FINDING EMPLOYMENT IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE

INDUSTRY, JOHN WEBSTER, 3/10/05

Send out your resumes
The medical device industry is largely a cottage industry composed of thousands of small
companies. Unlike the large companies that interview on campus, many of these companies are
too small to justify sending recruiters to campus. If you want to work in the medical device
industry, you need to spend a few hundred dollars to send out your resume to a hundred or so
companies. The probability of success is small with each company, but by seeking a job with
many, you may be successful.

Work in Madison
If you want to work in Madison, obtain the Greater Madison area directory of high-tech
companies, for $15. from Jim Mohrbacher at MGE, P.O. Box 1231, Madison WI 53701-1231, e-
mail jmohrbacher@mge.com, phone 252-7116. It lists 378 high-tech firms. Many make medical
devices, such as Ohmeda, Nicolet, Lunar, Gilson, Reining, etc.

Work in the region

A little farther away are Burdick in Milton WI, Criticare in Waukesha WI, Marquette
Electronics and GE Medical Systems in Milwaukee WI, Baxter in Round Lake IL, and Medtronic
and CPI in Minneapolis MN.

Work in the US
If you desire another location, check the journal Medical Electronics*, 2994 W. Liberty
Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15216, tel 412-343-9666, fax 412-343-9685, $22/year. The most recent 6
issues (one year) provide a review of the medical device industry, listing thousands of
companies, products, and addresses.
Also consult the following reference book in libraries:

TITLE Health devices sourcebook. -- Plymouth Meeting, PA : ECRI

LOCATION Ebling Library Reference Collection
A directory of medical devices and manufacturers, Emergency Care Research Institute, ECRI.

TITLE Medical device register. -- Greenwich, CT : DSI,

LOCATION Ebling Library, Latest edition in Reference
The official directory of hospital suppliers. Contains a list of all manufacturers and other
specified processors of medical devices registered with the Food and Drug Administration.

http://www.ieee.org/membership/benefits/careers.html has information on careers

BMENet: http://www.bmenet.org/BMEnet/ has listings of biomedical engineering jobs.
http://www.aami.org/CareerCenter/SearchJobPostings.cfm lists biomedical engineering and
hospital jobs
MedSearch America: http://www.medsearch.com/ has listings of biomedical engineering jobs.
You can get information on careers and post your resume at
http://www.careermag.com/
http://careers.ieee.org/js.php?lookid=ieee search on medical
http://ecs.engr.wisc.edu/ lists all engineering jobs
http://www.devicelink.com has a career center
http://www.thedeangelisgroup.com/ has a career center
http://www.mbbnet.umn.edu lists 1300 Minnesota-based biotechnology companies
http://www.medtronic.com Medtronic
http://www.guidant.com/ Guidant
http://www.gemedicalsystems.com/index.html GE Medical Systems
http://www.bostonscientific.com/ Boston Scientific
http://www.baxter.com Baxter
http://www.sms.siemens.com Siemens
http://www.jnj.com Johnson & Johnson
http://www.abbott.com Abbott
http://www.agilent.com Agilent
http://www.bd.com Becton Dickinson
http://www.dadebehring.com Dade Behring
http://www.whitaker.org/glance/acareer.html Jobs in BME
* John Webster has copies to loan out over the weekend.