Investment Director - Intuitive Ventures
Intuitive · Menlo Park, CA · 3 wk ago
On-siteFinance$192k–$288k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Deal sourcing & relationship management
- Leading and driving deal flow
- Cultivating strategic partnerships
- Representing the firm
- Developing and executing sourcing strategies
- Leading due diligence
- Navigating multiple projects
- Providing strategic oversight and guidance
- Managing cross-functional teams
- Overseeing all aspects of analysis
- Competitive landscaping
- Business analysis
- Technology assessments
- IP
- Market access
- Clinical/regulatory strategy
- Project Management Expertise
- Strategic financial analysis & valuation
- Preparing and presenting investment memos
- Leading deal negotiation & structuring
- Liaising with legal counsel, finance, syndicate partners, and other stakeholders
Deal evaluation & execution
- Leading Due Diligence
- Navigating multiple projects
- Maintaining speed and depth of execution
- Building strong relationships with key partners
- Strategic Financial Analysis & Valuation
- Ensuring alignment with the firm's investment thesis and risk appetite
- Preparation and presentation of investment memos
- Preparing and presenting compelling investment memos and presentations
- Providing a clear and persuasive strategic rationale
- Leading deal negotiation & structuring
- Leading the entire closing process
Portfolio Company Support
- Strategic Guidance & Board Participation
- Proactively identifying and addressing challenges
- Leveraging the broader network and resources to accelerate growth
- Maintaining current understanding of a company’s progress to plan
- Driving key initiatives
- Leading and supporting key portfolio company initiatives
- Monitoring portfolio performance
- Providing strategic insights and recommendations
- Implementing initiatives to maximize value creation and to drive toward successful exits
Research & Content Development
- Developing and championing investment theses
- Leading the development of market analysis and strategic landscape reports
- Identifying key trends, competitive dynamics, and potential areas for investment
- Writing landscape reports
- Staying abreast of evolving technology trends, industry developments, market trends and competitive landscapes
- Serving as an internal subject matter expert for specific areas of focus
Internal Operations & Collaboration
- Mentoring and guiding junior team members
- Fostering their professional growth
- Contributing to a positive team culture
- Cross-functional Collaboration & Process Improvement
- Collaborating effectively with other team members
- Identifying and implementing ways to streamline investment processes
- Enhancing firm-wide initiatives
Qualifications
- Experience: 7 to 10 years of relevant professional experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, consulting or business/corporate development within healthcare or life sciences.
- Track record: A track record of successful healthcare investments, due diligence and value creation is necessary.
- Education: A Bachelor's degree, preferably in a scientific field, and an advanced degree (e.g. MD, PhD, or MBA) are required.
Skills & Competencies
- Understanding of the MedTech industry
- Financial modeling, valuation, and analysis
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Leadership skills and the ability to work in a team
- Entrepreneurial drive, action orientation, and a network in healthcare/MedTech
- Agility to move quickly with deep analysis and insight
- Multi-tasking ability to navigate multiple complex projects in parallel
- Analytical expertise to think deeply about markets, technologies and investments
- Business acumen to understand how businesses work and succeed