Director, Partnerships & Corporate Innovation

MATTER’s mission is to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare.

We believe that collaboration between entrepreneurs and industry leaders is the fastest, most effective way to accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. MATTER is organized as a not-for-profit company and was built to be a neutral platform where entrepreneurs can come together with industry leaders, scientists and clinicians from across the globe to collaborate on developing next-generation healthcare and life sciences solutions.

Commitment to Diversity

MATTER welcomes and actively encourages individuals of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for our team and our community.

About the Role

MATTER is looking for a dynamic leader to join our partnerships team — someone who is passionate about the opportunity for new technologies to improve health and healthcare, and who loves to develop strong relationships with clients. As a director, you will be responsible for account management, program execution and delivery, and the identification of new business opportunities within existing clients. You will be an independent “doer” as well as a strategist — someone who is able to drive priorities and initiatives with limited resources.

The person in this role will:

• Serve as lead contact for all activities within a subset of our key clients.
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships.
• Act as a business development leader, developing strategic collaborations to drive revenue growth within assigned accounts.
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of solutions. 
• Coach and support members of the Partnerships team.

A significant component of this role involves managing all aspects of Paratus, the BARDA Accelerator Network’s hub for digital health, which is a part of MATTER. This ongoing engagement includes facilitation of startup accelerators and funding startups to validate key assumptions.

Our Values

We recruit people to join our team who are passionate about our mission and embrace our core values:

• Never stop experimenting (try. assess. learn. iterate. repeat.)
• Be the host (be warm, welcoming and gracious)
• Turn over rocks (stay perpetually curious and you’ll find treasures where you least expect them)
• Make others successful (by helping others, you help yourself)
• Speak your mind (be authentic and straightforward in your thoughts, words and deeds)

About MATTER

At MATTER, we believe collaboration is the best way to improve healthcare. The MATTER collaborative includes more than 1,000 current and alumni startups from around the world, working together with dozens of hospitals and health systems, universities and industry-leading companies to build the future of healthcare. Together we are accelerating innovation, advancing care and improving lives. For more information, visit matter.health and follow @MATTERhealth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of work experience in healthcare entrepreneurship, healthcare innovation, healthcare consulting and/or related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of the growth and commercialization paths of startups in the healthcare industry.
• Demonstrated understanding of the healthcare industry, including payers, providers and life sciences companies.
• Strong storytelling and presentation creation and delivery capabilities.
• Love of fast-paced, scrappy environments.
• Prior experience developing incubator or accelerator programs would be a bonus.
• Prior experience working with government contracts is desirable.

Candidates for this position must live in the Chicago area.

Benefits

MATTER team members are united behind our mission to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare. Our employees are our most important asset in achieving this mission, and that's why we are proud to invest in our team. Our employees enjoy industry-leading benefits, including:

• Choice of numerous medical, dental and vision insurance plan options
• Opportunity to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan and contribute to FSA plans for tax-free support of medical, child care and transit expenses
• Monthly cell phone stipend that is not taxed
• Unlimited paid time off, because we believe that time devoted to yourself and those in your life is fundamental to good health
• Annual company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Year's

Beyond our comprehensive benefits package, our employees have unparalleled opportunities to expand their professional careers and be part of a vibrant community seeking to improve healthcare for all. Additional perks of being part of the MATTER team include:

• Expanding your professional network across the healthcare and entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Engaging with some of the most innovative thinkers in healthcare
• Growing skills and knowledge with continuous learning, including dedicated company-wide time to learning each month and periodic workshops for our team
• Working with a diverse team that is passionate about our work and cares about one other
• Owning your work, with unbounded opportunities to stretch, learn and lead