Mentor | Healthcare and Biotechnology

About the role

AI Nexus NYC brings together founders, technologists, researchers, industry leaders, and investors to build and scale AI-enabled companies in New York City. The program supports entrepreneurs through mentorship, technical expertise, industry partnerships, and access to a broader innovation network.

AI Nexus NYC is seeking experienced mentors to advise founders building artificial intelligence solutions across healthcare, biotechnology, therapeutics, diagnostics, life sciences, and related fields. Mentors will provide practical guidance on company formation, product strategy, technical development, regulatory considerations, customer discovery, commercialization, fundraising, and organizational growth. This is an opportunity to help promising founders translate technical and scientific innovation into scalable companies.

Responsibilities

• Advise participating founders through individual and group mentoring sessions.
• Help teams refine their business models, product strategies, and commercialization plans.
• Provide guidance on healthcare and biotechnology markets, workflows, stakeholders, and purchasing processes.
• Support founders in evaluating technical feasibility, scientific validation, data strategy, and responsible AI practices.
• Offer insight into regulatory, clinical, privacy, reimbursement, and quality considerations when relevant.
• Help founders prepare for customer conversations, strategic partnerships, fundraising, and investor diligence.
• Make relevant introductions across healthcare, biotechnology, academia, industry, and venture capital when appropriate.
• Participate in program events, workshops, office hours, and company reviews.
• Provide candid, constructive, and actionable feedback.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership or operating experience in healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, health technology, life sciences, or a related field.
• Experience as a founder, executive, investor, researcher, clinician, product leader, or technical leader.
• Strong understanding of how AI is being applied within healthcare or the life sciences.
• Experience advising, mentoring, investing in, or supporting early-stage companies.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to provide practical guidance while allowing founders to retain ownership of decisions.
• Commitment to responsible innovation and the appropriate use of sensitive health and biological data.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with clinical development, regulatory strategy, reimbursement, healthcare procurement, or biopharmaceutical commercialization.
• Familiarity with machine learning, computational biology, drug discovery, digital health, medical imaging, clinical workflows, or healthcare data.
• An established network across New York’s healthcare, scientific, investment, or startup ecosystem.

Schedule

This is a part-time mentor appointment. Time commitments will vary based on program needs and mentor availability. Mentors may participate through scheduled office hours, workshops, company reviews, and individual advisory sessions.