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Dennis Elmer

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Principal Recruiter at Phagenesis
📍 Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States

Dennis Elmer is a Principal Recruiter at Phagenesis with 20 years of experience in medical device recruiting, focusing on hyper-growth startups. People he has worked with describe him as passionate, reliable, and detail-oriented. He has held key recruiting roles at Outset Medical, Intuitive Surgical, and Johnson & Johnson.

He was the first internal recruiter hired at Outset Medical, where he built the initial commercial sales force from the ground up, making 80 hires in one year.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Principal Recruiter
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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Medical Device Talent
With 20 years of dedicated experience, he specializes in identifying and connecting with high-performing professionals and leaders within the medical device industry.
Startup Growth Strategy
His career focuses on building commercial teams from scratch for hyper-growth startups, demonstrating expertise in strategic organizational design for scaling companies.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Principal Recruiter
Phagenesis
3-2025 - 10-2025
Managing Principal
Dennis Elmer Recruiting Services, LLC
5-2022 - 3-2025
Principal Recruiter, Commercial Operations at Outset Medical, Inc.
Outset Medical, Inc.
10-2020 - 5-2022
Sr. Manager, Commercial Recruiting Operations
Outset Medical, Inc.
1-2018 - 10-2020
Sr. Recruiter
Outset Medical, Inc.
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Education
1994 - 1998
Elementary Education
Commonwealth University-Lock Haven
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