiate offers using multiple levers like flexibility and development opportunities. Mullings argues that in-person collaboration is non-negotiable for early-career engineers in medtech due to the high stakes of patient safety, while also highlighting the importance of hiring leaders who foster competency over power hierarchies.

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Companies
Green Light Guru, Mullings Group, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Stryker, White Rook Consulting, MRI Network, Dragonfly Stories, TMG 360 Media, TMG Search, J.P. Morgan, Abiomed, SpaceX, Laurel Field
Products
True Future
Also
LinkedIn, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, G2, True Quality

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