Spencer Stuart is hiring:
Associate to our Copenhagen Healthcare team
Are you passionate about leadership in the healthcare sector? Do you want to work with leaders who shape the future of our healthcare offering? Do you want to help companies and institutions bring new science and discoveries to patients?
Spencer Stuart is a global leadership advisory firm with global reach and a market leading position in the international healthcare sector, advising international clients on executive search and leadership advisory projects. Based on the belief that leadership is critical in an ever-changing global world, we work with rigor, discipline, scientific insights and technology to advance our industry and the world through wise people decisions.
Our team in Copenhagen office is growing and we’re looking to recruit an Associate who can work on executive search projects in the EMEA healthcare sector.
You will:
Lead executive search projects and advise clients on talent and market insights, relevant candidate pools and candidate pipeline for specific projects.
Conduct targeted research and engage with candidates to explore and assess their relevance for specific leadership opportunities.
Collaborate with consultants and act as project leader steering project deliveries end to end from project start to project closure.
Support consultants with presentations and pitch-decks adding market insights and talent strategies for business development purposes.
You bring:
A master’s degree in science or business (or equivalent) and working experience focused on healthcare research, market intelligence, business consulting or entrepreneurship.
Ideally, experience from abroad and an international mindset, enabling you to collaborate effectively with colleagues, candidates, and clients in a truly global setting.
Profound interest in people and leadership and curiosity about business and science.
Strong mix of analytical skills and business understanding allowing easy and fast absorption of a multitude of different data points and information sources.
Excellent interpersonal skills, which permit you to engage and communicate effectively with people at all levels in an international business environment.
Self-driven personality and entrepreneurial mindset which fit our collaborative and diverse work environment.
We offer:
A meaningful career in a people-centric global firm with a strong purpose and high ethics and professional standards.
Top-tier development opportunities anchored in our industry-leading leadership advisory and executive search practice and superior scientific insights and IT infrastructure and applications.
International career opportunities through our global firm and office network and our international industry practices.
Beautiful home office/work location in central Copenhagen together with our collaborative, international and diverse team of Consultants, Leadership Advisors, Associates, Analysts and EAs.
Next Steps:
Please apply by November 30, 2025.
For questions, contact Josefine Ahm-Lundgren at [email protected]
As we interview candidates continuously, we encourage early applications.
About us
Spencer Stuart is a global leader in executive search and leadership consulting, applying extensive knowledge of industries, functions and talent to advise clients, ranging from the world’s largest companies to entrepreneurial startups to nonprofit organizations. Founded in Chicago in 1956 with 60 offices in 30+ countries, we specialize in senior-level executive search, board advisory, succession planning, executive assessments and organizational culture.
For more information please visit our website: www.spencerstuart.com
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What We Do
At Spencer Stuart, we know how much leadership matters. We are trusted by organizations around the world to help them make the senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises. Through our executive search, board and leadership advisory services, we help build and enhance high-performing teams for select clients ranging from major multinationals to emerging companies to nonprofit institutions.
Privately held since 1956, we focus on delivering knowledge, insight and results through the collaborative efforts of a team of experts — now spanning more than 70 offices, over 30 countries and more than 50 practice specialties. Boards and leaders consistently turn to Spencer Stuart to help address their evolving leadership needs in areas such as senior-level executive search, board recruitment, board effectiveness, succession planning, in-depth senior management assessment, employee engagement and many other facets of culture and organizational effectiveness.
