Associate, Healthcare Practice; MedTech

SSI (U.S.) Inc. d/b/a Spencer Stuart

Spencer Stuart is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

Spencer Stuart is seeking to recruit an experienced Associate for the Healthcare Practice focused on Chief Executive Officer and other C-level functional executive searches with a focus in Med Tech. With exposure to a broad set of clients and leadership challenges, this Associate will help to identify and develop diverse candidate slates as an essential member of the search team. The Associate role combines research, assessment, and relationship-building skills to deliver extraordinary service and value to Spencer Stuart clients.

Successful candidates for the Associate position will have a proven track record of being driven, resilient, and demonstrating strong project management ability, writing skills, results orientation, rigorous attention to details, intellectual curiosity and ideally an understanding of healthcare services. The Associate will enjoy the challenge of working internally with a variety of Consultants, and externally with diverse, senior-level executives and board members as both clients and candidates.

The Associate will ideally be based in Minneapolis. There is an expectation of being present in the office a minimum of three days a week. In the early stages, it will be beneficial for the individual to spend more time in the office to build relationships, engage with colleagues and participate in the local office community.

• Contribute actively to the start-up phase of each search by participating in client kick-off meetings with the Consultant; will come to meetings prepared and assist in the development of the position specification, search strategy, target list of companies and potentially relevant profiles.
• Gather relevant information regarding the appropriate industries and target companies. Identify potential prospects and sources and represent the client effectively in the marketplace, discussing the opportunity with relevant executives and conducting initial assessment.
• Validate potential candidates through reference and source calls to gain further insight into the individuals fit to the clients need.
• Partner with the Consultant to develop and present a slate of candidates to each client. Anticipate what needs to drive the search to closure and be prepared to supply additional information, such as related industry/segment trends, market findings, reaction to the opportunity, compensation data, etc., gained during the course of a search.
• Prepare position specifications, candidate presentations and reference reports adhering to the Firm's assessment methodology and exercising judgement.
• Communicate effectively with the search team (Consultants, Analysts, EEA's), and remain fully abreast of search developments, in order to communicate accurately and credibly regarding the assignment; work closely with the consultant to ensure we are communicating regularly with active candidates and closing them out in a timely manner if not advancing in the search.
• Prepare organized information for the client progress reports/meetings by teaming with the Consultant, Analyst and the EEA. Provide an informed, and balanced, perspective on prospects/candidates and how they match against the key selection criteria along with interest and motivations in the opportunity. Be prepared to weave in market insights and third party source commentary to provide additional information.
• Be aware of activities and management changes in the relevant industry's sector; keep team members apprised of relevant developments in the marketplace; over time will be expected to have a strong grasp of the market and will have built trust based relationships in the candidate pools where operating.
• Add to the Firm's candidate pool expertise by continually identifying and introducing new talent to the Firm. Ensure that up to date assignment, company and candidate information during the course of an assignment is always available for colleagues, by leveraging technology and information from the Firm's state-of-the-art, proprietary…