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OCTOPUS SEARCH
ABOUT US

Octopus Search is a specialist search firm focused on AI, machine learning and technical leadership within healthcare and life sciences.

Our Expertise
  • Executive & Leadership
    CTO, VP Engineering, Head of AI, Chief Data or AI Officer
  • AI & Platform Engineering
    Machine Learning Engineers, MLOps Engineers, AI Infrastructure Engineers, Data Scientists
  • Healthcare & Regulatory Specialists
    Clinical Research Scientists, Regulatory and Quality leaders (QARA), medical imaging specialists
  • Product & Engineering Teams
    Backend Engineers, Platform Engineers, Product Managers and technical leadership
  • Commercial & Customer Teams
    VP Sales, Account Executives, Customer Success leaders and Customer Success Engineers
Our Services - Global Reach
  • We support organisations globally across the UK, Europe and the United States, working with companies at different stages of growth from early product development through clinical validation to commercial scale.
  • Our work includes both permanent and contract hiring across engineering, AI, regulatory and commercial leadership roles.
  • Through a focused search approach and strong industry networks, we help our clients identify individuals capable of building and scaling innovative healthcare technologies.

Many of the companies we support are developing AI driven healthcare technologies operating within regulated healthcare environments including FDA regulated medical software as well as frameworks such as SaMD, ISO 13485 and IEC 62304.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Why clients work with Octopus Search.

TESTIMONIALS
Lucida Medical has been working with Octopus Search since the beginning of 2025 to support a number of our recruitment needs. Octopus Search offers favourable terms and is one of our preferred suppliers. During this time, they have successfully placed five candidates with Lucida Medical.

“Roland is highly knowledgeable about the technical recruitment market, both in the UK and internationally. He takes the time to understand our organisational requirements while also keeping the candidate’s best interests in mind. This approach enables clear, open communication and fosters a transparent and effective working relationship. Roland is proactive in seeking clarification where needed and is consistently responsive, providing timely and constructive feedback. I very much enjoy working with him.

I would not hesitate to recommend Octopus Search to prospective clients or candidates, and I would be happy to be contacted directly should further information be required.”

VP Human Resources
Lucida Medical