Week In Review:
December 19, 2025
On The Ground
A new year brings fresh perspective, and for many executives, a renewed resolve to find the “next thing”. With the book closing on 2025, bonus payouts on the horizon, and the mental clarity that comes with some time off, many leaders are open to new opportunities. Of the hundreds of participants in the Aequitas Healthcare Executive Compensation study, 68% are open to new opportunities, and remarkably, of that cohort, 2/3 started a new job just this year! The most at risk are Product, all BD / Sales roles, and Operations. Compensation was cited as the #1 reason for change (30% of respondents), followed by mission / product (21%), and leadership (19%).
There’s not much that can be done to increase compensation if there’s no ability (or interest) in doing so. Companies need to be able to demonstrate the importance of the mission, coupled with a strong team to achieve big goals. This can compensate (no pun intended) for the dollars in the short term with upside in the long-run.
On The Move
- Noa Zabar joins Empathy, a bereavement platform, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
- Sara Bunn joins Judi Health, an enterprise health technology company, as Chief Human Resources Officer (Source)
- Rakshay Jain joins DexCare, a patient navigation platform, as Chief Product Officer (Source)
- Michael Miller joins Amwell, a care delivery company, as Senior Vice President, CSO (Source)
- Dr. Dawn Mussallem joins Fountain Life, a preventative health company, as Chief Medical Officer (Source)
- Marcus Wilson joins BetterRX, a hospice pharmacy technology company, as Chief Pharmacy Officer (Source)
- Keith Bellovich joins Strive Health, a kidney care company, as Chief Nephrologist (Source)
On The Hunt
- Aledade, an independent primary care network, is hiring a Senior Vice President of Data & Infrastructure
- Hippocratic AI, a safety-focused LLM for healthcare, is hiring a VP, Health Plan Partnerships
- Headway, a mental health company, is hiring a VP of Sales
- RightSite Health, a solutions provider for non-emergent care, is hiring a Head of EMS Account Management
- Oshi Health, a virtual gastroenterology company, is hiring a Head of Consultant Relations
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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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