Founding AI Lead for VC & Life Sciences

JUNA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JUNA, in partnership with a leading European investment firm, seeks its first dedicated AI leader in London. This greenfield role offers unrivaled ownership over AI strategy, architecture and solutions across investment sourcing, research and portfolio analysis.

You will work directly with senior investment partners in a small, high-calibre environment to design, deploy and scale AI that drives measurable business outcomes, including improvements in clinical development and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AI experience deploying AI in real business environments.
• Experience with applied AI, LLMs, data architecture, integrations and automation.
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve performance and decision-making.
• Comfort working with senior, analytical leaders and investors.
• Proven track record delivering AI transformations in venture capital or life sciences.
• Owns problem definition, roadmap, and delivery without an AI team.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI solutions to improve investment sourcing, research, due diligence and portfolio analysis.
• Unlock the value of proprietary investment data, historical decisions and institutional knowledge.
• Build intelligent tools that help investment professionals make better, faster decisions.
• Work with investment partners to identify and prioritise high-impact opportunities.
• Establish AI architecture, data foundations, security and governance.
• Design, build and deploy LLM applications, AI agents, intelligent workflows and automation.
• Transform internal knowledge management, reporting and operational processes.
• Integrate AI into existing systems and workflows, ensuring practical, secure adoption.
• Own the AI roadmap from discovery to production deployment with measurable outcomes.
• Explore AI applications across clinical development, trial execution and patient recruitment.
• Collaborate with scientists and investment professionals to assess emerging opportunities.

Skills

Hands-on AI expertise

Strong technical foundations

Commercial judgement

Senior stakeholder credibility

Ownership autonomy

Integrity

Low ego, high ambition

Job description

JUNA, in partnership with a leading European investment firm, seeks its first dedicated AI leader in London. This greenfield role offers unrivaled ownership over AI strategy, architecture and solutions across investment sourcing, research and portfolio analysis.

You will work directly with senior investment partners in a small, high-calibre environment to design, deploy and scale AI that drives measurable business outcomes, including improvements in clinical development and decision-making.