Schmidt Group Updates | May 2026

2025 Medical Device Job Market Was Brutal. 2026 Feels Different.

Let’s just call it what it was. 2025? Brutal.

Terrible, honestly. One of the worst years we’ve seen in a long time in the Medical Device job market. Hiring didn’t just slow down – it stopped in specific areas. And it wasn’t because companies were failing. That’s the part people get wrong.

The industry itself was still strong. According to Ernst and Young, the global medical device market continued pushing past the $600 billion mark and growing steadily year after year. But at the executive level? Everyone just held tight. Nobody wanted to make the wrong move, so they made no move at all.

It created this weird kind of paralysis across the industry. Everything Just Froze. We saw it every day.

There weren’t many high-level roles. Most of what was open leaned more junior. Not in a bad way – but the strategic, leadership hires? They just weren’t happening...

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Proven Healthcare Commercial Executive

20+ years of driving strategic revenue growth and innovative product adoption across clinically complex, highly competitive markets — spanning Series C startups and Fortune 100 global MedTech organizations.
20+ years of leadership experience, including 9 years directly leading high performance commercial teams in competitive medical device markets, consistently achieving or exceeding quota and market expansion goals.
Deep cross functional expertise in developing value-based messaging and GTM strategies that resonate with clinical, operational, and financial stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem.
Extensive experience negotiating complex IDN and GPO agreements with many of the nation’s largest integrated delivery networks and group purchasing organizations.
Proven success operating within complex enterprise healthcare environments, collaborating closely with legal, finance, marketing (upstream and downstream), supply chain, and forecasting teams to drive aligned execution.
Strong foundational training in medical devices from United States Surgical, with a track record of scaling execution, building disciplined commercial processes, and leading high performance teams with operational discipline.

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Ingredients:

• 1 pound headless shrimp, 21 to 25 count

• 4 tablespoons Black Pepper

• 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

• 1 teaspoon Paprika

• 1 teaspoon Salt

• 1 teaspoon Thyme

• 1 teaspoon Oregano

• 1 teaspoon Basil

• 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic

• 1/2 teaspoon Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire sauce

• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco

• 1 cup margarine, melted

• 1/2 cup white wine, such as Chablis

Directions:

Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Place shrimp in a medium saucepan. Add spices, garlic, Worcestershire and Tabasco and stir to coat shrimp. Pour melted margarine over shrimp and then white wine. Stir together. Cook over high heat until shrimp are cooked, stirring occasionally. Do not overcook shrimp.

Serve with French bread for dipping.

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