Lam Research Capital (LinkedIn, Crunchbase) is the venture arm of Lam Research and is located in Fremont, CA. We are seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to work directly with the Principal of Life Sciences
Representative responsibilities:
- Assisting in the venture capital investment process. Specifically, the individual will work with the Principal to:
- Research key markets/market segments
- Identify, evaluate and monitor investment prospects (scientific/technical and business evaluation)
- Review business plans
- Perform due diligence on prospect companies – Including building financial models and evaluating technical/scientific relevance of platform
- Prepare consistent read-outs and updates for Board and Investment committee
- Helping with business strategy, exit events and general support of its portfolio companies
- Role is specifically focused on Genomics
Desired qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher biological sciences or biochemistry from top tier university – to facilitate a deep technical expertise – PhD preferred
- Deep technical expertise in genomics and life sciences
- Operating and technical experience in life sciences sectors
- Ability to understand/simplify technical/scientific information and distil it down into relevant facts
- Prior experience as an Analyst or Associate in related field VC/PE, investment bank and or Consulting is not required but a plus
- Prior experience in business development, product management or upstream marketing at a life sciences tools company is not required but a plus
- Demonstrated analytical ability and attention to detail
- Interest in growth equity and impact investing
- Passion for identifying promising high‐growth businesses
- Self‐starter, able to initiate projects and work independently
- Excellent personal rapport and ability to engender trust and respect
If interested, please apply here.