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Jennifer Sonneland
Senior Associate
St. Louis MO USA
Get in TouchA Senior Associate in WittKieffer’s Healthcare Practice, Jennifer Sonneland draws upon nearly 20 years of experience in executive search consulting to offer expert support as well as a high standard of quality for clients. Jennifer exhibits a unique ability to understand each client’s culture, values, and challenges and in turn assists to identify dynamic executives who align with the leadership needs and mission. She takes pride in building client and candidate relationships that are based on trust, transparency, and clear communication.
Jennifer has experience in all phases of executive recruitment and is committed to the highest levels of client service while devoting a great deal of attention to all candidates throughout the search process. By taking a holistic approach to cultivating strong and diverse candidate pools, she inherently keeps her clients’ best interests at the forefront of the relationship.
Based in St. Louis, Jennifer’s clients include large integrated health systems, academic medicine institutions, children’s hospitals, medical groups, clinically integrated networks, accountable care organizations, and managed care organizations. She has extensive experience conducting searches for Presidents and CEOs, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, and Chief Human Resources Officers.
Prior to joining WittKieffer, Jennifer held the role of senior associate consultant with a nationally recognized healthcare executive and physician search firm. She recruited for physician executive and administrative leadership roles for healthcare clients, focused primarily on C-suite and vice president searches. Earlier in her career, she held positions of increasing responsibility within a nationally recognized physician recruitment and client services firm.
Jennifer strives to continuously develop her own career and has achieved certifications in internet recruiting as well as candidate research. For her continued excellence and commitment to WittKieffer’s values and collaborative spirit, Jennifer received a WittKieffer Quality Award in 2023.
Distinctions
AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter
American Management Association, Strategies for Developing Effective Presentation Skills
Certified Researcher/Associate, Associate of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC)
American Management Association, Making the Transition from Staff Member to Supervisor
Education
B.S., Communications, Boston University
Expertise
Children’s Hospitals
Clinical Leadership
Managed Care
Nursing
Operations
Physician Integration and Leadership
Presidents/CEOs