Source EQ places C-suite executives, clinical operations leaders, regional directors, and key clinical providers for private equity-backed healthcare platforms. We find leaders who can scale fast, integrate acquisitions, maintain clinical quality, and perform in a high-stakes, high-growth environment.
Private equity-backed healthcare platforms operate under a fundamentally different set of pressures than non-profit health systems or independent practices. You have a defined investment horizon. You have EBITDA targets. You are likely integrating acquired practices, expanding into new markets, and building infrastructure that didn't exist 12 months ago.
The leadership talent you need is not the same talent that thrives in a stable, bureaucratic health system. PE-backed healthcare requires executives and clinical leaders who can build while running, make decisions under pressure, and deliver results on a timeline that a traditional healthcare organization would call unrealistic.
Source EQ has placed leadership teams for behavioral health platforms, dental service organizations, urgent care networks, concierge and DPC groups, addiction treatment organizations, and home health and home-based primary care platforms — all in PE-backed environments with high-growth mandates.
CEOs, clinical directors, and regional operators for PE-backed behavioral health platforms expanding through de novo growth and acquisition integration.
DSO operators, regional directors, and clinical leaders who can maintain quality across a distributed network of acquired dental practices.
Operators and clinical leaders for urgent care, concierge, and specialty groups scaling from 5 to 50-plus locations.
Platform CEOs who can drive growth strategy, manage investor relationships, and lead executive teams through rapid expansion.
Operators who build the systems, processes, and teams that make multi-site healthcare platforms scalable and consistent.
Clinical executives who maintain quality standards, manage clinical talent, and ensure regulatory compliance across a growing network.
Healthcare CFOs with PE reporting experience, proficiency in healthcare-specific financial modeling, and managed care contract expertise.
Multi-site operators who manage 5 to 20 locations, drive revenue performance, and execute integration and de novo expansion plans.
Physician leaders who provide clinical oversight, manage provider relations, and ensure clinical quality across PE-backed program networks.
Clinical operations executives who translate the CEO's growth vision into operational reality across multiple sites and service lines.
Site-level and regional operations directors who drive productivity, manage teams, and improve margin at the location level.
Psychiatrists, physicians, and APPs whose clinical performance and patient volume are directly tied to platform revenue and EBITDA.
PE-backed healthcare search has two requirements that most recruiting firms struggle to meet simultaneously: speed and quality. You need the right person fast. Not a decent candidate in 30 days, and not the right person in 180. Both.
We have built our process specifically to deliver on both. Our network of healthcare executives and clinical leaders allows us to move quickly on candidate identification. Our deep interview process — which assesses both operational competency and PE-environment fit — means you don't waste time with candidates who look right on paper but can't perform in your environment.
We also understand that PE healthcare recruiting is confidential by default. We never disclose your platform's identity, your sponsor, or your strategic plans during candidate outreach. Every search is handled with the discretion your investors and board require.
First shortlist within 2 to 3 weeks. We don't pad timelines to manage expectations — we move as fast as the search allows while maintaining quality.
We assess candidates for performance orientation, comfort with ambiguity, decision velocity, and ability to lead through rapid change — not just clinical or operational credentials.
Every PE-backed search is conducted confidentially. We protect your platform identity, your sponsor, and your strategic plans throughout the process.
Tell us about your platform, your growth stage, and the role. We'll tell you how we'd approach it and what a timeline looks like.
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