Operational Director (m/f/d) Healthcare

Published December 9, 2024

TUM Venture Labs is a joint initiative of UnternehmerTUM and TUM (Technical University of Munich). We combine a network of domain-specific incubators that are closely linked to the affiliated faculties of TUM and other partner organizations. The TUM Venture Lab Healthcare is the incubator for start-up projects in the fields of biopharma/life science, medical technology and digital health.

With the Venture Lab for Healthcare, we have created an effective ecosystem that offers our growing pipeline of venture teams and founders access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, attractive training opportunities, expertise in IP and fundraising, individual coaching and support from industry experts as well as targeted matchmaking with investors and venture capital companies (VCs). The aim is to actively shape the digital healthcare industry and significantly advance the development of AI-supported healthcare solutions. We are currently supported by the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation and Brainlab AG.

Your Mission

  • Start-up management: Management of the start-up teams and development of needs-oriented offers for the teams by understanding their needs and start-up phases and forming suitable offers from them
  • Expansion of the community: You work in close cooperation with other Venture Labs and programs of UnternehmerTUM as well as external partner companies together with the Managing Director of the Venture Lab Healthcare and SW / AI on the expansion of the Digital Health/MedTech/BioTech/KI start-up community within and outside the TUM environment
  • Imparting knowledge: Further development of the Digital Health / MedTech / BioTech / AI-in-Healthcare-specific training program for those interested in founding and founders along the innovation cycle of the founding teams
  • Development, implementation and scaling of growth challenges: Management of our workshops, bootcamps and programs that specifically support our startup teams and drive their entrepreneurial journey forward. Together with the Managing Director, you will design new formats, implement them independently and provide valuable feedback for optimization in order to continuously increase the effectiveness of the programs
  • Partnership management: Supporting clinical innovation partners and integrating exciting healthcare innovation partners into our programs, consisting of clinics, universities and companies in the healthcare industry

Your Profile

  • You have completed a university degree (diploma, master's degree, doctorate) in the field of HealthTech, medicine, natural sciences, computer science or economics or have completed a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and also have extensive relevant professional experience in the healthcare sector
  • You have relevant professional experience in the healthcare sector, ideally with your own start-up experience or through your work at venture capital companies
  • You have already gained practical experience with programs / support for start-ups at incubators/accelerators in the healthcare sector
  • You are a team player and self-starter with the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team and proactively contribute your own expertise
  • You have strong organizational skills in (agile) project management and leadership experience
  • You have excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ideally, you are characterized by a high level of personal responsibility and a strong “get-things-done” mentality
  • Very good written and spoken German and English skills round off your profile

What we offer

  • The opportunity to help shape and develop an innovative ecosystem and program while contributing to the long-term growth of TUM Venture Labs in the field of Digital/KI in Healthcare.
  • Active embedding in a network of outstanding research, entrepreneurs and start-up companies at TUM and UnternehmerTUM.
  • You will work directly with the unicorns of tomorrow and play a decisive role in shaping the “Isar Valley”.
  • Budget and time to develop your skills, e.g. in the form of our training budget
  • Hybrid working model and flexible working hours
  • Job bike, Moovster, Wellpass and free sports courses on site

We look forward to your application!

Carina Schreyer, Lead Talent Acquisition & Business Partner People & Culture
UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Lichtenbergstraße 6, 85748 Garching/München

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