Pamela Zients is a Partner at JM Search and a member of the firm’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. An industry veteran, Pam thrives on partnering with companies dedicated to delivering innovative services and technologies that improve the quality, cost, and efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system. She specializes in executive leadership recruitment for investor-backed healthcare organizations, placing candidates across functional roles including CEO, COO, CTO/CIO, CFO, and commercial leadership.  

Prior to joining JM Search, Pam spent over five years with Chasm Partners, a boutique healthcare search firm. She ventured into executive search after 20+ years in business development, client success, and consulting for healthcare startups and health systems. Throughout her career, she has worked with seed-stage companies, non-profits, and publicly traded organizations, including tenure with The Advisory Board Company, HCA, and SCL Health. She began her career as a journalist covering fiscal, monetary, and trade policy in Washington, D.C.

Pam earned a B.A. in Political Science from Emory University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. She and her husband are empty nesters dividing their time between the Colorado mountains and the Arizona desert. Outside of work, Pam enjoys climbing mountains on foot and bike, reading, and tackling all sorts of puzzles.