Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Healthcare recruitment agencies, Melbourne

Together they advertise 174 open roles.

Healthcare & Life Sciences firms ranked

Healthcare & Life Sciences recruiting firms in Melbourne, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Skilled Medicalsince 2005	Permanent and locum recruitment of doctors, specialists and medical executives	Not stated	Not disclosed	75	75.4
02	Doctors Secretarial Agencysince 1982	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	72.7
03	Aesthetics Recruitment Australia	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	53.7
04	CS Executive Groupsince 1988	Scientific and technical recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	49.8
05	Aligned HealthcareMelbourne CBD	Allied health and social work recruitment, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	49.2
06	Debra Rudov Healthcare Recruitmentsince 2012	Medical device and pharmaceutical commercial recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	46.7
07	Evolve Scientificsince 2010	Scientific recruitment: laboratory science, biotechnology, pharmaceutical quality, research and technical leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	46.1
08	DXC Medical Recruitmentsince 2018	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	43.0
=09	Coulter Partnerssince 2003	Life sciences, biotechnology, medtech and digital-health leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=09	KLC Recruitmentsince 2009	Recruitment of social work and allied health professionals alongside broader professional staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
11	Scope Medical Recruitmentsince 2013	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	38.9
12	Prescript Recruitment	Doctor recruitment, radiology, general practice, rural generalists, emergency medicine and medical leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	32.3
13	Alecto Australia	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	30.9
14	Aussie Nurse Recruiters	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	30.4
15	4 Healthcare Recruitmentsince 2022	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	28.4
=16	Aktrapid	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Global Talent Connect	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Medfuture	Permanent recruitment of GPs, specialist doctors, allied health, mental health and dental staff	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	mexec	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Multinational Recruit	Permanent medical, education, technology and corporate placements	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Outpouring Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Pharma People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Scitex	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Sentio Recruit	Doctors, allied health and social work recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Sterling Healthcare Resourcing	Permanent medical recruitment and doctor career placement.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Talent Redefined	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	The One Clinic Agency	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
28	StellaFortis Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	23.7

01Skilled MedicalPermanent and locum recruitment of doctors, specialists and medical executives75.4
Not statedNot disclosed75 open roles
02Doctors Secretarial Agency72.7
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
03Aesthetics Recruitment Australia53.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
04CS Executive GroupScientific and technical recruitment49.8
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
05Aligned HealthcareMelbourne CBD · Allied health and social work recruitment, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology49.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
06Debra Rudov Healthcare RecruitmentMedical device and pharmaceutical commercial recruitment46.7
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
07Evolve ScientificScientific recruitment: laboratory science, biotechnology, pharmaceutical quality, research and technical leadership.46.1
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
08DXC Medical Recruitment43.0
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=09Coulter PartnersLife sciences, biotechnology, medtech and digital-health leadership search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=09KLC RecruitmentRecruitment of social work and allied health professionals alongside broader professional staffing41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
11Scope Medical Recruitment38.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
12Prescript RecruitmentDoctor recruitment, radiology, general practice, rural generalists, emergency medicine and medical leadership.32.3
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
13Alecto Australia30.9
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
14Aussie Nurse Recruiters30.4
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
154 Healthcare Recruitment28.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Aktrapid23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Global Talent Connect23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16MedfuturePermanent recruitment of GPs, specialist doctors, allied health, mental health and dental staff23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16mexec23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Multinational RecruitPermanent medical, education, technology and corporate placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Outpouring Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Pharma People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Scitex23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Sentio RecruitDoctors, allied health and social work recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Sterling Healthcare ResourcingPermanent medical recruitment and doctor career placement.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Talent Redefined23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16The One Clinic Agency23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
28StellaFortis Consulting23.7
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles

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How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Healthcare & Life Sciences. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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Healthcare recruitment agencies in Melbourne: questions

How do healthcare recruitment agencies in Melbourne charge?

Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

How are healthcare recruitment agencies ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

Should I use more than one recruiter?

For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.