Associate,PrivateEquity(Healthcare)

_**Associate Role**_ Spencer Stuart is seeking to recruit an **Associate** for the **Private Equity** team focused on executive search and pre-deal offerings for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. 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 project team, with a focus on the **Healthcare sector**. The Associate role combines research, assessment, validation, project management, and relationship-building skills to deliver extraordinary service and value to Spencer Stuart clients. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of being driven, graceful under pressure, resilient, and demonstrating strong project management ability, commitment to excellence, writing skills, results orientation, rigorous attention to details, intellectual curiosity and ideally, an understanding of the private equity operating model. The Associate will enjoy the challenge of working internally with a variety of Consultants and externally with diverse, senior-level executives and board members. The Associate will ideally be based in **New York City** , though exceptional candidates based in Minneapolis or Boston will also be considered. There is an expectation of being in the office a minimum of two 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. _**Key Relationships**_ Reports to: * Private Equity Practice Leader * Private Equity Team Healthcare Consultant Lead (on a project basis) Other key relationships: * PE Practice Manager * Market Leader * Analysts, Associates, Senior Associates, and Consultants, EEA’s * Associate Practice Leader * Talent Partner _**Key Responsibilities**_ * Contribute actively to the start-up phase of each pre-deal engagement, participating in client kick-off meeting