Hunter Recruiting is a medical science staffing agency with over 20 years of experience connecting healthcare organizations with highly qualified medical science professionals. Through specialized recruiters who understand your industry and a proprietary quiet search network of hard-to-reach talent, we consult closely with hiring teams to deliver candidates aligned to your scientific, regulatory, and business goals.
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If you’re responsible for building or sustaining a medical science team, you’re likely feeling the strain of a tight talent market. Experienced professionals are hard to find, turnover disrupts continuity, and burnout can slow progress across medical affairs and clinical initiatives—often leaving you with fewer options and longer time-to-hire than your organization can afford.
As one of the leading staffing agencies for medical and life sciences roles, Hunter helps you regain control through flexible staffing solutions designed around your needs. Our medical science liaison recruiters leverage deep industry relationships to deliver vetted, experienced professionals who may not be actively looking for a new role, but are open to your opportunity.
The Cleveland Clinic partnered with Hunter to meet ongoing healthcare hiring needs across its system. As a full-cycle staffing partner supporting a workforce of 90,000+ employees, we delivered vetted healthcare professionals that shortened time to hire and strengthened long-term workforce stability.
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Dozens of critical healthcare professionals to support operations.
Share details about your patient population, care setting, and volume demands so we can design a healthcare staffing plan aligned to your clinical and operational goals.
We deliver credentialed healthcare professionals with the specialty experience, compliance requirements, and patient-care background your organization needs.
Our team coordinates credentialing, onboarding, and workforce logistics so your new hire can step in quickly and support patient care.
Access to high-quality medical professionals – Includes a strong percentage of passive workers not actively applying on job boards.
Faster time-to-hire – Average turnaround of 41 days from request to placement for healthcare roles.
Better retention – 96% of placements stay 3+ years, supporting continuity of care.
Flexible solutions – Permanent, contract, and project-based healthcare staffing.
Risk free – Guaranteed contingent search. Pay only when we deliver.
Rooted in connection, Hunter Recruiting builds long-term relationships with medical science organizations and professionals to ensure every placement supports scientific rigor, regulatory integrity, and long-term organizational success. Medical sciences roles we recruit include:
Hunter collaborates with medical sciences organizations to place proven professionals who help teams move faster, operate more efficiently, and achieve their goals.
Engage contract professionals to support project-based work, clinical trials, regulatory deadlines, or short-term capacity gaps.
Recruit scientific leaders, department heads, and senior technical experts.
Centralize large-scale medical sciences staffing with standardized workflows, workforce visibility, cost control, and compliance assurance.
Streamline onboarding, benefits, and payroll for contract or temporary scientific roles.
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Candidates are usually evaluated through verification of education, certifications, and licenses, combined with a detailed review of hands-on experience in regulated environments. Employers assess technical competencies, methodologies used in prior roles, and familiarity with documentation and training requirements. Interviews often focus on quality mindset, compliance awareness, and problem-solving ability to determine whether the candidate’s skill set aligns with the responsibilities of the job.
Medical science roles are filled through a mix of contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire models. Contract staffing is often used for project-based or temporary needs, while contract-to-hire allows employers to evaluate performance and compliance fit before making a permanent offer. Direct hire is typically reserved for long-term, highly specialized, or leadership roles. The selected model depends on budget constraints, risk tolerance, and overall workforce planning strategy.
Time-to-fill varies based on role complexity, seniority, and the required certifications or skills. Candidate availability at the local versus national level, urgency, and compensation can also significantly influence timelines. Highly specialized or senior roles generally take longer to fill than entry-level or mid-level positions due to a smaller qualified talent pool.
Turnover is most effectively reduced by clearly defining job responsibilities, regulatory expectations, and performance requirements upfront. Aligning the scope of the role with the candidate’s actual experience, providing thorough onboarding and compliance training, and maintaining transparent communication around project duration and goals all contribute to stronger retention. Role misalignment remains one of the most common causes of early attrition in regulated scientific environments.
Working with an experienced staffing consultant and implementing strategic workforce solutions can help improve turnover and employee satisfaction.
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