Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
Technical occupations
Engineers and
Scientists
The impact of
emerging/future
trends on talent/skill
requirements
3. Internationalisation
Current ratio of
employees in the
industry
Changes in ratio of
employees due to
automation,
technological
convergence and
internationalisation
environment or
talents with skills that
span across different
disciplines
The demand for
biological scientists
and/or chemists in
the industry will
increase as bio-
convergence
progresses
Technological
convergence will
increase the
emphasis on more
fundamental
technological and
scientific innovation,
which will led to an
increase demand for
PhDs to drive R&D
Increasing
importance of the
knowledge in local
and international
regulatory affairs /
standards
Rising demand for
strong
communication skills
(especially in English)
There is a need for
knowledge in IP
protection
2016
Engineers & Scientists, 4%
Technicians
Increasing
importance of the
knowledge in local
and international
regulatory affairs /
standards
2016
Technicians, 16%
Others, 96% Others, 84%
Increase Increase
Machine Operators
and Assemblers
Migration of some
low value-added
work to countries
with lower labour
cost
2016
Machine Operators
& Assemblers, 57%
Others,
43%
Decrease
30