Medtech & Pharma Innovation Lead (Hybrid)

Mann + Hummel, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANN+HUMMEL in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Business Leader / Entrepreneur for the i2M unit to co-own the Medtech & Pharma search field. You will identify opportunities, validate problems, and guide them from first insight to market entry, building a multi-million dollar portfolio.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5–10 years of relevant experience, plus strong business acumen, entrepreneurial drive, and travel ability. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences or a comparable field.
• 5–10 years of directly relevant experience in Medtech, Pharma or regulated healthcare markets.
• Hands-on experience in customer discovery and hypothesis-driven validation.
• Experience with startups, venture-building or Corporate Venture Capital (CVC).

Responsibilities

• Own the business side of the Medtech & Pharma Innovation Search Field and align with the Technical Lead.
• Screen the opportunity funnel and validate real customer problems and market size.
• Design and run fast, low-cost validation experiments.
• Fully own and manage innovation projects from start to scale-up.
• Connect opportunities to existing assets and align with leadership.
• Enable rapid decision making and drive project go/stop/scale.
• Coordinate cost analysis and develop the business case.
• Present project status to the i2M Innovation Board.

Skills

Business acumen

Entrepreneurial mindset

Market validation

Networking in Medtech/Pharma

English communication

Strategic thinking

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Life Sciences

Job description

MANN+HUMMEL in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Business Leader / Entrepreneur for the i2M unit to co-own the Medtech & Pharma search field. You will identify opportunities, validate problems, and guide them from first insight to market entry, building a multi-million dollar portfolio.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5–10 years of relevant experience, plus strong business acumen, entrepreneurial drive, and travel ability. Visa sponsorship is not available.