Join the London-based investment team to source, evaluate, and build precision medicine companies. Reporting to Managing Partners Kate Bingham and Nikola Trbovic, you will execute the full investment cycle from scientific due diligence to company creation. This substantive role offers direct exposure to senior decision-makers and genuine long-term advancement potential.
Analyst / Associate — Biotech Team at SV Health Investors
SV Health Investors is seeking a PhD-level Analyst or Associate to join their elite London Biotech team. With $2 billion under management and a track record of creating multi-billion dollar companies like EyeBio and Nimbus Therapeutics, SV is at the forefront of precision medicine. You’ll work directly with industry leaders Kate Bingham and Nikola Trbovic to source breakthrough science, lead deep-dive due diligence, and play a hands-on role in company creation. This is a rare opportunity for a scientist with commercial experience to transition into a high-impact VC role with a clear path for long-term advancement. Join a transatlantic powerhouse building the next generation of life-changing therapies.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
SV Health Investors
Role overview
SV Health Investors is a global private equity and venture capital investment platform specialized in healthcare funds spanning all sectors and stages, including biotechnology (including dementia), healthcare growth equity, and medtech. With over 30 years of track record in the US and UK, offices in Boston and London, and a team of more than 50 investment professionals, it invests in therapeutics, healthcare services, digital health, medical products, and devices, managing approximately $4 billion in historical commitments and having backed 75 IPOs/M&As and 30 novel drugs.
What you will do
- Source emerging science and investment opportunities across the US, UK, and EU by monitoring academic spin-outs, pharma pipelines, and the broader biotech ecosystem.
- Lead rigorous scientific and commercial due diligence, building comprehensive investment cases that encompass R&D strategy, development plans, budgets, and valuation analysis.
- Support portfolio company growth and company creation by contributing to scientific strategy, team formation, and early business development for newly launched ventures.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses a PhD in a relevant area of biology from a leading laboratory, demonstrating a deep mechanistic understanding of disease and therapeutic innovation.
- Holds at least two years of professional experience in life sciences venture capital, strategy consulting (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, L.E.K.), investment banking, or biotech business development.
- Demonstrates strong commercial instinct and “hustle,” with the ability to distinguish between interesting science and fundable business opportunities while operating independently.
Why this role is remarkable
- Work alongside industry heavyweights like Kate Bingham, former head of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, in a high-calibre team with direct exposure to senior decision-makers.
- Join a firm with an incredible track record of success, including recent multi-billion dollar exits like EyeBio to Merck ($3B) and Nimbus Therapeutics to Takeda ($4B).
- Engage in true “company creation,” moving beyond passive investing to actively building breakthrough biotech firms from the ground up around world-class science.
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