How we assembled an 8-person machine learning engineering team for a healthcare AI company in just 6 weeks.
A healthcare AI startup had just secured FDA approval for their diagnostic imaging platform and needed to rapidly scale their engineering team to meet enterprise demand. They required:
⚠️ Challenge: Healthcare AI talent is extremely scarce, with most candidates already employed at major tech companies or established medical device companies.
Leveraged our specialized healthcare AI network, including contacts at major medical device companies, research hospitals, and healthcare-focused AI startups.
Reached out to top medical AI research labs at universities, targeting PhD graduates and postdocs looking to transition to industry roles.
Ran simultaneous hiring processes for all 8 positions, with coordinated interview schedules to ensure team chemistry and complementary skill sets.
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"Building our entire ML team through Vellan Partners was the best decision we made. They understood the unique challenges of healthcare AI and found us candidates who were not just technically excellent, but also passionate about improving patient outcomes."
CTO & Co-Founder
Healthcare AI Startup