this works. thanks. I am injecting custom html and compile it using angular in the controller.
var tableContent= '<div>Search: <input ng-model="searchText"></div>'
+'<div class="table-heading">'
+ '<div class="table-col">Customer ID</div>'
+ ' <div class="table-col" ng-click="vm.openDialog(c.CustomerId)">{{c.CustomerId}}</div>';
$timeout(function () {
var linkingFunction = $compile(tableContent);
var elem = linkingFunction($scope);
// You can then use the DOM element like normal.
jQuery(tablePanel).append(elem);
console.log("timeout");
},100);