General Inception
General Inception is pioneering company creation as the first Igniter company. As an Igniter, General Inception brings a new way to partner with inventors to ignite innovation and nurture transformational companies. As a co-founder, General Inception brings together domain expertise, executive talent, infrastructure resources, and capital to nurture and scale growth throughout the entire company journey.
Ignite – Nurture – Scale – Repeat
Successful team members in this role will have the skillset needed to pursue multiple opportunities, including being promoted to a Manager, then Director at General Inception, joining a high-growth startup, starting their own company, or continuing a venture career at another fund. As Manager, you will augment our internal research function and make and defend hypotheses collaboratively as a part of the investment team.
What You’ll Do:
· Work with the Practice Lead to identify opportunities in Medical Devices and Digital Health across different areas (instruments, reagents, software, diagnostics):
· Systematic scientific literature searches
· Generation of databases
· Identification of KOLs/inventors and technologies
· Perform technology and/or market due diligence on investment opportunities
· Market and competition analysis
– Business and Regulatory Intelligence
– Scientific/technical and commercial benchmarking
· IP review
· Confirm problem: solution match with KOLs
· Source KOLs from referrals, literature, etc.
· Develop market research questions and conduct interviews
· Develop preliminary business plan around problem: solution matrix, considering:
· Description of the problem
– Cost of the problem
– Size of the opportunity
– Description of the solution
– Impact of the solutionon the problem
– Existing solutions, competitors, and market
– Definition of USP/value proposition for the technology
Qualifications & Skills:
· MD or PhD in science (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine)
– Familiarity with Medical Devices and Digital Health technologies is a plus
· Interest in business and consulting
· Inquisitive analytical mind with deep understanding of the scientific method
· Ability to see the big picture but with skill for detail-oriented execution
· Sensitivity to deadlines and commitments
· Ability to write clearly and summarize complex subjects in simple manner
· Both inductive & deductive reasoning ability