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Pharmaceutical Staffing

Quickly hire highly skilled pharmaceutical talent to fuel your research and development portfolio and speed-to-market.

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Pharmaceutical Staffing Experience You Can Trust

At Medix, we have decades of experience helping staff life sciences organizations hire scientific professionals.

20+

Years of industry experience

3M+

Specialized candidates in our diverse staffing pool

7M+

Hours of service completed by Medix talent

Solve Your Talent Challenges With Pharmaceutical Staffing Partners

From preclinical research to commercial launch, pharmaceutical organizations require flexible, qualified teams to bring treatments to market efficiently. Medix delivers specialized staffing solutions tailored to each phase of the drug development lifecycle — ensuring compliance, accelerating timelines, and helping you scale with confidence in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

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Hire Specialized Pharmaceutical Talent

Access highly-vetted professionals with experience across the pharmaceutical R&D lifecycle — from discovery through post-market support.

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Work with Pharmaceutical Life Sciences Recruiters

Minimize risk and speed up hiring by partnering with recruiters who understand the regulatory landscape and the dynamic needs of pharmaceutical organizations.

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Streamline Project Staffing Costs and Execution

Support every phase of drug development with a flexible staffing partner focused on cost-effective, timeline-driven results.

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Improve Fill and Retention Rates

Using deep vetting and MyPrint behavioral assessments, we identify candidates who align with your skills, culture, and long-term goals.

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Balance Full and Contract Workforces

We handle sourcing, onboarding, and workforce management so you can scale efficiently — without juggling multiple vendors.

Flexible Pharmaceutical Staffing Solutions Built for Every Challenge

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Contractors / Consultants

Skilled professionals for short-term or long-term project needs.

Contract-to-Hire

Flexible trial period before making a full-time hire.

Direct Hire

Top talent sourced and placed for permanent roles.

Trial Site Resourcing

Site-level staffing to support clinical trial operations.

Fill These Key Roles Across the Drug Development Life Cycle

With over 3 million specialized life sciences candidates, we help you find the contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire staff you need to support your projects and initiatives across the drug development life cycle.

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Discovery

  • Lab Technician
  • Research Associate
  • Scientist
  • Sr. Scientist
  • Principal Scientist
  • CMC Specialists
  • CMC Managers/Directors

Pre-Clinical

  • Animal Care Technician / Cage Wash
  • Lab Technician
  • Research Associate
  • Scientist
  • Sr. Scientist
  • Principal Scientist
  • QC Data Review
  • Study Coordinator
  • Study Director
  • Project Manager

Trial Site Resourcing

  • Phlebotomist/Medical Assistant
  • Clinical Research Coordinators
  • Clinical Research Nurses
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Patient Recruiter
  • Clinical Trial Rater

Regulatory & Medical Affairs

  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist
  • Regulatory Affairs Manager
  • Medical Writer
  • Medical Science Liaison (MSL)
  • Scientific Communications Specialist

Quality Assurance

  • QA Associate
  • QA Specialist
  • QA Investigator
  • QA Auditor
  • Document Control Specialist
  • Quality Inspector
  • Technical Writer
  • QA Compliance Manager
  • QA Operations Manager
  • Quality Systems Manager
  • QA Director

Commercial

  • Market Access Manager
  • HEOR Specialist/Manager
  • Reimbursement Specialist/Analyst
  • Commercial Operations Manager
  • Sales Director/Territory Manager
  • Patient Access Manager
  • Marketing Director
  • Field Reimbursement Manager
  • Field Clinical Specialist

Clinical Development

  • Clinical Scientist
  • Medical Director
  • VP/Head of Clinical Development

Clinical Operations

  • Clinical Trial Associates
  • Clinical Research Associates
  • Clinical Trial Managers
  • Clinical Project Managers
  • Study Start-Up Specialists
  • Medical Monitors
  • Trial Safety Physicians
  • Vendor Manager
  • VP/Head of Clinical Operations

Biometrics

  • Biostatisticians
  • Clinical Data Managers
  • Bioinformatics
  • Statistical Programmer

