Building Your A-Team: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent in MedTech
The MedTech talent market has changed, top performers are harder to find, harder to keep, and more aware of their options than ever before. Hiring demand is at an all‑time high, competitor activity is relentless, and the people you want are already being tapped on the shoulder.
So how do the best organisations win?
MTAA is proud to partner with Innov8Search to bring you an exclusive, insight‑packed session on what’s really driving talent decisions across Australia’s MedTech industry.
Join Tara Sharma, Managing Director at Innov8Search, as she reveals real‑time candidate market data and candid, behind‑the‑scenes insights into:
- What top talent actually wants (not what we assume they want)
- Why high performers leave, even when they’re well paid
- What standout leaders are doing differently to attract and retain the best people
This isn’t theory. It’s real data, real conversations, and practical strategies you can apply immediately.
By the end of this session, you’ll have a clear roadmap to:
- Strengthen your leadership and employer brand
- Attract the right people—not just more applicants
- Build a team that stays, performs and grows with you
What you’ll learn
- What top MedTech talent is truly looking for across sales, clinical, marketing, operations and executive roles
- Why your leadership brand is one of your most powerful (and underused) retention tools
- How to build and communicate an EVP that cuts through in a crowded market
- The difference between active and passive talent and how to reach both strategically
- Retention levers that go beyond salary and benefits and actually work
Who should attend
This session is designed for people leaders, HR managers and general managers across MedTech, Pharma, Biotech and Life Sciences who want to:
- Stop losing high performers to competitors
- Hire smarter, not harder
- Build a sustainable, high‑performance team
Date: 17 June 2026
Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Location: MTAA Office, Level 4, 97 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park
Registration: MTAA Members $25, Non-members $35.
Prices are per person and include GST.
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Your Presenter
Tara Sharma, Managing Director and Founder, Innov8Search
Tara Sharma is the Managing Director and founder of Innov8Search, an Executive Search Firm specialising in MedTech, Pharma, Biotech and Life Sciences across ANZ and the APAC region.
Tara works closely with Boards, CEOs, Managing Directors, GMs and senior leadership teams on critical hiring decisions across commercial, operational and executive positions. Her work gives her a unique view of the leadership and workforce challenges facing healthcare organisations as they scale, transform and build capability in an increasingly complex market.
With her own background spanning clinical practice, commercial medical device positions and executive search, Tara brings a practical understanding of both the industry and the talent market. She is particularly focused on what helps organisations attract, assess and retain the people needed to support sustainable growth.
Tara also leads the MedExec Leadership Community, a peer forum for senior executives across MedTech and Life Sciences to share insight, challenge thinking and navigate common leadership challenges in a confidential, non-commercial environment.
At Innov8Search, Tara’s work sits at the intersection of leadership, workforce capability, organisational growth and organisational strategy in the age of AI, giving her a broad perspective on what it takes to build high-performing teams in Australia’s healthcare sector.
