VC Associate @ Temasek in San Francisco, CA

Temasek’s US Life Sciences and Healthcare team is looking for an associate/senior associate to join our growing Life Sciences and Healthcare team. We are interested in individuals with a passion for Life Sciences, Healthcare. The candidate should also have a strong financial toolkit including experience building models for P&L statements, cashflow statements and balance sheets. Given the nature of life sciences investing, a clinical, industry and / or research background will likely be helpful.

Responsibilities

• Conducting fundamental research in key trends and emerging areas to form differentiated views for investment opportunities and for management of existing portfolio
• Identifying and assessing investment opportunities across different company stages
• Supporting business, financial, legal, and other due diligence workstreams
• Preparing financial models and decks, and presenting deals to the firm’s investment committee
• Monitoring portfolio companies to identify value creation, investment, and divestment opportunities
• Developing relationships with investment professionals, management teams, key opinion leaders, and other relevant institutions for origination of new deals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in science, engineering or finance, from a top tier academic institution
• Demonstrated interest in finance and investing
• 1-2 years of relevant experience in healthcare or life sciences, including experience in investment banking, buyside or sell-side equity, or consulting
• Strong analytical capabilities and willingness to learn new skills quickly
• Self-starter with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and to work independently
• Good communication, interpersonal & team skills
• Comfortable with working in a cross-border, multi-cultural team-based environment
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States

Salary Range: Base salary of US$120K – US$195K per annum (compensation structure includes various additional incentives payable in April, August and October annually)