Medical Recruitment Market

Global Medical Recruitment Market Size (2024 to 2029)

The size of the global medical recruitment market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.46% from 2024 to 2029.

MARKET DRIVERS

The growing shortage of healthcare personnel across the industry is primarily driving the growth of the medical recruitment market.

The need for more healthcare professionals worldwide is growing significantly to address the rising treatment needs of the chronic disease patient population. Most of the time, medical recruitment would be done by third-party service providers for the healthcare institutions by charging a fee. The pharmaceutical industry is moving towards an exciting phase of drug discovery, drug manufacturing, and R&D spending, which is expected to impact the medical recruitment market significantly. The growing number of activities in the pharmaceutical industry requires a sufficient workforce to execute the work activities with full efficiency.

In addition, the growing geriatric population, increasing number of healthcare centers, an increasing number of innovations in the healthcare industry, and the growing requirement for medical professionals are showcasing a favorable impact on the medical recruitment market growth.

MARKET RESTRAINTS

Data privacy is one of the significant issues that the medical recruitment market is currently facing.

In addition, issues associated with the hiring and scarcity of skilled people executing the medical recruitment operations are further inhibiting the medical recruitment market growth.

REPORT COVERAGE

SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

Global Medical Recruitment Market Analysis By Service

The recruitment process outsourcing segment accounted for the most significant share of the global medical recruitment market in 2023. In addition, temporary recruitment procedures such as the locum tenens and the travel nurses are also expected to have significant growth during the forecast period due to the growing shortage of nurses and the rising geriatric populations needing temporary assistance with healthcare physicians. Moreover, temporary assistance is a service that can provide home care and further support the segment due to rising chronic illnesses and preference toward home healthcare.

Global Medical Recruitment Market Analysis By Industry Verticals

The nursing/healthcare segment dominated the market and held 35% of the global medical recruitment market in 2021 and is expected to continue to do so during the forecast period owing to the growing need for healthcare professionals.

However, the medical/clinical research segment is also expected to witness notable growth during the forecast period due to the rising cases of research and development recruitments in academic institutions. Additionally, the rising need for clinical research for project approvals as the healthcare rules become more stringent drives the segment's growth.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

In 2023, North America dominated the medical recruitment market, and the domination of the North American region is anticipated to continue during the forecast period. The U.S. accounted for the dominating share of the North American region in 2021, followed by Canada. Although several job posts are open at various universities in the region supporting the market, a wide range of posts to choose from, like nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, resident nurses, etc., are all a part of the market's prevalence. In countries like the U.K. and Canada, there is a high demand for medical professionals due to the growing advanced healthcare infrastructure and development. Covid-19 left many hospitals in America understaffed as many working professionals quit their jobs due to stress and severe health conditions. A new 2022 survey from Forbes claims that more than 47% of healthcare workers plan on quitting their jobs by 2025 due to massive burnout leading to more demand for recruitment.

The Asian-Pacific market is also expected to grow due to the recent inclination of the population toward quality healthcare services. Countries like Singapore, China, Australia, and New Zealand have multiple job posts for medical professionals supporting market growth. Additionally, there is a massive rise in the region's cloud healthcare professionals' hiring process, supporting market growth. With COVID-19 leaving the healthcare system in panic mode with a lack of employees and an online mode of medical assistance, cloud hiring in healthcare is an essential step toward bettering healthcare services. However, the region is filled with disparity among countries due to economic conditions restricting market growth; In contrast, economically stable countries like Australia have the hiring capacity and job opportunities the low-income countries like India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Indonesia, etc., struggle to provide enough recruitment opportunities despite requirement due to shortage in the economy and the inability to pay the recruits  This leads to a shortage of professionals and an overworked healthcare workforce in the region.

KEY PLAYERS IN THE GLOBAL MEDICAL RECRUITMENT MARKET

Euromotion Medical, CCM Recruitment, Medacs Healthcare, TFS Healthcare, ProClinical Recruitment, CPL Healthcare, EGV Recruiting, and IMS Recruitment are a few of the significant companies operating globally medical recruitment market profiled in this report.

RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THE MARKET

• In January 2023, Takeda pharmaceuticals and natural chemistry decided to repeat history as both parties had agreed to a partnership, much like last year when the companies hired four interns for a hybrid internship program in hopes of a repeat of the success of their prior endeavor.
• In January 2023, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, a four-year-old, well-known healthcare center, received a notice that more than a dozen doctors would be terminated, leading to the company planning to hire a staffing firm to avoid a crisis.
• In January 2023, Affluent Medical is recruiting for three significant positions for its management committee to strengthen the core activities of the business. The company had previously hired more staff in its clinical development investments and is now expanding the employee domain.
• In January 2023, ShiiftKey, a leading American healthcare recruitment platform, received a massive $300 funding from various industries in the healthcare sector, with Lorient Capital, a private healthcare-focused investment firm, being the main contributor.

DETAILED SEGMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL MEDICAL RECRUITMENT MARKET INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This research report on the global medical recruitment market has been segmented and sub-segmented based on service, industry verticals, and region.

By Service

• Recruitment Services
  • Temporary Positions
  • Permanent Positions
• Managed Services
  • Vendor Management
  • Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
  • Consulting Service
• Homecare Services
• Specialist Care Services

By Industry Verticals

• Pharmaceuticals
• Medical Devices
• Biotechnology
• Nursing/Healthcare
• Paramedical Staff
• Scientific Research
• Medical/Clinical Research

By Region

• North America
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Latin America
• The Middle East and Africa