# #437: MedTech Talent Reset: AI, Skills, and the Hidden Job Market

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2025-12-15
- Length: 43m
- Episode: 437
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market

## Summary

Elena Kyria, founder and CEO of Elemed, discusses the 'reset' in the MedTech talent market, where the previous 'war for talent' has shifted to a candidate-saturated environment driven by AI and economic volatility. She explains how LinkedIn's 'Easy Apply' feature overwhelms recruiters, forcing candidates to access the 'hidden job market' through direct networking and strategic personal branding. Kyria emphasizes that AI literacy is now essential for Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs professionals to eliminate tedious tasks and focus on high-value strategic work, while transverse skills like communication become the key differentiator for specialists and generalists alike.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market#t=0) Introduction: Elena Kyria and the MedTech Talent Reset
- [3:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market#t=182) The Shift from War for Talent to Candidate Saturation
- [9:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market#t=546) Navigating the Hidden Job Market and Networking
- [14:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market#t=874) AI's Impact on QA/RA Roles and Future-Proofing Careers
- [22:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market#t=1334) Building Personal Brand and Positioning on LinkedIn
- [26:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market#t=1587) Global Talent Strategy and Remote Hiring
- [33:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market#t=2030) The Rise of the Freelancer Market and Personal Branding

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Elemed (company)
- LinkedIn (tool)
- FDA (company)
- RAPS (company)
- Greenlight Guru (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [060 - Why People Leave, Starting Elemed and Trusted Advisory with Elena Kyria](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-11-23-060-why-people-leave-starting-elemed-and-trusted-advisory-with-elena-kyria) (Let's Combinate)
- [How to recruit talent in a candidate-driven market](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-06-28-how-to-recruit-talent-in-a-candidate-driven-market) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [113 - Pharma/MedTech Market, Why Good People Leave, Finding Motivation, Onshoring in Pharma and Motivation with Ira Mann](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2023-12-06-113-pharma-medtech-market-why-good-people-leave-finding-motivation-onshoring-in) (Let's Combinate)
- [150: When Will We Actually Close the Skills Gap? Featuring Ann Wyatt](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-08-22-150-when-will-we-actually-close-the-skills-gap-featuring-ann-wyatt) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [S2E47 Increasing Cognitive Skills & Getting Hired | Joe Mullings](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings) (Being an Engineer)

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