Oxeon is my go-to for shaping and building leadership teams. Two years ago, I joined a company as CEO and knew I wanted to partner with them to build upon the existing organization in a timely manner across multiple, highly-critical roles. I was confident I could make these asks with stretch deadlines and they would deliver. Beyond the candidates they bring, I always like to hear their market insights about interesting businesses or sector themes. A true thought partner.
As a clinician executive, I knew my next role had to have a meaningful impact on the communities and populations I care deeply about. Oxeon took the time to understand my experience and passions and ultimately guided me through a successful recruitment process. Today I am the CEO of KinwellHealth, a subsidiary of Premera Blue Cross, where we are tackling the challenge of primary care access in the Pacific Northwest.
As a private equity investor, company Founder, and now operator, I have found Oxeon to be an instrumental partner as Profound Research evolved from an investment concept into a national platform. Thanks to their deep network and familiarity with our industry, we hired exceptional executive talent as we built out a founding team. Oxeon helped us stay flexible through periods of rapid growth and strengthened our position as a leading partner to physicians for their research and clinical trial operations.
As the Chief Medical Officer of a national PACE provider, I focus on people, mission, and leadership development as key priorities. I worked closely with the Oxeon team first as a candidate, and then Oxeon served as a trusted partner to help me craft a high-quality and mission-driven team. Their expertise and dedication to clinician executive search positions them well to shape the next era of leaders to drive healthcare innovation.
Prior to joining WCAS, I was a Partner at Oxeon for 6+ years and learned there that exceptional talent acquisition can be THE unlock in healthcare to drive successful company performance. Now, as a client, Oxeon is a critical partner that helps us find the best talent for our healthcare portfolio. Oxeon’s unique pairing of extensive industry experience with a rigorous search approach delivers time and again.
In healthcare, finding the right leaders with the ideal mix of expertise, vision, and cultural alignment is especially challenging. Oxeon made that process smooth and genuinely collaborative. They know the unique demands of this sector, are connected to the leaders who thrive in it, and filter the talent accordingly.
My first experience with Oxeon was through the great work they did sourcing a c-suite executive for one of our portfolio companies, HouseWorks. Given how well that went, we now partner with them on senior team builds across 3 other active healthcare investments. Having Oxeon on speed dial has been a great addition to our toolkit and enhances the operational playbooks we use to support our portfolio companies. They are the best at what they do.
From my very first conversation with Oxeon over a decade ago, it was clear that they are a differentiated recruiting partner. They reached out about a specific opportunity, and also took the time to get to know me. Over the years they placed me in two dream roles, and led recruiting efforts as we built out stellar leadership teams.
We keep turning to Oxeon because, frankly, they are just really good at what they do. We’ve asked them to help us place a range of executives - myself included. We trust them to get it right. They know our business, understand the profiles we need, present us with strong candidates, have the right network to provide useful backchannel references, and move quickly without sacrificing the integrity of the work.
Oxeon is a pivotal partner for our business. Ever since bringing in our CMO Pat, who has been an anchor leader for us, Oxeon is one of our first calls each time we realize we have to expand the expertise of our leadership team.
I have dedicated my clinical career to whole-person care and serving those with addiction. I remember vividly when Oxeon called me and described their vision for a new business concept they were developing to serve people with substance use disorder with dignity and without judgment. The more I spoke with them, the more I knew that joining the founding team would be the perfect next step in my journey. Being Eleanor’s Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer has been an absolutely incredible opportunity to be a part of transforming the way addiction treatment is delivered and paid for. From the ground up, we have built a mission-driven, growth-oriented company powered by a passionate team that goes above and beyond each day to empower people with addiction to lead amazing lives.
