VC Healthcare Investor (3 Month Contract)

Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world’s leading companies. Headquartered in London, Founders Factory backs visionary founders with capital, dedicated support from a team of expert operators, and unrivalled access to a coalition of industry leading corporate partners. Since 2015, our 400+ portfolio companies have raised over $4bn follow-on funding from leading technology investors in five continents.

We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Investor to support our early-stage investment activities in the health technology sector. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge startups addressing critical healthcare challenges and contribute to shaping our investment pipeline.

Location: UK-based, with 2 days per week minimum in our London office – 180 Strand (flexible remote working for remaining days)

Contract terms: This is a 3-month contract role paid at £6,000 per month.

Start Date: Early February

Your Responsibilities:

• Source and identify high-quality pre-seed to seed stage startups in the health technology space
• Conduct initial screening and analysis of investment opportunities, including market assessment, competitive landscape analysis, and commercial viability evaluation
• Lead due diligence processes on prospective portfolio companies, working closely with technical and clinical advisors as needed
• Prepare investment memos for committee members
• Leverage existing networks to identify promising founders and emerging health tech startups across the UK & EU ecosystem

Required qualifications, skills and experience:

• Proven experience in venture capital investing, with a track record of evaluating early-stage opportunities
• Strong understanding of the health technology landscape
• Demonstrated ability to source, assess, and conduct due diligence on pre-seed to seed stage startups
• Experience building and presenting investment cases to investment committees or partners
• Established network within the UK health tech startup ecosystem
• Existing relationships with founders, accelerators, universities, or other sources of early-stage deal flow

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple opportunities simultaneously
• Commercial acumen and understanding of startup business models

Desired Qualifications:

• Background in life sciences, healthcare, or related technical field
• Experience working with or advising healthcare startups
• Knowledge of the UK/EU health tech funding landscape and key ecosystem players
• Familiarity with regulatory considerations in digital health and medical devices

Why Work With Us:

We are guided by a set of core values that shape the way that we think and act. We hold ourselves accountable to these, and measure ourselves against them. We are looking for candidates that share these principles and can help Founders Factory to thrive:

• Think big, act small, move fast
• Value momentum over perfection
• Embrace uncertainty and remain decisive
• Suggest solutions, not problems.
• Prioritise diversity to strengthen our collective intelligence
• Be polite, generous and show empathy to others, always

Deadline for applications is 6th of February – we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis until then. Founders Factory is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where people can authentically be themselves and are free to challenge, take risks and think creatively.