Job Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Academic Research, the Business Development Manager will lead and manage Abiomed’s growing portfolio of investments in early stage technologies and companies, aligning the market, financial and technical risk assessments with the company’s goal of becoming the standard of care in the fields of heart failure therapy, heart recovery and minimally invasive mechanical circulatory support.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build Abiomed’s program and process of investment portfolio management
• Develop a process to capture portfolio companies’ technical and clinical progress
• Act as Abiomed’s representative on portfolio companies’ Board of Directors
• Lead the due diligence process of investment opportunities, including market, technical and financial risk models, bring actionable recommendation to the senior management team
• Seek new investment opportunities in early stage companies or in new technologies through seed investments
• Work with the legal and finance team to negotiate investment terms
• Maintain and build Abiomed’s organizational knowledge of new technologies focused on heart failure and heart recovery therapies

Job Qualifications:                             

• Bachelor degree in life science highly preferred, advanced degree (MSc, MD, PhD) a strong advantage
• MBA from a top tier program preferred
• Prior experience in financial modeling and risk assessment
• Prior experience in the Medical Device Sector preferred
• Prior experience in managing early stage investments preferred
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally ~30-50%