What Is Executive Search?
Executive search is a high-touch recruiting service focused on filling top leadership roles, from the C-suite to clinical and operational leadership positions. A leadership vacancy creates uncertainty: initiatives stall, teams lose momentum and critical decisions wait for the right person to be in the room. Optigy helps healthcare organizations fill these roles with leaders who fit the culture, understand the stakes and are ready to lead through growth, succession, transformation or continuity.
We recruit for leadership roles including:
- CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CNO and CHRO
- Medical Directors and Vice Presidents
- Practice Administrators and Population Health Leaders
- Service Line Leaders and clinical and operational leadership
Why choose Optigy for Executive Search:
Healthcare-Only Expertise
Healthcare leaders face challenges unlike those in any other industry. We understand the environment they work in and what it takes to succeed.
Focused on Fit
Experience matters, but alignment matters more. We look beyond resumes to find leaders who fit your culture and can make an impact on your goals.
Confidential and Discreet Execution
We protect your brand and internal dynamics throughout every search, from first conversation to final offer.
Workforce-Wide Perspective
We consider how a leadership decision affects your broader team, not just the open seat.
Benefits of Optigy Retained Search
Benefit
What It Means for You
Priority and Exclusivity
Your search is our top priority with full focus from our senior team
Access to Passive Leadership Talent
Reach experienced executives who aren't actively job hunting but could be the right fit
Aligned Strategy
We build your search around your organization's mission, culture and long-term vision
Reduced Risk of Mishire
Leadership-specific vetting protects against the outsized cost of the wrong executive hire
Brand and Confidentiality Protection
Your leadership search is handled with total discretion, protecting your organization's reputation and stability
FAQs
Most healthcare executive searches take 90 to 120 days from kickoff to signed offer, depending on the role's seniority and market. Optigy's dedicated senior team and passive-candidate network are built to move as efficiently as the search allows without sacrificing fit.
Executive search focuses specifically on C-suite and senior leadership roles. Retained search covers a broader range of mission-critical or hard-to-fill positions that may not be leadership roles. Optigy can help determine which model fits a given hiring need.
Optigy handles every leadership search with total discretion, from candidate outreach through offer negotiation, to protect both the organization's internal dynamics and the candidate's current position.
Optigy recruits for C-suite roles including CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CNO and CHRO, as well as Medical Directors, Vice Presidents, Practice Administrators, Population Health Leaders and other senior operational and clinical leadership positions.
No. Optigy's executive search network includes passive candidates, experienced leaders who aren't actively job hunting but may be the right fit for the right opportunity.
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All-In-One Staffing and Recruitment
We recognize that you don’t have cookie cutter needs. That’s why we design each solution around you.
Locum Tenens
Address gaps or cover absences
Direct Hire Support
Streamline processes for efficiency
Retained Search
Dedicated effort from an experienced team
Who We Serve
We focus 100% on healthcare because that’s what we know, and we know you deserve a partner that understands your unique
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