Job Description
The Accelerator Recruitment Associate is responsible for sourcing and engaging promising and diverse healthcare startups to expand development, engagement, and participation in the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator program. This role supports the entire lifecycle of the application and selection process including: researching companies and building a pipeline, engaging with companies and founders to fully understand their business, and assisting target companies through the application process. The Accelerator Recruitment Associate also sources potential investors for alumni and current companies within the Accelerator program and facilitates investment backing communication with appropriate parties
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct general research to seek out and identify companies to gauge interest and eligibility for the Cedars Sinai Accelerator Program. Conducts further market sector analysis with identified companies to determine areas of interest specifically within digital health, healthcare IT, medical devices, life sciences.
- Meets with founders and leaders of companies of interest to build a pipeline of companies and individuals for future accelerator opportunities. Develops a network of entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders to support the growth of the Accelerator Program.
- Manages logistics of the recruitment process for companies applying for participation into the Accelerator Program.
- Makes recommendations to Accelerator leadership regarding companies to invite to participate in the Accelerator program.
- Reviews and optimizes the application processes, including management of various application management software and identifying and implementing any efficiencies needed.
- Sources potential venture capital investors to build a pipeline of future investors for successful alumni companies and current accelerator participants. Actively engages with and presents detailed development opportunities to investors for consideration.
- Coordinates networking events that support expansion of diversity opportunities within the Accelerator Program. Identifies gaps in representation and determines priority recruitments based on predetermined criteria.
- Represents the Accelerator program at various networking conferences and events. Events are conducted with internal and external audiences. External audiences may include corporate partners, start-up employees, government officials and foreign dignitaries. The Associate will be responsible for maintaining communication with these audiences using various mediums of information (emails, phone calls, LinkedIn messaging, Slack and other platforms as identified.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements:
High school diploma/GED required
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Social Services or related degree preferred
Experience:
- Two years experience in market research, preferably in Healthcare required
- Two years experience in Business Development or sales in Healthcare or Healthcare Ventures required
- Two years experience with Venture Capital firm or Venture Funding preferred
- One year experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications, Familiarity with varying systems such as Affinity, Crunchbase, Pitchbook, AngelList, MailChimp, Sales Force, SquareSpace, and /or CB Insights Familiarity with publications such as Becker’s Hospital Review, Angellist, Modern HealthCare and/or Advisory Board, Event Planning preferred.
- One year experience with FDA process and other regulatory agencies (such as or Confirmite Europeenne (CE) preferred
Req ID : 7976
Working Title : Accelerator Recruitment Associate -Healthcare Accelerator
Department : Healthcare Accelerator
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Strategic Plan / Business Dev
Job Specialty : Strategic Planning
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $71,760 - $106,163
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)
