Venture Partner - Biotech

NLC Health Ventures is dedicated to advancing health, making it accessible for everyone. By using entrepreneurship at scale, our unique NLC approach allows us to find inventions, and create and support ventures that have the potential to reach the patient.

We identify promising innovations at early stages, pair them with entrepreneurial CEOs and empower them to drive their start-ups from incorporation to exit, emphasising the critical role of attracting investment along the way. With a proven track record of building 100+ ventures in just nine years, we are primed for accelerated growth and impact.

Who are we?

At NLC, we foster a culture of collaboration and shared purpose, guided by our core values Together, Open, Decisive, and Optimistic (TODO). We believe in valuing every team member's contributions equally and prioritise working together toward common goals, emphasising open communication and a flat organizational structure where your ideas matter more than your title.

In line with our growing impact towards patients worldwide, critical to our success is a dynamic and driven Venture Partner to join our vibrant team and help us shape the future of biotech.

Position Overview:

In this role you will ensure that we build ventures that have the potential to develop novel drugs that will reach the patient - bringing science to life. This role is varied by both taking ownership of the Biotech portfolio and creating long term partnerships for NLC and our ventures.

Activities include:

Guiding and hands-on supporting our ventures in their development, engaging in value creation, and serving as a sparring partner and connector for the venture’s CEO
Managing the portfolio of Biotech ventures
Together with the existing team further develop our Biotech cluster (proposition, processes and team)
Support venture creation activities in assessing leads and negotiating licensing agreements and partnerships with IP-owners and inventors
Select a CEO to lead the venture together with our Venture Teaming experts
Set-up ventures together with the Legal team
Represent NLC as the founding shareholder in the ventures
Develop and foster long term relationship with institutions and corporates to helps us identify emerging technologies which we can develop and commercialise
Expand our global network of KOLs, experts and entrepreneurs in Life Sciences and Biopharma

Profile:

You have 10+ years of experience in the Biotech and/or Pharma/Life Sciences investment industry, with a focus on early-stage drug development
Strong alignment with our company culture and values, characterised as Together, Open, Decisive and Optimistic
For this role we are looking for two potential profiles:

You are a (serial) entrepreneur in early-stage Biotech with experience in negotiating licensing deals, building teams, fundraising, setting up partnerships with pharma, and development of early-stage assets
You have been engaged in a senior position within a Biotech fund, managing and supporting a portfolio of early-stage Biotech Ventures

You are experienced in portfolio management and/or supporting Biotech companies in developing their strategy and positioning
You have a strong network in the Biotech sector, including Pharma and investors
An educational background in a biotech related field is nice to have
You enjoy both coaching and inspiring others, as well as being the driving force
Regular presence in the Amsterdam office and plenty of flexibility to work remotely
Fluent in English, another language is a nice to have

Skills and Attributes:

Excellent internal and external stakeholder management capabilities
Ability to work in and lead cross-functional teams
Highly dynamic and adaptable
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Be a sparring partner for multiple biotech ventures
Ability to have strategic oversight over Biotech portfolio companies and steer the portfolio towards value creation

We offer:

A full time key position from which you can boost NLC’s ventures and guide their course
A chance to step into the new and fast-growing market of international venture building in Biotech
An inspiring learning-by-doing environment; where you’ll have a lot of autonomy to pick your best personal development route, with the level of support you require to be successful
The opportunity to become part of the NLC network; a large, and diverse network ranging from 1000+ medical doctors and brilliant scientists to Corporate Partners including Big Pharma
Remuneration at par with the startup industry, including equity (own our joint success)

Does your potential match our ambition? If you are a motivated and entrepreneurial-minded individual with a passion for life sciences and start-ups, we would love to hear from you.

Join us in our mission to transform scientific innovation into life-changing therapies!

At NLC, we believe diversity drives innovation. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer.

NLC is a certified B Corporation and part of its community of leaders, driving a global movement of people using business as a force for good.

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