Executive Search · New York City

Leadership search for the people
who keep healthcare running.

HumanWorks places Director- and VP-level operations leadership at health systems, consulting firms, and health tech companies — and management talent across hospitality — led by a recruiter who built his career inside the institutions he now serves.

1 Day
Response on Every Inquiry
30+ Yrs
National Recruiting Network
90 Days
Post-Placement Follow-Through
Who We Serve

Four practices.
One standard.

We work where operational leadership decides whether the organization delivers — and where the wrong hire costs far more than the search.

Primary Practice

Healthcare Operations

Director- and VP-level operations leadership for New York health systems, academic medical centers, and physician enterprises — placed by a recruiter who ran strategy inside a major academic medical center and a Blues plan.

Healthcare search →

Boutique & Healthcare Consulting

Manager-to-Principal hires for boutique strategy and healthcare advisory firms, evaluated by someone who has actually staffed and delivered consulting engagements.

Consulting search →

Health Tech & Digital Health

Operations, partnerships, and growth leaders for digital health companies — screened by a recruiter who has sat on the institutional buyer's side of the table.

Health tech search →

Hospitality Leadership

General managers, food & beverage directors, and multi-unit restaurant leadership, backed by one of North America's largest hospitality recruiting networks.

Hospitality search →
Why HumanWorks

We've sat on your side of the table.

Operator-Grade Judgment

Our founder held strategy roles at Blue Cross Blue Shield and Rush University Medical Center and consulted at A.T. Kearney. We evaluate operations leaders the way your executive team would — not from a keyword match.

A Network That Compounds

Every search builds a proprietary, continuously maintained talent database. We rarely start from zero — and as a Patrice & Associates franchise we draw on a 30-year national recruiting network.

Confidential by Default

No resume leaves our hands without the candidate's explicit consent, and no search detail leaves ours without yours. Discretion is the foundation of the practice.

"I spent a decade inside health systems and consulting firms before I recruited for them. I know what good operations leadership looks like from the inside — and what it costs when you get it wrong."
— Darein Burton, Founder, HumanWorks Staffing

Meet the practice →

How a Search Runs

A process built for precision

1

Discovery

A working session with the hiring executive: mandate, culture, compensation, and the non-negotiables.

2

Search

Targeted sourcing from our proprietary database and national network — not a job-board posting.

3

Vetting

Structured interviews, reference checks, and compensation alignment before any introduction.

4

Placement

Offer management, onboarding support, and 90-day post-placement follow-through.

Every inquiry gets a reply from a real person within one business day.

Get Started

Change starts with a conversation.

Whether you're hiring operations leadership or quietly planning your own next move, tell us what you're trying to do. We'll respond within one business day.

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