As imaging technology advances the workforce must become more specialised
Ellew MedTech Talent founder Aidan Pearce asks: “Do organisations have the right people in place to make new innovation work in live healthcare environments?” The challenge is no longer just adding new systems or capabilities. He believes it is about making sure the people behind them can support implementation, adoption, credibility and delivery in practice. This has long been clear across radiology IT, PACS, RIS, teleradiology, imaging workflows and related healthcare technology settings. In these environments, success depends on whether the people involved understand operational context, stakeholder pressures and working properly in a clinical setting.
As systems become more sophisticated, many roles need a broader mix of strengths: understanding workflow, supporting change, working across teams and engaging credibly with stakeholders.
In this market, says Pearce, recruitment is about knowing which backgrounds will translate into delivery and customer confidence. “In specialist imaging roles, a plausible CV and a genuinely relevant background are not always the same thing. On paper, candidates can look similar but the gap between knowing a product and understanding its place in a live clinical environment can be significant.
“Those with a clinical radiography background have always brought value in this space, but that value now feels stronger than ever. As imaging technology evolves, that experience can bring something product knowledge alone often cannot; a practical understanding of how imaging departments actually function. Increasingly, that matters not only in applications, workflow, training and product roles, but in commercial roles too.”
Read this report on page 22 of the June 2026 issue of RAD Magazine.
