Head of External & Partner Relations

Career Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Group seeks a Head of External & Partner Relations in Med Tech to lead external engagement and shape the firm’s public presence. You will build a wide network among clinicians, founders, executives, and investors, translating industry insights into strategic opportunities.

In this senior role reporting to the managing partners, you will design and scale a robust community infrastructure, oversee partnerships, and shape the firm’s narrative with compelling thought leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in healthcare, medical technology, life sciences, or related field with rising leadership responsibility.
• Proven experience engaging founders, clinicians, executives, and investors.
• Track record building trusted external relationships and credible representation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a community strategy across healthcare, life sciences, and innovation.
• Cultivate relationships with founders, clinicians, and industry leaders.
• Identify promising companies and technologies in healthcare innovation.
• Organize curated events, discussions, and strategic introductions.

Skills

Healthcare knowledge

Relationship management

Strategic partnerships

Communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Head of External & Partner Relations / Med Tech

We are a specialized firm in the medical technology sphere; we identify breakthrough healthcare innovation — often at the inventor, academic, or lab stage — and fund and build it into category-creating businesses.

THE ROLE

We are hiring a Head of Communications; a senior, externally facing seat reporting directly to the Managing Partners, and an opportunity to become one of the public faces of the firm.

We are looking for a strategic relationship builder and community leader who understands the healthcare and life sciences landscape and can engage credibly with clinicians, founders, entrepreneurs, senior executives, and private investors. The ideal candidate combines deep industry knowledge and strong relationship-building skills with exceptional communication abilities, sound judgment, and the polish to represent the firm at the highest levels.

In this role, you will own:

• Community Strategy: Develop and execute a strategy to build, engage, and grow a highly connected community across healthcare, life sciences, and innovation.
• Founder and Innovator Relationships: Establish and cultivate relationships with entrepreneurs, founders, clinicians, and emerging industry leaders.
• Innovation Sourcing: Identify promising companies, emerging technologies, and new opportunities within the healthcare innovation ecosystem.
• Convening and Curation: Create opportunities for meaningful engagement through curated gatherings, events, discussions, and strategic introductions.
• Supporters and Strategic Partnerships: Build and maintain relationships with key supporters, strategic partners, executives, and private investors.
• Brand and Narrative: Help define and communicate the firm's identity, positioning, and broader vision through compelling messaging and thought leadership.
• Community Infrastructure: Develop the processes, platforms, and relationship-management systems needed to support and scale the firm's network and external engagement.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in healthcare, medical technology, life sciences, or an adjacent field with increasing responsibility in company building, business development, strategic partnerships, clinical or commercial leadership, or another relationship-driven role.
• Meaningful experience working directly with founders and entrepreneurs, physician leaders, healthcare executives, and senior decision-makers.
• A track record of building trusted relationships and the judgment, discretion, and credibility to represent the firm externally.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and follow-through.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to help build a growing organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a startup, company-building platform, academic technology-transfer office, or corporate innovation group.
• Familiarity with the healthcare innovation ecosystems.
• Experience engaging family offices, executives, or other private backers of early-stage companies.
• Experience managing PR or communications partners and developing thought leadership.
• Comfort using AI and modern technology to improve productivity and relationship management.

Competitive Salary, between $175k-200k DOE and benefits package

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