About Varian
Varian Medical Systems is a leading global medical device and software company specializing in cancer care and radiation oncology, operating as part of Siemens Healthineers. Founded in 1948 as Varian Associates by Russell and Sigurd Varian alongside Stanford researchers; spun off and acquired over the decades before joining Siemens Healthineers.
The Challenge
Varian needed a full engineering and operations centre, built to the standards of a regulated medical technology business, with a date attached.
Speed.
Planned oncology software releases depended on India capacity landing within three quarters.
Talent Competition.
Engineers with medical device and regulated-software experience are scarce, and large global employers were bidding for the same people.
Setup Complexity.
Entity registration, payroll and compliance had to be ready before the first offer letter could go out.
Our Approach
One team ran advisory, setup and hiring as a single program.
The Results
Reached 152 hires in nine months across engineering, quality and regulatory roles, with the leadership team in seat by month six.
Cut time to hire by 24 days against market norms for comparable roles.
Brought setup cost 31% below the client's own first estimate.
Raised offer acceptance to 94% with a clear employer proposition.
Handed over a hiring engine Varian now runs in house.
