Slone Partners

About Us

With a dedicated focus on the life sciences and healthcare industries, Slone Partners is a premier executive search and talent advisory firm with more than 25 years of success delivering visionary leaders and fractional talent who build and scale amazing organizations. With a nationwide presence and global reach, we specialize in discovering and placing innovative leaders, including world-class Board, C-Suite, and upper management professionals.

 

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Leadership

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Our leadership is deeply embedded in the industry and supported by an Advisory Board of experts from every sector that we serve.

Staying at the cutting edge of every change in the market allows us to deliver the right candidates for your business and provide invaluable counsel no matter how unique your needs.

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Solutions And Expertise

Founded in 2000, Slone Partners is a premier executive search firm that specializes in recruitment for companies focused in biotechnology, pharma services, life science tools, diagnostics, genomics, clinical services, medical devices, data and analytics, and food sciences.

Solutions
  • Board/Director Search
  • Executive Recruitment
  • Executive Search
  • Fractional
  • Fractional and Interim Services
  • Fractional Executive
  • On-Demand Recruiting
  • On-Demand Talent Solutions
  • Professional Search
Industries
  • Biotechnology
  • Executive Search
  • Healthcare
  • Healthcare Services
  • Healthtech
  • Hospital Foundations
  • Life Sciences
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Science and Research
Functions
  • Board Members
  • Board of Directors
  • Business Leaders
  • C-Level
  • C-Level Leaders
  • C-Suite
  • Clinical Directors
  • Clinical Operations
  • Director/VP
  • General Counsel
  • Head of Department
  • Healthcare
  • Healthcare Board Placements
  • President
  • SVP
  • Vice President

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News Briefings

Slone Partners Expands Private Equity, Healthcare, and Non-Profit Executive Search Markets

Life sciences-focused search firm Slone Partners has expanded its footprint in the private equity, healthcare, and non-profit executive search markets with the promotion of two senior leaders. Bridget Burke, who previously served as the firm’s chief business officer, has been named senior vice president & practice leader, healthcare, non-profits & social impact, and Kate Portland has been

Slone Partners Recruits Co-CEO for EarlyDiagnostics

Life sciences-focused search firm Slone Partners has placed Gregory C. Critchfield as co-CEO of EarlyDiagnostics (EarlyDx), a leading company in liquid biopsy methylome detection of early cancer. “Greg Critchfield is a highly accomplished and respected life sciences executive with the deep knowledge and experience needed to drive a growth-focused company forward,” said Leslie Loveless, managing partner and

Slone Partners Fills Board Positions for Fusion Pharmaceuticals

Life sciences-focused search firm Slone Partners has recruited Jeremy Bender, Teresa Bitetti, and David Meek as members of the board of directors at Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. “Jeremy Bender, Teresa Bitetti, and David Meek are all very accomplished and highly respected leaders in the fields of biopharmaceuticals, oncology,

Slone Partners Finds Chief Medical Officer for X4 Pharmaceuticals

Life sciences-focused search firm Slone Partners has placed Christophe Arbet-Engels as chief medical officer at X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company. The enterprise is developing novel small molecule therapeutics to benefit patients with diseases of the immune system. Dr. Arbet-Engels previously served as CMO at several life science companies, including Neurogastrx, Millendo Therapeutics, and Poxel Pharmaceuticals,

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Press Releases

Slone Partners Places Cynthia Pussinen as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors at Sernova Corporation

September 13, 2023 – Slone Partners, a nationwide executive search firm for life sciences, healthcare, and cybersecurity organizations, announced the placement of Cynthia Pussinen as chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of the board of directors at Sernova Corporation, a clinical-stage company and leader in cell therapeutics. Pussinen’s expertise spans the drug development continuum from research

Slone Partners Places Christophe Arbet-Engels as Chief Medical Officer at X4 Pharmaceuticals

SOUTH RIDING, VA. – August 31, 2023 – Slone Partners, a nationwide executive search firm for life sciences, biotechnology, and healthcare companies, today announced the successful placement of Christophe Arbet-Engels, MD, PhD, as chief medical officer (CMO) at X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapeutics to benefit patients with diseases of the immune system.

Slone Partners Receives NGLCC Designation as a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise™

SOUTH RIDING, VA. – August 22, 2023 –Slone Partners, a nationwide executive search firm for life sciences, biotechnology, healthcare and cybersecurity companies, has been designated as a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise™ (LGBTBE®) by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), providing the company with a wide range of exciting new business and partnership opportunities. “This designation

Experienced Executive Search Consultant Mike Mosunic Named President of Slone Partners Cybersecurity

SOUTH RIDING VA. – July 11, 2023 – Slone Partners, one of the nation’s leading life sciences and healthcare executive search firms, recently announced the appointment of Mike Mosunic as president of Slone Partners Cybersecurity, its subsidiary that delivers leaders for innovative private equity (PE)-backed and venture capital (VC) companies in the cybersecurity industry. Mosunic is an

Slone Partners Places Bret Christensen as President and CEO at DermTech

SOUTH RIDING, VA. – May 18, 2023 – Slone Partners, a nationwide executive search firm for life sciences, biotechnology, and healthcare companies, has announced the placement of Bret Christensen as President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and member of the Board of Directors at DermTech, a leader in precision dermatology enabled by a non-invasive skin genomics platform. Christensen comes to DermTech