Fwd: Postdoc Employment Opportunity in Boston

[Janet Fischer]

This was forwarded to us by the National Postdoc Association:


Senior Analyst/Associate, PureTech Ventures

Company overview:
PureTech Ventures creates and funds ground 
breaking life science companies with a focus on 
pre-clinical and early clinical stage 
therapeutics, medical devices and research tools. 
PureTech’s team collectively has hundreds of 
years of experience, has created billions of 
dollars in value and has developed some of the 
most important drugs of the last twenty years. 
After sourcing best in class technology for a 
company, PureTech runs the company while 
assembling permanent management, establishing the 
required infrastructure and driving clinical, 
intellectual property, and business strategy 
development.

Job Description:
The role of the Senior Analyst/Associate* is to 
support PureTech's portfolio companies and team 
members, plus sourcing and due diligence of early 
stage life science deals.  This includes:

Driving venture creation activities and 
operations for individual portfolio companies
Structuring and executing scientific and market opportunity analyses
Crafting and developing business plans and presentations
Managing project plans and timelines
Sourcing opportunities and conducting due diligence on potential deals
Participating in deal negotiations

Qualifications:
Graduate degree in life sciences required (PhD or MD)
Minimum of two years business and management 
experience required (MBA and/or business 
experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech 
industry) for Associate Position.
Business experience preferred, but not required for Senior Analyst position.
Strong presentation and communication skills; 
candidate should feel comfortable presenting to 
groups
Excellent quantitative analysis and research skills
Entrepreneurial and self-motivated work style

The position is full-time.  We offer a 
competitive base salary and benefits, with the 
potential for equity compensation.  This is a 
unique opportunity to join one of the most 
innovative companies in the venture/life sciences 
space while getting hands-on startup experience 
in our portfolio companies.  Please send a cover 
letter and your resume/CV to 
<careers at puretechventures.com>.  Please mention 
the job title in your correspondence.  For more 
information on us, please visit 
<www.puretechventures.com>.

*Exact title to be determined based on experience.


Alyson Reed
Executive Director
National Postdoctoral Association
1200 New York Ave., NW, Suite 635
Washington, DC 20005
202-326-6427
Fax: 202-371-9849
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org

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