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Engaged Headhunters/Cities/Boston, MA
Cities · Northeast

Boston.

Life-sciences capital of the United States, with deep AI and digital-health concentration. Engaged Headhunters has run searches in Boston since 2009.

Region
Northeast
Practices
Life Sciences · Healthcare AI
Engagement
Engaged · contingent · staffing
Founded
2009
The Boston practice

Local searches, run by recruiters who know the market.

Life-sciences capital of the United States, with deep AI and digital-health concentration. The recruiter assigned to your search has spent a decade or more in your industry and runs the engagement end-to-end. There is no junior-associate handoff after the kickoff call.

Boston candidate pools are mostly passive at the senior level. Engaged search is built around exactly that condition, the deposit funds passive-talent advertising and dedicated specialist time, and the balance is owed only on placement.

Practices in Boston

Where the work runs.

The industries we run most often in Boston. Each links to a deeper practice page.

Industry

Life Sciences

Senior leadership searches across life sciences in Boston and the broader Northeast region.

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Industry

Healthcare AI

Senior leadership searches across healthcare ai in Boston and the broader Northeast region.

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Industry

Technology

Senior leadership searches across technology in Boston and the broader Northeast region.

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Industry

AI

Senior leadership searches across ai in Boston and the broader Northeast region.

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Engagement models

Three ways to work with us in Boston.

Pick the model that matches the candidate-pool passivity and the urgency of the role.

Most requested

Engaged Search

Hybrid retained-and-contingent. 25-35% of first-year comp. Best for VP & C-suite roles.

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No upfront cost

Contingent Search

Pay only on placement. 18-25% of first-year comp. Best for Director & Manager roles.

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Volume hiring

Staffing Solutions

10+ roles per engagement. Per-placement or markup pricing. Healthcare, clinical, ops teams.

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FAQ

Boston,
specifically.

The questions hiring leaders ask in the first scoping call.

Does Engaged Headhunters run searches in Boston?
Yes. Engaged Headhunters runs engaged, contingent, and staffing engagements in Boston, MA and across the broader Northeast region. We have placed leadership candidates in Boston since 2009 and continue to run active searches there. The recruiter assigned to your search is matched to your industry and the local market.
What industries do you cover in Boston?
Our deepest practice in Boston is across Life Sciences, Healthcare AI, Technology, and AI. We also run searches in adjacent verticals when the role profile fits the network's specialist coverage.
How long does an executive search take in Boston?
Engaged search engagements in Boston typically deliver a calibrated shortlist inside three to five weeks and close inside eight to twelve weeks. Director-level searches run faster when the candidate pool is favorable; C-suite and confidential replacements run longer when the comp band requires re-leveling or the search is post-incident.
Are searches in Boston typically engaged or contingent?
Most senior leadership searches in Boston are engaged — the deposit funds passive-talent advertising and dedicated specialist time, and the balance is owed only on placement. Contingent search runs in parallel with internal recruiting for roles where the candidate pool is more active.
Do you work with passive candidates in Boston?
Yes. The senior candidate pool in Boston is mostly passive, especially in Life Sciences and Healthcare AI. The engaged-search model is built around reaching those candidates discreetly, with credible specialist outreach the local employer market expects.
Nearby metros we cover
●Hiring leadership in Boston?

Tell us the role, the niche, the urgency.

We come back inside one business day with a scoping call and a market read on candidate availability in Boston and the broader Northeast.

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