Investment Manager - Life Sciences

British Business Bank plc; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Employer pension 15%

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Group Income Protection and life cover

Job summary

British Business Bank plc invites applications for an Investment Manager to join the Life Sciences portfolio in the Commercial Equity Funds team. The role involves reviewing venture and growth fund opportunities, assessing financials, and assisting with due diligence and investment papers.

You will help manage a portfolio of life sciences fund investments, attend advisory board meetings, and liaise with advisers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with investments in life sciences or healthcare sectors.
• Strong financial accounting and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication with colleagues, advisers and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Review new venture and venture growth fund investment opportunities focused on life sciences.
• Assess financial accounts and investment information for due diligence.
• Prepare investment papers and coordinate review with legal advisers and internal teams.
• Manage a portfolio of life sciences fund investments and report on performance.
• Attend advisory board meetings and support co-investment activity.

Skills

Financial analysis

Investment experience

Life sciences knowledge

Communication

MS Office

Education

Degree in economics/accounting/law/engineering/science

Professional accounting or investment management qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Investment Manager - Life Sciences

Application Deadline: 13 August 2026

Department: Funds 1

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Sheffield

Description

Location: Sheffield / London / Hybrid Working

Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

Salary: Competitivedepending on experience

THE ROLE

We are looking for an Investment Manager to join our Commercial Equity Funds team in the Capital Allocation department. This role sits within our Investment division and reports to the Senior Director, Life Sciences.

In this role, you will review new venture and venture growth fund investment opportunities, with a focus on life sciences. You will look at fund proposals, assess financial and investment information, support due diligence, help prepare investment papers, and work with legal advisers and internal teams to review investment documents.

You will also help manage a portfolio of life sciences fund investments. This may include attending advisory board meetings, preparing reports and analysis, responding to queries, supporting co-investment activity, and helping to resolve matters that arise across the portfolio.

We are looking for someone with investment or industry experience in life sciences, including healthcare, biotechnology or pharmaceuticals. You will need to understand financial accounts and reporting, be comfortable using Microsoft Office, and be able to communicate clearly with colleagues, advisers and external partners.

You will enjoy working with others, be able to organise your work, meet deadlines and use sound judgement when reviewing information or supporting investment decisions. Experience in fund management, investment banking, corporate finance, commercial lending or life sciences venture capital would be helpful, but we welcome applications from people who can show relevant experience in different ways.

You may have a degree in an analytical subject such as economics, accounting, law, engineering or science, or you may have gained equivalent skills through your work. A professional accounting qualification, investment management certificate, postgraduate life sciences qualification or investment management qualification would be useful, but is not essential.

Key Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• 15% employer pension contribution
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more