Associate Director, Endless Frontier Labs
About The Position
Endless Frontier Labs , founded at New York University, Stern School of Business, guides scientific and technical founders through a performance-driven mentoring process. Participating startups receive access to mentorship, venture capital, and business development over the nine-month program. To support these efforts, NYU Stern School of Business has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director, Endless Frontier Labs. The selected candidate will lead the Endless Frontier Labs operations including venture recruiting, venture evaluation/selection, venture management, securing follow-on investment, communications, and resource mobilization for the Digital Health Track. In collaboration with the Director and colleagues, the Associate Director will strategically develop, implement, and evaluate Endless Frontier Labs and its programs with emphasis on building external business relationships and internal partnerships to ensure programs' success. The Associate Director will execute core programmatic operations for Endless Frontier Labs and identify and cultivate relationships with centers of innovation in US Universities and top foreign universities, venture capital funds, incubators & accelerators, and tech associations to build a strong pipeline of Endless Frontier Labs applicants. The Associate Director will lead initiatives to support the growth and continuous improvement of the Endless Frontier Labs program and expand business development opportunities related to corporate partnerships. The Associate Director will also work with the Director to support curriculum development, student projects with EFL startups, and programming.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (Master's Degree, MHA, or graduate degree in STEM preferred)
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working with startups, technology companies, incubators, accelerators, angel investors, or venture capital or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proven ability in business development, relationship management, ability to analyze and evaluate ventures, financial modeling, market analysis, and strategic planning is required.
- Understanding of business models and drivers of success in startups across several verticals coupled with deep financial literacy and experience with fundraising and venture deals is essential along with excellent project management, organizational, communications skills, team-oriented work ethic and adaptability.
- Ability to travel internationally.
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree, MHA, or graduate degree in STEM
Responsibilities
- Lead the Endless Frontier Labs operations including venture recruiting, venture evaluation/selection, venture management, securing follow-on investment, communications, and resource mobilization for the Digital Health Track.
- Strategically develop, implement, and evaluate Endless Frontier Labs and its programs with emphasis on building external business relationships and internal partnerships to ensure programs' success.
- Execute core programmatic operations for Endless Frontier Labs and identify and cultivate relationships with centers of innovation in US Universities and top foreign universities, venture capital funds, incubators & accelerators, and tech associations to build a strong pipeline of Endless Frontier Labs applicants.
- Lead initiatives to support the growth and continuous improvement of the Endless Frontier Labs program and expand business development opportunities related to corporate partnerships.
- Work with the Director to support curriculum development, student projects with EFL startups, and programming.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
