Associate Menlo Park, CA

Associate to join their Healthcare VC investment team docj

multi-stage investment firm is seeking an Associate to join their Healthcare VC investment team. The firm has a long track record of top quartile returns and has completed over 600 investments across venture capital growth equity and buyouts. The position will be dedicated to the healthcare space with a focus on venture stage companies in biotech. Therefore experience within therapeutics is required.

Key Facts:

$15.5 billion AUM
Equity investment size of $15M-$25M
Focused on venture and company building
Based in our Menlo Park /San Francisco office the successful candidate will support the healthcare/biotech investment team by taking part in the identification origination evaluation diligence and negotiation of new investment opportunities. They will also participate in portfolio management activities including quarterly valuation exit strategy and strategic assistance to individual companies as necessary. Specific responsibilities may include the following:

Conducting deep scientific due diligence via literature searches KOL calls reviewing clinical and regulatory data packages etc.

Evaluating new investment opportunities and synthesizing findings in form of investment memos and financial models for internal discussions to be presented to pertinent Investment Committee(s)

Managing projects by taking part in scoping and managing the content and timing of relevant due diligence streams (e.g. scientific clinical commercial financial legal IT operational) related to investment projects and portfolio companies

Deep understanding of financial modeling and being able to develop investment perspectives and recommendations based on limited financial information

Documenting new investment opportunities and expanding industry expertise through e.g. desktop research external meetings expert calls external advisors and conferences

Experience and Qualifications

Bachelors degree in field of science required MBA MD and/or PhD degree a plus not required
2-4 years work experience in the healthcare field including equity research investment banking life sciences strategy consulting venture capital or biomedical research
Ability to articulate and debate opinions on potential investments
First-hand experience with financial modeling and due diligence processes on investment projects
Academic expertise in scientific evaluation/research
Must be local or relocate to San Francisco/Bay Area (in-person is mandatory 4 days/week)
Must be authorized to work in the US; sponsorship is not available for this position.
Personal Qualifications

Independent self-motivated strong work ethic
Can-do attitude able to prioritize flexible and hard working
Proactive and with a structured approach to problem-solving
A high degree of intellectual curiosity discipline resourcefulness and resilience
Strict attention to detail
Team player with high emotional intelligence integrity candor and humility

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