Venture Manager (LIHE)

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Venture Manager. 

The Ventures Manager will be responsible for the implementation and delivery of acceleration support for the King’s MedTech Accelerator situated at LIHE, for startups, spinouts and SME’s from across the KCL eco-system and the UK (founder-owned and college-owned IP) in MedTech and digital health.  

The role holder will be responsible for supporting the best early-stage, diverse entrepreneurial talent amongst health innovators at King’s, and potentially from outside King’s.  The LIHE Venture Manager will be responsible for the successful delivery and day-to-day management of an inclusive programme of MedTech startup acceleration with clearly defined evaluation processes to objectively review, and to evolve the programme based on participant feedback.

They will be responsible for sourcing the best, early-stage health projects and ventures, and will be required to develop compelling outreach initiatives to promote the programme to build a robust pipeline of entrepreneurial talent.

The Venture Manager will play a fundamental role in the holistic strategy at LIHE to support the viability and drive the growth of early-stage MedTech and digital health ventures.

This is an exciting role that will provide the recipient opportunities to deliver innovative med tech projects and build relationships across the MedTech translation ecosystem at King’s and with external partners. Reporting to the Head of Ventures, MedTech, the Ventures Manager will interact with key stakeholders across academia, healthcare, industry, and the investment community to support med tech innovators, facilitate real-world implementation and translation of ideas, and drive the growth of impactful new businesses.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 3 years in the first instance. This is a hybrid role with at least 3 days on campus.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria 

1. Educated to degree level in a relevant field 
2. Experience of designing and running programmes relating to entrepreneurship and venture growth, including monitoring and evaluation, with a proven track record of positive outputs for ventures 
3. Experience of health innovation and how it can be enhanced 
4. Strong relationship building skills, and ability to compel others with persuasive cases and work effectively in a team 
5. Experience and skill in facilitation (i.e. running workshops), in an education or professional setting 
6. Proven ability in assisting start-ups and spin-outs to start and flourish 
7. Proven experience in building a mentor ecosystem 
8. Flexible and confident. A self-starter who is comfortable working independently (with support) and has a proactive attitude to problem solving

Desirable criteria

1. Budget management experience 
2. Experience in the medical device (MedTech) sector, or demonstrable experience of working with deep technology startups 
3. Engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels and backgrounds, being able to bring people on board with new ideas 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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