Associate / Senior Associate - Boston

Forbion • Boston, MA

14d

About The Position

Join Forbion as an Associate / Senior Associate in Boston Are you an experienced Life Sciences Investor / Investment Banker (pharma & biotech) / Management Consultant with a passion for advancing innovative healthcare solutions? Forbion, a leading life sciences venture capital firm, invites you to become a key player in our team, where you will help shape the future of healthcare through strategic investments. About Forbion Forbion is a leading global venture capital firm with deep expertise in Europe and offices in Naarden, The Netherlands, Munich, Germany and Boston, USA. Forbion invests in innovative biotech companies, managing €5 billion across multiple fund strategies that cover all stages of (bio-) pharmaceutical drug development. In addition, Forbion leverages its biotech expertise beyond human health to address ‘planetary health’ challenges through its BioEconomy fund strategy, which invests in companies developing sustainable solutions in food, agriculture, materials, and environmental technologies. Forbion’s consists of nearly 60 employees of whom over 30 are part of the investment team that have built an impressive performance track record since the late nineties with investments in over 110 companies across 9 funds. Forbion’s record of sourcing, building and guiding life sciences companies has resulted in many approved breakthrough therapies and valuable exits. Forbion typically selects impactful investments that will positively affect the health and well-being of people and the planet, as well as meet its financial return objectives. The Forbion Ventures Fund focuses on preclinical to early clinical biotech companies. The Opportunity As an Associate / Senior Associate at Forbion, you will support the investment strategy through driving the investment due diligence process and investment thesis generation. Additional activities include assisting in portfolio management as well as management of deal flow processing, platform activities and various ad-hoc tasks. This is a global role, where you will be working on both European and US opportunities as well as supporting projects across both our Growth and Ventures fund strategies.

Requirements

• Educational background as Ph.D. or M.D. in life sciences, medicines, or related fields.
• 4 - 7 years of experience as an investment professional
• Experience of atleast 3 completed transactions, with a meaningful contribution having conducted a proportion of the DD
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Compelling written and oral communication skills and fluency in English as well as the ability to convey ideas to an Investment Committee with confidence and conviction
• Ability to establish a work plan, identify and prioritize areas of due diligence.
• Good transaction and investment judgement.

Responsibilities

• Due Diligence Management: Conduct, drive and synthesise the due diligence analysis to support investment recommendation.
• Financial Analysis and Modelling: Conducting financial analysis and modelling of opportunities as part of the due diligence process to assess the attractiveness of a potential investment
• Deal Flow: Guide Analysts and Associates in the management of deal flow processing and cross-fund activities. Supporting assessment and sourcing of investment opportunities, leveraging networks and market research. Process deal flow including, but not limited to, logging of materials and company interactions, as well as screening new investment opportunities.
• Portfolio Management and Value Creation: Beyond deal execution, the investment team actively supports portfolio company management teams in developing and executing growth strategies, navigating key challenges, and achieving strategic milestones. The Associate / Senior Associate will have the opportunity to act as a Board Observer for up to 3 companies, contributing to discussions and follow ups.

Benefits

• We offer professional growth opportunities, demonstrated by the experiences of our General Partners, many of whom joined as Interns, Associates and Principals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree