Operational Director Digital Health (f/m/d)

About us

Do you have a passion for innovative healthcare solutions and want to actively drive the digital healthcare industry forward? Then join us shaping the development of the TUM Venture Labs in the Healthcare field and supporting ventures in Biotech, Medtech, and Digital Health as a leader within our incubator.
As part of the interdisciplinary TUM Venture Labs initiative (www.tum-venture-labs.de) by the Technical University of Munich and UnternehmerTUM, we are building an ecosystem at the Klinikum Rechts der Isar. This ecosystem acts as a catalyst for startups and ventures with digital approaches in healthcare, focusing on expanding towards AI-driven solutions.
With the Venture Lab Healthcare, we have established an effective ecosystem that provides our growing pipeline of venture teams and founders with access to cutting-edge infrastructure, high-quality training programs, expertise in IP and fundraising, individual coaching, and guidance from industry experts, as well as targeted matchmaking with investors and venture capital firms (VCs). The goal is to shape the future of the digital healthcare industry and drive the development of AI-powered healthcare solutions. Our efforts are supported by the Heinz-Nixdorf-Foundation and Brainlab AG.
As Operational Director Digital Health, you will take on a leading role in strategically advancing and expanding our interdisciplinary network.

Your mission

• Startup Management: Manage startup teams and develop tailored offerings based on their needs and phases of development to support their entrepreneurial journey.
• Community Building: Work closely with other Venture Labs and UnternehmerTUM programs, as well as external partners, to expand the Digital Health/MedTech/BioTech/AI startup community within and beyond the TUM network, in collaboration with the Managing Director of the Venture Lab Healthcare and SW/AI.
• Knowledge Development: Enhance training programs specifically focused on Digital Health, MedTech, BioTech, and AI in healthcare, tailored to the innovation cycles of the startup teams.
• Designing and Scaling Growth Challenges: Develop, implement, and manage workshops, bootcamps, and programs that foster the growth and scaling of startup teams. Collaborate with the Managing Director to design new formats, independently execute them, and provide valuable feedback to continuously improve program effectiveness.
• Partnership Management: Manage existing Clinical Innovation Partners and onboard Healthcare Innovation partners, including clinics, universities, and companies, within our programs.

Your profile

• You hold a degree (Diploma, Master's, or PhD) in HealthTech, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Business Administration, or you have completed a Bachelor’s degree in one of these fields with extensive relevant professional experience in the healthcare sector.
• You have significant professional experience in the healthcare field, ideally including your own startup experience or work in a venture capital firm.
• You bring hands-on experience with startup programs or support at incubators/accelerators in the healthcare sector.
• You are a team player and self-starter, capable of working in an interdisciplinary team, and you proactively contribute your expertise.
• You possess strong organizational skills in (agile) project management and have leadership experience.
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills.
• You demonstrate a high degree of accountability and a strong “get-things-done” mentality.
• Proficiency in German and English, both written and spoken, rounds out your profile.

What we offer

• The opportunity to shape and further develop an innovative ecosystem and programs while contributing to the long-term growth of the TUM Venture Labs in Digital/AI in Healthcare.
• Active integration into a network of outstanding research, entrepreneurs, and startups from TUM and UnternehmerTUM.
• The chance to work directly with tomorrow’s unicorns and play a key role in shaping the "Isar Valley."
• Budget and time for personal development, such as through our training budget.
• A hybrid work model with flexible working hours.
• Attractive perks such as Jobrad, Moovster, Wellpass, and free on-site sports courses.

Contact

Carina Schreyer, Lead Talent Acquisition & Business Partner People & Culture
UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Lichtenbergstraße 6, 85748 Garching/München
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