Head of Ventures, MedTech

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom King's College London Full time

About the role

The Head of Ventures, MedTech leads the creation and delivery of programmes for entrepreneurs and ventures in Healthcare Technologies from the King's family of students, staff, alumni and partners. This role requires a motivated and innovative individual, with a combination of strategic and tactical skills. The purpose of the Head of Ventures, MedTech, is to drive activities that will enhance King's reputation as a centre for developing and nurturing entrepreneurial leaders, and of LIHE as a pre-eminent MedTech Venture Builder.

Key responsibilities of the role holder include:

  • Work across our audiences to find and bring forward the best entrepreneurial talent with the most viable start-up ideas.
  • Forge a network across King's so that activities support LIHE's and King's ethos and aims.
  • Design unique/evolve existing programmes and interventions of support to help ventures start better and scale.
  • Generate evidence to demonstrate the success of programmes and interventions, and of their continuous improvement year on year.
  • Drive outreach to form a substantial pipeline of entrepreneurs who are diverse. Gender parity in any cohorts should be an active aim to achieve.
  • Manage accelerator facilities and workspace and the ecosystem developed around it.
  • Manage a substantial community of investors and our team of Experts in Residence.
  • Bring in resources, both financial and skill-based, to enhance the impact and pace of our work; build an ecosystem of support around our acceleration services forging useful partnerships.
  • Integrate LIHE's support and ventures with the ecosystem for entrepreneurship in London, nationally and internationally, including inviting corporate partners, supporters and investors into the university.
  • Showcase success in entrepreneurship at King's, further helping early-stage ventures to scale.
  • Speak and write as an expert concerning acceleration for LIHE.

Carry out such activities consistent with the post as directed by the Director, Commercial Operations & Partnerships, LIHE, and co-ordinate the priorities of key stakeholders.

The Head of Ventures, MedTech, works to deliver on these critical objectives:

  • To find the best early-stage, diverse, entrepreneurial talent amongst our audience at King's and nationally through outreach and pipeline creation in the field of healthcare engineering (MedTech)
  • To create relevant and impactful programmes of support that help ventures to start better and scale; to deliver these programmes, to evaluate them using clear objectives, and to evolve them
  • To build an internal and external ecosystem of partners that will support this work
  • To maintain and grow a strong and active community of investors
  • To be an international expert and ambassador for the acceleration of early-stage ventures, and act as the expert in how the startup ecosystem is developing in the UK

About You

Essential criteria

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant field.
  • Deep understanding of the formation and scaling of Healthcare Technology startups
  • Deep knowledge of the sources of funding available and when best to leverage them
  • Excellent Knowledge of entrepreneurship and acceleration support
  • Strong strategic thinking bias with the underlying capability to ensure viability of tactical implementation
  • Excellent networking skills and contacts
  • Excellent communication skills – verbal and written

Desirable criteria

  • Adaptable to working in different cultural environments
  • A flexible and confident self-starter who is comfortable dealing with all levels of individuals
  • Well organised, with excellent operational skills
  • Strong line management skills
  • Experience in creating, promoting, and running industry-relevant events

Closing date: 27 August 2024

£51,974 to £61,021 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

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