Head of Venture Relations

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:
Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:
Business Development

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Singapore, Singapore

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson’s external innovation group is searching for a Head of Venture Relations at JLABS Singapore to help build a world-class scientific/technology portfolio and curate our community of investors in life sciences and healthcare across Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.

The goal of Johnson & Johnson’s external innovation group is to advance transformative healthcare solutions that improve the lives of people around the world and deliver value to Johnson & Johnson by catalyzing new science and technology through collaboration and the exchange of ideas.

This growing team is looking for a colleague inspired to help build and innovate new ways of fostering a productive life-science ecosystem.

Johnson & Johnson’s global incubator network, JLABS (JLABS), is the largest global network of open innovation ecosystems, enabling and empowering emerging companies with the knowledge, experience, partnerships, and venture connections across a broad healthcare spectrum including pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors.

Our goal is to catalyze and accelerate the delivery of lifesaving, life-enhancing solutions to patients around the world.

JLABS is a no-strings-attached model, which means innovators are free to develop their science and technology while holding on to their intellectual property.

JLABS also produces crowdsourcing campaigns, called Quickfire Challenges, to help identify and enable potential breakthrough healthcare ideas from across the globe.

Responsibilities:

The Head of Venture Relations provides support to the Head of JLABS Singapore in all aspects of building a world-class scientific/technology portfolio and curating and managing our community of investors in life sciences and healthcare across Singapore and Asia Pacific.

Regional Venture Portfolio Management:


* Serve as a critical partner in the regional sourcing team, and aid portfolio sourcing from regional life science investors in J&J’s strategic areas of focus


* Identify and monitor potential transformational technologies and shape emerging science to address unmet needs


* Evaluate new technologies and companies for entry into JLABS Singapore


* Collaborate across broader J&J (e.g.

ESI AP Search and Evaluation, JJDC and TAs)...