Newswise — Though the healthcare bill was fought long and hard, and the fight is not over yet, the focus within the healthcare industry is now moving towards delivering more services to more people. This means more medical information, needed more quickly, and without duplication or error. As a result, there should soon be a dramatic increase in the hiring of people with technical skills in information technology services, clinical development, and medical and regulatory affairs.
According to Michael D. Zinn, president of the executive search firm Michael D. Zinn & Associates, “The healthcare bill will push the industry to deliver more benefits to more people, at lower cost. In turn, the healthcare industry will look for the benefits that can accrue from efficiencies and cost reductions in administration and the minimization of errors. Out of necessity, there will be greater use of information technologies -- opening positions for the best technology professionals interested in pursuing this type of career path.”There should also be an increase in demand for healthcare professionals with skills beyond the information technologies arena, Zinn adds. “We should see an increase in the need for clinical development and regulatory and medical affairs people who will work to bring new pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices to market.
“The ‘war for talent’ will be over the best and brightest,” Zinn concludes, “because, as the economy improves, organizations will now also be drawing talent, not only from healthcare, but from the leading edges of other once dynamic industries. Thus, information technology and pharmaceutical professionals will find that their marketability and leverage in the professional marketplace should improve dramatically.”
Founded in 1988, Michael D. Zinn & Associates conducts specialized searches for senior executives, including: chief executive officers, chief operating officers, chief marketing officers, chief technology officers, and chief financial officers, as well as their direct reports and staff. The organization’s clientele comes from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries as well as Global 2000 companies, including mid-cap, small cap, and the portfolio companies funded by private equity and venture capital organizations.
RSS