Associate Director- Sustainability & Impact (Lyon, France)

ARCHIMED; Milano; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCHIMED is seeking a senior sustainability leader to drive portfolio engagement and value creation across its funds. You will develop S&I roadmaps, oversee dashboards and KPIs, and mentor interns while aligning initiatives with ARCHIMED's strategic priorities.

You will influence management, collaborate across deal teams, and ensure robust data collection, reporting, and compliance with industry frameworks.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience building and executing sustainability strategies, preferably in private equity.
• Proven leadership, initiative, and project management skills.
• Strong ability to engage C-suite executives internationally.
• Robust knowledge of SFDR, SASB, CSRD, EDCI, PMDR, and the UN SDGs.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to coach junior team members and build cross-functional partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio engagement on Sustainability and Impact (S&I) with dashboards and KPIs.
• Drive select portfolio value creation projects and coordinate S&I interns as needed.
• Develop and oversee the execution of actionable S&I roadmaps for each portfolio company, with targets and milestones.
• Influence portfolio company management to advance roadmaps through technical guidance and best practices.
• Act as the bridge between deal teams and external providers during due diligence.
• Collaborate with ARCHIMED functions to integrate S&I into investment decisions.
• Establish tools and framework to collect, monitor, and coordinate S&I data across funds.
• Contribute to ARCHIMED's annual S&I report and investor disclosures.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Data & reporting

Regulatory knowledge

Communication & presentation

Coaching & mentoring

Job description

Location : Lyon, France

About ARCHIMED

With offices in Europe, North America and Asia, ARCHIMED is a leading investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare industries. Its mix of operational, medical, scientific and financial expertise allows ARCHIMED to serve as both a strategic and financial partner to healthcare businesses. Prioritized areas of focus include Biopharma Products, Consumer Health, Healthcare IT, In Vitro Diagnostics, Life Science Tools & Biologic Services, MedTech, and Pharma Services.

ARCHIMED helps partners internationalize, acquire, innovate and expand their products and services. ARCHIMED manages €8 billion across its various funds, including the largest healthcare-only private equity fund raised by a European-based General Partner. Since inception, ARCHIMED has been a committed Impact investor, both directly and through its EURÊKA Foundation.

The Team

• An international team (with more than 30 nationalities) with complementary education and experience in the investment, medical, scientific, strategic and operational sectors
• Composed of alumni from: INSEAD, Berkeley, Georgetown, Bocconi, HEC Paris, Ponts et Chaussées, ESSEC, Imperial College, Dartmouth, etc.
• Professional backgrounds: Private Equity (3i, Siparex, USS Ltd, Barings, capiton), Consulting (A.T. Kearney, Bain, McKinsey), M&A (Lazard, EY, KPMG, PwC), Industry (Biotronik, Cerba, Pharmacy, Veterinary)

Your Role

Portfolio engagement and value creation

• Lead portfolio engagement on Sustainability and Impact (S&I), providing hands-on support to portfolio companies and tracking S&I progress across ARCHIMED's portfolios through dashboards, KPIs, and supporting processes.
• Lead select portfolio value creation projects, collaborating with deal teams as well as guiding and project managing S&I interns where required.
• Develop and oversee the execution of actionable S&I roadmaps for each portfolio company, with targets and milestones based on the company's materiality analysis and aligned with ARCHIMED's S&I strategy, partnering with third-party technical experts when necessary.
• Influence portfolio company management to advance their roadmaps through technical guidance and sharing of best practices.

Investment process

• Act as the bridge between deal teams and external providers during due diligence, critically assessing findings to confirm that each target is consistent with ARCHIMED's S&I strategy and fund obligations.
• Work with all ARCHIMED functions to review and improve how S&I is integrated into investment decision making.

Data, reporting, and compliance

• Establish the tools and framework to collect, monitor, and coordinate S&I data across funds, enabling timely, accurate, and consistent reporting, and select third-party technical experts when necessary.
• Analyze and interpret S&I data and substantially contribute to the production of ARCHIMED's annual S&I report in line with industry standards and frameworks, turning data into clear narratives.
• Contribute substantially to regular reporting to investors and to mandatory disclosures on fund S&I performance, ensuring credibility and transparency.
• Monitor regulatory developments in ARCHIMED's locations and sectors of focus, and help ensure compliance with sustainability-related requirements.

Center of excellence and capability building

• Establish an S&I center of excellence across funds and portfolio companies, with tools, reports, and training materials that share guidance and best practices.
• Provide expert guidance and S&I training to management, investment, and investor relations teams to deepen integration across the business.
• At least 10 years' experience building and executing sustainability strategies, preferably in private equity.
• Proven hands-on leadership, initiative, and project management skills, with strong problem-solving ability.
• Robust knowledge of S&I frameworks and disclosures, including SFDR, SASB, CSRD, EDCI, PMDR, and the UN SDGs.
• Strong command of impact measurement methodologies, including developing and reporting on impact metrics.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to build coherent sustainability narratives and proofread content.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the adaptability to engage C-suite executives internationally.
• Proven team player, able to build working partnerships and promote collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to coach junior team members, sharing knowledge and giving regular feedback.
• Pragmatic, constructive, creative, and solution-oriented, with a positive mindset and the ability to work under varied pressures.