Venture Acceleration Director

MATTER’s mission is to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare.

We believe that collaboration between entrepreneurs and industry leaders is the fastest, most effective way to accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. MATTER is organized as a not-for-profit company and was built to be a neutral platform where entrepreneurs can come together with industry leaders, scientists and clinicians from across the globe to collaborate on developing next-generation healthcare and life sciences technologies.

Commitment to Diversity

MATTER welcomes and actively encourages individuals of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for our team and our community.

About the Role

MATTER is looking for a dynamic leader for our venture acceleration team — someone who is passionate about the opportunity for new technologies to improve health and healthcare, and who loves to help entrepreneurs navigate the ups and downs of their world-changing journeys. As director, you will be responsible both for advising MATTER member companies, and for ensuring that they have the best possible experience as members of MATTER, including developing and optimizing the programs and services we offer.

The person in this role will:

• Provide valuable advice and direction to MATTER member companies developing healthcare solutions.
• Lead a diverse, high-performing Venture Acceleration team of business development, operational and account management staff.
• Act as a business development leader, developing strategic collaborations to drive growth of MATTER’s healthcare entrepreneur community.
• Set the strategic direction for MATTER’s Venture Acceleration function and optimize program offerings based on learnings and market feedback.
• Promote a data-driven culture with the development of approaches to set performance targets, forecasting and ongoing program optimization goals.
• Develop and deliver regular updates on business performance and growth strategy to the CEO and external clients.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s in business or entrepreneurship preferred.
• 8+ years of work experience in healthcare entrepreneurship, healthcare innovation, healthcare consulting and/or related field.
• Deep understanding of startups in the healthcare space, with past experience founding or leading one highly preferred.
• Past experience developing incubator or accelerator programs would be a bonus.
• Demonstrated understanding of growth and commercialization challenges of a startup in the healthcare industry.
• Experience leading small teams, with demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and guiding resource allocation decisions. 
• A strong communicator and relationship builder with the ability to excel in independent working environments.
• Flexible, able to balance multiple priorities, and comfortable working within a fast-moving environment while driving toward solutions.

Benefits

MATTER team members are united behind our mission to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare. Our employees are our most important asset in achieving this mission, and that's why we are proud to invest in our team. Our employees enjoy industry-leading benefits, including:

• Choice of numerous medical, dental and vision insurance plan options
• Opportunity to participate in a 401k and contribute to FSA plans for tax-free support of medical, child care and transit expenses
• Monthly cell phone stipend that is not taxed
• Unlimited paid time off, because we believe that time devoted to yourself and those in your life is fundamental to good health
• Annual company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Year's
• Flexibility to work from anywhere

Beyond our comprehensive benefits package, our employees have unparalleled opportunities to expand their professional careers and be part of a vibrant community seeking to improve healthcare for all. Additional perks of being part of the MATTER team include:

• Build an extensive professional network across the healthcare and entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Engage with some of the most innovative thinkers in healthcare innovation 
• Grow your skills and knowledge with continuous learning, including dedicated company-wide time to learning each month and periodic workshops for our team
• Work with a diverse team that is passionate about our work and cares about each other
• Own your work as part of our small, dynamic team, with unbounded opportunities to stretch, learn and lead
• Be hands-on and part of building an exciting and mission-driven organization

Our Values

We recruit people to join our team who are passionate about our mission and embrace our core values:

• Never stop experimenting (try. assess. learn. iterate. repeat.)
• Be the host (be warm, welcoming and gracious)
• Turn over rocks (stay perpetually curious and you’ll find treasures where you least expect them)
• Make others successful (by helping others, you help yourself)
• Speak your mind (be authentic and straightforward in your thoughts, words and deeds)

About MATTER

At MATTER, we believe collaboration is the best way to improve healthcare. The MATTER collaborative includes more than 1,000 current and alumni startups from around the world, working together with dozens of hospitals and health systems, universities and industry-leading companies to build the future of healthcare. Together we are accelerating innovation, advancing care and improving lives. For more information, visit matter.health and follow @MATTERhealth.

Requirements

This position is located in Chicago.