Principal Ventures

                    

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Job Title

Principal Ventures

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Innovations-Research Innov and Educ

                      

Job Code

T98186

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

The Principal Ventures works closely with the Executive Director and Partners on the Ventures team to identify, evaluate, and recommend investments in startup companies. Supporting a portfolio spanning medical devices, life sciences, and digital health, this individual contributes to all aspects of the Ventures investment program, including research into emerging areas of healthcare innovation, oversight and guidance of junior team members, and execution of special projects.

A caregiver in this role works a hybrid schedule from 8:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m., with a minimum of three in-office days each week (Mondays and Wednesdays required, plus one additional day), with additional on-site days as business needs require.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Lead idea generation, market research and diligence activities to create actionable investments into new or existing Cleveland Clinic startup companies.

• Build complex financial models that analyze and monitor New Companies’ startups compared to plans and forecasts, as well as to industry standards.

• Identify trends in the industry and specific markets for Cleveland Clinic’s startups’ specific technologies and competition.

• Coordinate activities with all others in the Cleveland Clinic commercialization team and participate in the ongoing development of the New Companies team by fostering on-going external relationships with entrepreneurial and venture capital communities.

• Seek to successfully lead an investment from end-to-end (sourcing to thesis development to diligence to investing) and serve as Member of the Board of Directors of this startup under the direct supervision of the General Manager New Companies.

• Interface with other Cleveland Clinic startup board members and Directors to ensure that the goals of the New Companies team are advanced.

• Hire a CEO and/or founding executive team through the creation of a strategic hiring plan, writing of job descriptions, and targeted interviews, either organically or through a recruiting firm.

• Set a due diligence process for an investment with layered questions and in collaboration with business analytics, finance, and legal team members.

• Work with the Cleveland Clinic startup company team to create and deliver investor presentations that are designed to attract and expedite the syndicated investment of external capital into companies formed by the Cleveland Clinic.

• Prepare and present reports for Cleveland Clinic’s executive team and other CCF stakeholders.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or Liberal Arts

• Six years of business research and analysis experience and experience with entrepreneurial resources

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Adobe Acrobat, and other technologies including multiple databases and LinkedIn

• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

• Excellent project management and product management skills and experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver in