Associate

Associate Role

Oxeon is seeking an ambitious, intellectually curious Associate to serve as a core research and strategic sourcing engine across our executive search practice. In this role, you will advance search precision, execution, and market intelligence by mapping complex executive landscapes, conducting high-touch candidate engagement, and delivering client-ready materials that connect transformative leadership with category-defining healthcare companies.

Partnering directly with firm leaders on C-suite search mandates across private equity-backed, venture-backed, and growth-stage healthcare sectors - including Payer, Value-Based Care, Pharma Services, Digital Health, and Healthtech - you will build targeted candidate pipelines and leverage creative research methods to shape winning calibration slates.

Based in our New York City office, this role offers direct, in-person mentorship from senior leadership within a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where every team member has a voice, initiative is valued, and professional growth is actively supported.

Core Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Uncovering Market Talent & Strategic Sourcing

• Market Mapping: Build targeted candidate landscapes across complex healthcare verticals, combining internal Oxeon intelligence with creative, off-grid research.

• Strategic Sourcing: Adapt sourcing strategies dynamically, spotting talent bottlenecks early and proposing proactive pivots to maintain search momentum.

Engaging & Evaluating Executive Leaders

• High-Touch Assessment: Conduct personalized outreach and thorough discovery calls to evaluate executive track records, leadership style, and organizational fit.

• Insight Synthesis: Translate qualitative screening insights and candidate motivations into a clear, decisive point of view for search leadership.

Delivering Impact & Managing Search Operations

• Client-Ready Deliverables: Author high-quality position profiles, candidate summaries, and client decks that require minimal revision.

• Search Ownership: Manage operational cadence across 3 concurrent searches, running internal syncs and driving timelines toward a 16-week close.

Championing Firm Culture & Shared Success

• NYC Brand Ownership: Act as an owner of Oxeon's NYC footprint by actively participating in office culture, internal initiatives, and community engagement.

• Collaboration & Mentorship: Share cross-functional intelligence across active searches and support incoming team members through peer onboarding and mentorship.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications

Core Qualifications

• Experience: Bachelor's degree required. 13 years of relevant experience in areas such as executive search, recruiting, management consulting, sales, or client-facing professional services, backed by a demonstrated track record of success.

• External-Facing Capability: Proven experience managing external stakeholders, building rapport, and conducting consultative communication.

• High-Performance Teamwork: Proven ability to thrive in collaborative, goal-oriented environments. Brings a strong competitive spirit, resilience, coachability, and a commitment to shared success - qualities often developed in team athletics or similar intensive, collective endeavors.

• Healthcare Alignment: A clear interest and genuine motivation to positively impact the healthcare ecosystem through executive leadership.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Direct Mentorship: Work side-by-side with senior leadership to fast-track your growth and path to project leadership.

• High Autonomy & Inclusive Culture: A welcoming, flat-structured environment where good ideas win and are implemented without red tape.

• Hybrid Work Model: We work together in the New York office 3 days per week (Tuesdays through Thursdays) and offer flexibility on Mondays and Fridays. Additionally, team members have "work from anywhere" days for extended remote work.

• Quality Time Together: We spend time together at bi-weekly all-hands meetings, annual offsites, and events throughout the year to build culture, foster learning and development, and deepen relationships across all three of Oxeon's offices.

• Benefits: We offer 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance for you and your family, paid parental leave, 401(k), and a collaborative open-office environment.

• Community Impact: Opportunities to give back through organized volunteer activities and a generous annual philanthropic match to support causes important to you.

Salary Expectations

• Total cash compensation range (base + bonus): $84,996 $106,272, depending on experience.

  • Base salary range: $78,700 $98,400

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 COVID19 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).