City of Hope · 2 weeks ago
Chief Venture Officer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$177.93/hr - $320.26/hr
15+ years expCity of Hope is a transformative organization dedicated to fighting cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. They are seeking a Chief Venture Officer to lead their new accelerator platform, focusing on advancing scientific discoveries toward commercialization and strategic partnerships.
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Responsibilities
Lead the strategy, launch, governance, and ongoing operations of Hope Catalyst, including funding mechanisms, program design, operating models, selection criteria, and performance metrics
Identify and advance high-potential innovations by partnering with investigators, scientific leaders, business development, licensing, intellectual property, and clinical stakeholders
Develop and execute company-creation pathways, including business model development, market validation, investor readiness, financing strategy, and leadership team formation
Provide translational and drug development leadership to accelerate programs through key development milestones, regulatory planning, clinical strategy, and external partnerships
Build and expand relationships with venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, biotech and pharmaceutical executives, accelerators, foundations, and strategic investors
Oversee milestone-based funding decisions using objective criteria focused on commercial viability, patient impact, strategic fit, and execution progress
Support entrepreneurial talent development through programs for investigators, fellows, entrepreneurs-in-residence, and scientific founders
Lead and develop a high-performing Hope Catalyst team while managing cross-functional collaborations across the organization
Evaluate biomedical innovations for market opportunity, competitive differentiation, investment readiness, partnering potential, and commercialization success
Serve as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership in shaping City of Hope’s innovation, venture, and commercialization ecosystem
Qualification
Required
PhD with 15+ years of relevant industry experience OR Master's degree plus MBA with 20+ years of relevant industry experience
Proven experience advancing biomedical innovations from discovery through development, commercialization, partnering, licensing, or company formation
Strong understanding of drug development, translational science, regulatory strategy, intellectual property, and early-stage asset de-risking
Experience founding, scaling, financing, operating, or advising biotech or life sciences companies
Background in venture capital, venture creation, accelerators, incubators, venture studios, or biotechnology/pharmaceutical business development
Demonstrated success evaluating scientific assets for commercial potential, market opportunity, and investment readiness
Established network across venture capital, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, entrepreneur, CRO, CDMO, and strategic partner communities
Experience working collaboratively with academic investigators, clinicians, investors, industry partners, and executive leadership teams
Exceptional negotiation, financial evaluation, strategic planning, communication, and relationship-building skills
Ability to thrive in a complex, fast-paced, matrixed academic medical center environment
Willingness to travel approximately 30–40%
Company
City of Hope
City of Hope is a cancer research and treatment non-profit organization specializing in diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10.3MKey Investors
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
2024-05-20Grant· $5.4M
2022-02-22Grant· $4.9M
Leadership Team
Nisha Morris
System Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Vanessa Almendro Navarro
SVP, Chief Commercialization Officer
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