Development and Manufacturing

  • Compounder
  • MFG Associate
  • Visual Inspection
  • Process Development Associate
  • Process Development Scientist
  • Manufacturing Associate
  • Manufacturing Support
  • MS&T Scientist
  • Tech Transfer Scientist
  • External Manufacturing Manager

Quality Control

  • QC Technician
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Quality Control Scientist
  • Analytical Development Associate
  • Analytical Development Scientist
  • Environmental Monitoring Technician
  • Microbiologist
  • QC Manager
  • QC Director

Projects We Support

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Discovery to IND

Target Identification & Validation
Preclinical Testing
IND Enabling Studies
IND Submissions

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Clinical Development + Operations

Clinical Development Consultants
In-Sourcing Clinical Operations
Trial Site Resourcing
Fractional Medical Monitors
Biometrics Deployment

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Manufacturing/Regulatory/Quality/Validation

Tech Transfer Projects
EU/MDR Regulators
FDA/Regulatory Audits

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Commercial/Post-Market

Field Clinical Scaling
Field Reimbursement Build Outs
Sales Team Deployment
Post-Market Safety / Real-World Evidence Studies
HEOR & Value-Based Access Projects

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Process

Trust in the Medix Process

One of our core values is “Willing to do What Others Won’t.” We’re committed to helping your organization get the talent it needs to achieve your goals and mission.

Learn more about how your Medix team expertly manages your process from acquisition to placement to retention.

How Medix Works For You

Questions About Working With Us?

Pharmaceutical staffing agencies specialize in quickly identifying, recruiting, and placing highly skilled professionals essential to accelerated drug development. By partnering with these agencies, pharmaceutical companies can reduce time-to-hire, ensure compliance with stringent industry regulations, access specialized scientific expertise, maintain workforce flexibility in line with development timelines, and streamline the complex onboarding process for niche roles.

At Medix, we tailor our staffing services to our client’s unique requirements, offering flexible options such as contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements. Our tailored approach ensures you get the right people with the right skills to address your unique hiring objectives.

Medix staffs a variety of pharmaceutical roles across the drug development life cycle including roles within discovery, pre-clinical, clinical research, development and manufacturing, quality assurance, and quality control.

Medix employs a rigorous screening process to identify top-tier talent. Our dedicated recruiters conduct thorough interviews, including phone screens, virtual interviews, and reference checks. To uncover hidden strengths, we also use our MyPrint assessment to evaluate candidates’ soft skills. Our tailored approach ensures you only meet candidates who possess the necessary qualifications for your specific role.

To streamline the onboarding process, our dedicated compliance department handles all required background checks, drug screenings, health verifications, and education checks. We coordinate these screenings directly with candidates, ensuring a smooth and efficient transition.

Medix collaborates closely with clients to understand their hiring timelines and deliver results efficiently. Depending on screening and compliance requirements, we can accommodate a wide array of timelines often including filling urgent roles. Our goal is to provide you with the top talent you need, when you need them.

With a network of 19 offices and dedicated account managers, Medix provides comprehensive staffing services to clients nationwide.

For more than two decades, Medix has been a leading life sciences staffing provider across the United States. We specialize in finding top-tier talent for roles ranging from entry-level to highly specialized positions. With a deep understanding of the unique demands of the life sciences industry, our team leverages a vast network of over 3 million qualified candidates to ensure the perfect fit for your organization.

Key benefits of working with Medix include:

Find Your Ideal Match: Our dedicated account managers, industry experts, and extensive candidate database guarantee the ideal match for your unique hiring needs and company culture.

Flexible Hiring: Explore flexible hiring solutions to meet your evolving needs. Whether you need to ramp up for a seasonal shift or project, assess a candidate’s skills and cultural fit before making a permanent commitment (through options like contract-to-hire), or you’re looking for a direct hire, our expert team provides comprehensive talent management and support throughout the entire process, ensuring a seamless and successful placement.

Quality Assurance: Medix is deeply committed to providing high-quality talent and adhering to the rigorous compliance standards of the life sciences industry.

Build Your Pharmaceutical Staffing Solution With Medix

Hire and retain specialized talent to achieve your organization’s goals and mission.

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