Astonishing Labs has a unique opportunity for a recent PhD graduate or post-doc who is looking to pursue a career outside of academia. This person will fill numerous roles, but the primary focus will be on building relationships with investors.
Astonishing Labs builds life science companies based on discoveries from the top academic researchers in biology. Astonishing Labs is growing, and we are seeking someone to work with our team on company building and science communications.
This is a truly unique opportunity to work with our team of experienced entrepreneurs and fundraisers, all of whom will be vesting their time and resources to build this candidate’s skills in understanding the industry, and communicating our science and mission to the outside world.
This person must have exceptional communication skills and interpersonal skills, be engaging in formal and informal environments, and be able to build relationships and trust with potential investors in Astonishing Labs and its portfolio companies. The skills of fundraising are unique, and our team has extremely accomplished and experienced individuals who will work with this candidate to develop those skills specifically in the biotechnology space. But the type of engaging and confident personality we are looking for is rare in general, and even more rare among those with a science background.
We are seeking someone as soon as possible, so recent or upcoming PhD students, or post-docs who are searching for their next career opportunity, are likely candidates.
This position will require extensive travel, both domestically and abroad, and will be compensated competitively. There is no upper limit on where this opportunity takes them in their career, and whichever direction that may be, having these relationships is invaluable in whatever pursuit they look to beyond this role. That, of course, includes within Astonishing Labs itself, and with our portfolio companies.
This is an incredibly unique opportunity to travel extensively, learn a skill set that is rare and highly valuable, and build a network among investors that will be second to none. The candidate will have constant exposure to an accomplished team of entrepreneurs and various biotech company management teams.