CEO - Biomimetic Cervical Intervertebral Disc

**Job Information**:
Industry
- Medical Devices

Remote Job

This is a remote position.
- **Co-Founder of Turnkey Start-Up**
- **Attractive Equity Stake**
- **Venture Builder with Extensive Support Networks**

**_To be eligible you must have commercial experience in Orthopaedic/Neurosurgical Medical Implants_**

Our client is a fast-growing European HealthTech Venture Builder that has developed a uniquely successful model to bring innovations to market. It starts with a rigorous project selection process to assess clinical impact and commercial viability. Once identified, the project is paired with a CEO at the point of incorporation. As CEO/Co-Founder you will drive the project to hit milestones with a strategic exit in mind.

Spinal disc degeneration is a huge and growing problem. Currently, the affected disc is left until it needs replacing. The disc is then completely replaced, which leads to the degeneration of adjacent discs, or fused to an adjacent disc (spinal fusion), which restricts patient mobility. This venture proposes to develop a biomimetic cervical disc replacement, comprising two symbiotic elements, utilising new biomaterials - a hydrocore and a têxtile-based Cervical Annulus Fibrosus.

They seek a CEO to co-found this revolutionary TRL 2 project.

Your key responsibilities will be:

- Fundraising: to drive manufacturing, clinical trials & commercialisation
- Clinical Trials: in human
- Regulatory Development: for a Class III medical device
- Network: Bring a network of KOL’s and early-adopters in appropriate markets
- Commercialisation: Drive the go-to-market strategy for the project

**Requirements**:
You must have experience/competence in the following areas:

- Entrepreneurship: seizes opportunities to drive value, competitive advantage, & profit
- Decisiveness: strong sense of urgency in action and decision making
- Action-oriented: sets challenging goals with a clear path to achieving them
- Network: bring relevant contacts, build new networks and leverage others' expertise
- Subject Expertise: market knowledge of surgical implants

Your work experience ideally includes success in:

- Manufacturing: selection & commissioning of facilities for medical devices
- Strategic Leadership: R&D or product innovation, ideally in a startup setting
- People Leadership: company, business or multidisciplinary teams
- Finance: P&L accountability with growth focus
- New Product Launch: knowledge of up & downstream marketing
- Regulatory: understanding of requirements in** **Europe & US (Class III)
- Research & Clinical Trials: medical devices

Other requirements:

- English language
- Willing to travel regularly to Amsterdam & UK
- Available at least 2-3 days a week initially
- Capacity to increase as business grows

**Benefits**:
Founding a life sciences start-up is the dream of many, but the chance of success via traditional routes is disappointingly low.

Our client dramatically increased the chances of success in three ways:

- Cherry-picks the most promising, impactful technologies (1:200 projects make it)
- Matches each project with the right entrepreneur to deliver the goods
- Puts the support and infrastructure in place to ensure the best chance of success

The unique benefit of this model is the complete suite of professional services provided by the venture partner, from cradle to grave.

You will be surrounded by experts in the fields of capital raising (all stages), exit, legal, governance, regulatory, patent expertise & HR support. You will be mentored one-to-one by a senior partner, and join a growing community of over 80 CEOs from their portfolio ventures.

Our client has built up an enviable external network of providers, investors, & KOLs across Europe & globally to call on when necessary.

This is not for everyone. You must bring with you the mind-set of an entrepreneurial co-founder. You will be a partner with our client, not an employee. Your wins and setbacks are shared with them. This very fact underpins the reason you have access to their highly professional team and networks that give you the best chance of success.