Venture Capital Job – Health Tech Investor – Samsung Next

Website Samsung Next

We invest in the boldest and most ambitious founders

About Samsung Next

Samsung Next is an investment and M&A group that champions the boldest and most ambitious founders. We focus broadly on the areas of AI, robotics, edge infrastructure, blockchain, healthtech, mediatech and fintech, but invest opportunistically in other areas relevant to Samsung. Our entire team of experienced investors, operators, marketers, and sales and business developers are committed to supporting every portfolio company. We do this via:

  • Investments: seek and invest in the best builders in the world
  • Platform: help our portfolio companies make the most of every opportunity
  • M&A: acquire game-changing companies to help bring their products to consumers worldwide

We provide early-stage capital, expertise and access to Samsung to accelerate builder and founder success, bringing strategic value to Samsung in the form of meaningful insights and collaborations. We are a global organization with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Tel Aviv and Seoul.

Location:

New York City

About the Investor Role: 

The Investor role at Samsung Next provides individuals with an opportunity to establish and/or expand a career as a venture investor. Investors work directly with experienced Managing Directors to develop and augment their venture investment skills. Investors are given as much responsibility as quickly as they can manage, while working with the backing of one of the world’s best consumer technology brands. Individuals in this position will gain exposure to a high quantity of deals, source deals and bring them to close, partner with portfolio companies post-investment and understand startups at a variety of stages and in a variety of verticals.

This role will focus primarily on Healthtech investing, and secondarily on Samsung Next’s other focus areas of Fintech and AI. As such, the role requires a professional background and network in healthcare which may come through industry experience, consulting, startups, investing, etc.

The Investor role at Samsung Next provides individuals with a unique opportunity to establish a career as a venture investor. No prior investing experience is required as Samsung Next offers a three-year development program for individuals to learn the fundamentals of investing. This role is not targeted for seasoned investors.

This is a hybrid position requiring regular in-office days. Additionally, due to the global nature of our work, weekly and occasional evening and/or early morning meetings are required.

Responsibilities:

  • Source investment opportunities. This will first and foremost involve growing, establishing and leveraging strong relationships with founders and investors in our key focus areas of AI, robotics, edge infrastructure, blockchain, healthtech, mediatech, and fintech.
  • Evaluate early-stage investment opportunities with thorough due diligence on technology, team, market, and product.
  • Communicate investment cases effectively from deal discussion through deal closure.
  • Contribute to learnings and insights by developing a sharp and informed point of view communicated through written investment memos and active participation in deal discussion.
  • Provide a supportive and responsive experience to the founders and builders we work with.

Required Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate degree
  • Highly successful 3+ years of business or technical experience in healthcare. Additional exposure in Fintech and/or AI preferred.
  • Genuinely intellectually curious and driven – embraces new challenges and change
  • Adept at developing and maintaining relationships
  • Thrives at playing many positions in an unstructured environment
  • Displays high EQ and is a team oriented contributor
  • Demonstrated passion for technology and startups.
  • Outstanding analytical skills – able to simplify the complex, synthesize information and provide pointed insights
  • Available to travel regularly
  • Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal

Additional Qualifications:

  • Established professional network in the startup community an important plus
  • Previous investment (angel or other) background

At Samsung Next, we envision a world in which all phenomenal ideas have an equal chance of being realized and believe a dedication to diversity and inclusion is vital to making this happen. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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To apply for this job please visit boards.greenhouse.io.

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