
Week In Review:
August 29, 2025
On The Ground
When we published our Mid-Year State of Hiring Report earlier this summer, we suggested that all signs pointed to an extremely competitive back half of the year from a hiring perspective. With summer coming to a close and that golden hour getting earlier and earlier, we aren’t seeing anything that suggests otherwise. In fact, as we roll off the busiest summer the firm as had in 11 years, we’re buckling up for a big home stretch.
So enjoy the long weekend, recharge, get some rest and get the kids ready for school if they aren’t back yet. And then get ready for a sprint to the finish.
Keep an eye out for the intake survey for our 6th Annual Healthcare Executive Compensation Study hitting inboxes in September - we’re expecting our largest data set ever this Fall and are excited to share it with you in December when it’s assembled!
On The Move
- Dr. Keerthi Vishnudas joins SmartAlpha, an ultrasound AI company, as Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer (Source)
- Raymond Parvin joins CoachCare, a remote patient monitoring platform, as Chief Operating Officer (Source)
- Dr. Francis Duhay joins Pulnovo Medical, a cardiopulmonary medical device company, as Global Chief Medical Officer (Source)
- Brie Farmer joins Duo Health, a value-based care provider for kidney patients, as President and Chief Operating Officer (Source)
- Sharon Patent joins PatientPoint, a patient engagement company, as Chief Data & Analytics Officer (Source)
- Imad Ahmed joins ReferWell, a care coordination company, as Chief Operating Officer & Chief Product Officer (Source)
- Dr. Neha Chaudhary joins Headway, a mental health company, as Chief Medical Officer (Source)
- Andrew Steinberg (Chief Financial Officer) and Richard Eskew (Chief Legal Officer) join Carrum Health, a value-based specialty care company (Source)
- Dr. Allen Chao joins Zephyr AI, an AI-driven precision medicine company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
- Troy Wahlenmaier joins Synergy Spine Solutions, a spinal medical device company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
- Insulet, a wearable diabetes technology company, appoints Eric Benjamin as Chief Operating Officer and Manoj Raghunandanan as Chief Growth Officer (Source)
- AI Proteins, a biotech company, appoints James Bowman as Chief Technology Officer (Source)
- Tim Bergeson joins Availity, a revenue cycle management company, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
- Penumbra, a medical device company, appoints Shruthi Narayan as President (Source)
- Kelly Perez joins Vektor Medical, a cardiac arrhythmia care company, as Chief Financial Officer & SVP of Operations (Source)
On The Hunt
- Wellth, a patient engagement company, is hiring a Chief of Staff
- Soda Health, a benefits platform, is hiring a Head of Product Engineering
- Stellar Health, a value-based enablement company, is hiring a VP, Customer Success
- Aledade, an independent primary care network, is hiring a VP, Product Management - Risk Stratification
- Headway, a mental healthcare company, is hiring a Head of Payer Product
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The roles represented here have been shared by the companies themselves via their own career pages and aggregated on the Health Talent Exchange. Given that these organizations are not necessarily Aequitas clients, we cannot vouch for or provide further insight than what has been shared here.
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