Internship - Business Associate, Harrington Discover Institute

University Hospitals • Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

The Business Associate will support business development and the management of strategic partnerships. S/he will also identify new funding opportunities by conducting targeted research, writing proposals and presentations, and developing strategic plans. The Business Associate will report to the VP and work with the Business Manager for Strategic Alliances and Business Development. The Associate will contribute to the continued success of HDI's mission – to advance medicine and society by enabling inventive physician-scientists to turn their discoveries into medicines that improve human health – and the expansion of The Harrington Project

Requirements

• Post-Graduate degree (Required)
• 2+ years Knowledge of medical research at a graduate level (Required)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project) (Required proficiency)

Nice To Haves

• MD or PhD experience (Preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in business development, venture capital, or consulting with a background in a startup or entrepreneurial services / accelerator environment. (Preferred)
• Knowledge of startup financing (Preferred proficiency)
• Exposure to venture philanthropy/ impact investing (Preferred proficiency)
• Demonstrated understanding of growth and commercialization challenges of a startup (Preferred proficiency)
• Experience evaluating therapeutics research proposals to support due diligence processes (Preferred proficiency)
• and advocate in a balanced manner strategies and rationales in support of developing projects (Preferred proficiency)
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams (Preferred proficiency)
• Ability to analyze medical research proposals and contribute to development of business strategies to advance such research. (Preferred proficiency)
• Excellent organizational and time management skills (Preferred proficiency)
• Attention to detail in handling diverse tasks to advance multiple parallel priorities (Preferred proficiency)
• Adaptive work style that ensures effective collaboration with a lean and nimble team (Preferred proficiency)
• Acute responsiveness to changing priorities and new opportunities (Preferred proficiency)
• SmartSimple (CRM database) (Preferred proficiency)
• Cortellis (market research tool) (Preferred proficiency)
• Recap (market and financial research tool) (Preferred proficiency)
• Pitchbook (financial research tool) (Preferred proficiency)
• Box.com (cloud-based file sharing) (Preferred proficiency)

Responsibilities

• Create content and strategic plans to support developing partnerships initiatives and new funding opportunities
• Develop strategies in support of active sourcing initiative
• Support existing partnership programs and establishment of new collaborations
• Maintain the confidentiality of information generated by UH, its scholars and Harrington grantees and alumni
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees