Senior Associate, Executive Search

Oxeon; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 100,800 - 138,600; Full time

Job summary

Oxeon is seeking a Senior Associate in Seattle to shape the leadership behind healthcare’s most impactful companies. You will own end-to-end C-suite mandates and manage client relationships, leading weekly search calls and driving market mapping to identify top executives in healthcare.

You will also mentor Associates, drive core initiatives, and exemplify our values while contributing to a flexible, collaborative, high-growth team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end execution of C-suite mandates for healthcare companies.
• Cultivate, own and manage client relationships and deliverables; lead weekly search calls and manage candidate progression.
• Identify and engage executives through outreach and screening; conduct interviews and networking calls.
• Conduct market mapping to identify talent and healthcare trends at Payer, Value-Based Care, Digital Health, Life Sciences, and Multisite Healthcare.
• Manage small project teams of Associates in search work.
• Drive initiatives around building the business and organization (operations, business development, marketing, process improvements).
• Lead Seattle team weekly meeting and embody Oxeon’s core values.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Shape the leadership behind healthcare’s most impactful companies. As a Senior Associate, you serve as a strategic partner to the founders and investors building the industry's future.

About the Role

• Own the end-to-end execution of C-suite mandates (CEO, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer) for venture-backed, private equity-backed and growth-stage healthcare companies.
• Cultivate, own and manage client relationships and hold ultimate accountability for all client deliverables; lead weekly search calls, manage candidate progression and overall search cadence and success.
• Identify and engage relevant executives through outreach and subsequent screening, interview and networking calls.
• Conduct deep-dive market mapping to identify talent and emerging healthcare trends at the intersection of Payer, Value-Based Care, Digital Health, Life Sciences, and Multisite Healthcare.
• In conjunction with Director support, manage small project teams of Associates in search work.
• Drive Oxeon Key Initiatives around both building the business and building the organization (i.e. internal operations, business development, marketing, process improvement, ongoing development & learning, etc.).
• Act as a key cultural contributor and leader internally; lead the Seattle team weekly meeting; exemplify Oxeon’s core values of Intellectual Curiosity, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership, Resilience, Collaboration and Spirit of Generosity.

Qualifications for the Role

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3–6 years of relevant experience in executive search, internal recruitment, management consulting, expert networks, or client-facing professional services.
• Bonus if you have experience across healthcare services, med-tech, health-tech, life sciences and/or digital health.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills with the ability to build rapport with world-class executives.
• A strong desire to take on an increasing amount of responsibilities and continually function “out over your skis”.
• A track record of high achievement: you don’t just meet goals, you exceed them - academically, professionally, and personally.
• Ambition for hands‑on ownership, entrepreneurial drive, and the ability to thrive in high‑velocity environments.
• An intellectually curious, collaborative nature and a desire to make a meaningful impact on healthcare through people and leadership.

About Oxeon

Oxeon is reimagining a healthcare system everyone can trust by uniting leaders and ideas — the building blocks of tomorrow's healthcare. As a trusted advisor and specialized executive search and investment firm, we partner with category-defining companies to solve systemic healthcare problems that undermine access, affordability, and outcomes.

Founded in 2011, Oxeon is the only healthcare-focused, stage-agnostic firm of its kind. Employee-owned and operated, we've rejected transactional relationships that trap healthcare in an unsustainable status quo. Instead, our collaborative approach, vast network, and deep industry expertise create a flywheel of impact that consistently delivers 10x+ increases in valuation for our partners. When Oxeon invests in a company and places five or more executives on its leadership team, those organizations experience an average 56.6x growth in valuation. This isn't by chance — it's by design. Our pattern recognition, unique data sets, and relationship-centered methodology surface tomorrow's leaders and connect them with transformative opportunities. Through Oxeon Executive Search, we connect visionary companies with healthcare's top talent, from prestigious legacy leaders to up-and-coming pioneers. Through our Investment Portfolio, we make selective, early‑stage investments to accelerate the leaders and ideas that will transform healthcare for generations to come.

People power outcomes. Oxeon powers people.

Visit Oxeon.com to learn more about how we're building a higher-functioning healthcare ecosystem that delivers equitable experiences for patients and providers alike.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Healthcare-focused and industry-centric: We work only in healthcare, connecting leaders who shape the future of health delivery, technology, life sciences, and value‑based care.
• Relationship-driven and strategic: Our approach combines data, deep networks, and consultative thought partnership to build leadership teams that truly move the needle.
• Entrepreneurial and aligned: Every employee receives equity in Oxeon investments from day one, so your success is directly tied to the growth and impact you help create.
• High-growth and collaborative: We embrace autonomy, mentorship, and cross-functional teamwork, with opportunities to influence business development, process design, market insights, and internal strategy.

We hold ourselves to six core values: Intellectual Curiosity, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Ownership, Resilience, Collaboration and Spirit of Generosity. These values guide our every action — from the way we hire, to how we invest, to how we serve our clients.

Perhaps most importantly, we have a lot of fun together. As part of the Oxeon team, you might be asked to take over as office DJ, don a costume for Spirit Week, or teach us about your favorite hobby. We encourage laughter and celebration in our everyday work.

What You Can Expect From Us

• A flexible, hybrid work model. We work together in the Seattle office 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) and are flexible Mondays and Fridays. Additionally, everyone has additional “work from anywhere” days, where they can choose to work remotely for extended periods of time.
• Quality time together. We spend time together at bi‑weekly all‑hands, annual off‑sites and events throughout the year to build culture, laugh, foster learning and development, and deepen relationships with one another.
• Great compensation and benefits. We offer competitive compensation, 100% employer paid medical and dental insurance for you and your family (we are a healthcare company after all!), paid parental leave, 401k, commuter benefits, great snacks, and a fun, flexible open‑office environment.
• Opportunity to give back. We believe in giving back to the community and helping those in need, which is why every employee is given volunteer opportunities and a generous annual philanthropic match to support causes important to them.

Salary Expectations

• Total cash compensation range (base + bonus): $110,880 - $138,600, depending on experience
• Base salary range: $100,800 - $126,000

What We’d Like From You

• Apply on our Careers Page to let us know why you’re interested. We’re excited to hear more about your story and goals.

Oxeon is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States; however, we are not able to sponsor visas at this time.

Oxeon is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in both our internal operations and across our external business and network. We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Applicants are considered for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable laws.

Oxeon is committed to providing and maintaining a safe workplace. Pursuant to the order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID‑19 Vaccination in the Workplace, all New York City workers who perform in‑person work or interact with the public in the course of business must provide proof that they have been fully‑vaccinated against COVID‑19 or request and receive approval for a reasonable accommodation (including due to disability or religion).