ON Partners named to the 2025 Top 50 Healthcare and Life Sciences Search Firm ranking by Hunt Scanlon Media
ON Partners, a pure-play retained executive search firm, builds C-level and board leadership teams for high-growth private and public companies. They also work with growth and private equity, and venture capital. The firm is proud to be ranked in the Top 50 Healthcare Search Firm list and Top 50 Life Sciences Search Firm list. This ‘Top 50’ ranking of specialist search firms, dedicated to these two powerful sectors, is presented by market research firm Hunt Scanlon. We’ve been serving the healthcare and life sciences sector since our inception in 2006.
ON Partners places executives across functional leadership roles—from CEO and P&L ownership to multisite operations, revenue cycle, technology, and commercial leadership. They bring the talent required to drive innovation, scale, and measurable impact in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.
Continuing To Elevate Healthcare Sectors
ON Partners continues to elevate its impact in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. This is achieved with the strategic addition of partner Jessica Johnson. With over 25 years of executive search experience and more than 500 completed C-suite and senior executive placements, Johnson enhances ON’s capabilities across healthcare services, healthcare technology, medical devices, life sciences, and biopharma. Her extensive track record with leading organizations—ranging from VC-backed startups to Fortune 500 companies—aligns seamlessly with ON’s growing client base. This includes major clients like Summit Partners, Thermo Fisher, and Francisco Partners.
Johnson joins an elite team of healthcare executive search experts at ON, including recently promoted Senior Partner Nina McMaster, veteran partner Suzanne Zebedee, Ph.D., and Ashley Day, Ph.D.. She brings unique private equity insight from her previous roles at FFL Partners and CI Capital Partners. Together, this team solidifies ON Partners’ position as a premier provider of executive talent solutions in the healthcare space. Their focus is on serving growth equity, private equity, and public organizations.
Healthcare Executive Search Successful Appointments
See a highlight of our successful appointments in this sector.
We have a successful track record of placing executives across a breadth of corporate, commercial, research, and development functions. We have experience recruiting for companies across all development stages. From large multinationals to early-stage venture-backed companies, this includes the following sectors:
- Biotechnology
- Pharmaceutical
- Diagnostics / Life Sciences Tools
- Digital Health
- Medical Devices
- Healthcare Services
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