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September 16, 2025
Healthcare

Connect Life Sciences Announces Scott Dalton as New CEO

Wayne, PA, and Orlando, FL, September 16, 2025 – Connect Life Sciences (Connect or CLS), a portfolio company of Argosy Healthcare Partners (AHP), is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Dalton as Chief Executive Officer. CLS is a leading provider of workforce solutions serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries.

Scott brings 20 years of life sciences recruitment experience, most recently serving as Principal, Life Sciences, at Green Key Resources, a nationally recognized INC 5000 company known for its resourcing and recruiting solutions. During his tenure, Scott helped found and scale Green Key’s life sciences practice, with a focus on Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Writing, Biometrics, and Data Management.

Scott also brings deep experience in building and expanding Functional Service Provider (FSP) offerings, a growing area of need for life sciences organizations seeking scalable, flexible workforce solutions.

“We are thrilled to welcome Scott to Connect,” said Mark Smith, Executive Chairman. “Scott is a proven leader with deep domain expertise and a vision for scalable growth. Scott has an exceptional track record of scaling high-performance teams within life sciences staffing, particularly in critical functions like Clinical Operations and Regulatory Affairs. His experience building Functional Service Provider (FSP) models aligns directly with CLS’s strategic vision. Under his leadership, we believe CLS will accelerate its growth while continuing to deliver tailored, high-quality workforce solutions to our clients.”

“It’s a privilege to lead Connect Life Sciences during this exciting period of industry evolution,” said Scott Dalton, CEO of Connect Life Sciences. “Life sciences companies are navigating increasing complexity and demand across clinical development, regulatory pathways, and manufacturing. Connecting expertise with execution, we’re uniquely positioned to meet these challenges with scalable, specialized workforce solutions. I’m eager to partner with our clients and the AHP team as we work to expand our FSP capabilities, strengthen our delivery model, and build the premier talent platform in the industry.”

In conjunction with the leadership transition, Jim Owens, Co-Founder of Connect Life Sciences, will assume the role of President. Jim will continue to drive client solutions and forge strategic partnerships, ensuring CLS stays at the forefront of innovation and the evolving needs of the life sciences industry.

Connect Life Sciences

Connect Life Sciences, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, provides a range of recruitment services from staff augmentation to project-based services. CLS delivers full life cycle resourcing solutions including contract staffing, contract to hire, direct placement, and consulting services. CLS provides these services from research to regulatory affairs with expertise in biostatistics, data management, clinical monitoring, quality assurance, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, medical writing, and real-world evidence.

Argosy Healthcare Partners

Argosy Healthcare Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm dedicated to healthcare. AHP partners with founder owned healthcare businesses anywhere in the US with $1.0 – $3.0 million of EBITDA and executes control transactions. AHP is a platform built for founder-owned companies to support their culture, reinvest in their business, and help accelerate growth.

For further information, please visit

Connect Life Sciences: www.connectlifesciences.com

Argosy Healthcare Partners: www.argosyhp.com

Contact:

Connect Life Sciences

Scott Dalton, CEO

sdalton@connectlifesciences.com

Argosy Healthcare Partners

Paul Barrett, Managing Partner

pbarrett@argosyhp.com