VC Partner @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in Redwood , CA

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education to addressing the needs of our local communities. Our mission is to build a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone.

CZI supports the science and technology that will make it possible to help scientists cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of this century. While this may seem like an audacious goal, in the last 100 years, biomedical science has made tremendous strides in understanding biological systems, advancing human health, and treating disease.

Achieving our mission will only be possible if scientists are able to better understand human biology. To that end, we have identified four grand challenges that will unlock the mysteries of the cell and how cells interact within systems — paving the way for new discoveries that will change medicine in the decades that follow:

• Building an AI-based virtual cell model to predict and understand cellular behavior
• Developing state-of-the-art imaging systems to observe living cells in action
• Instrumenting tissues to better understand inflammation, a key driver of many diseases
• Engineering and harnessing the immune system for early detection, prevention, and treatment of disease

CZI’s work in science includes grantmaking programs, open-source software development, and close collaboration with the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network. The CZ Biohub Network includes the San Francisco, Chicago, and New York Biohubs as well as the Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute. CZI also collaborates with institutional partners like the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural & Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University.

Join us in accelerating science.

Through its Ventures team, CZI invests in innovative companies around the world that are developing ground-breaking solutions to the issues at the heart of our mission while building scalable, sustainable businesses. While we started our work in education and climate, Ventures has turned our attention and priority over the past year to science, where we have made some initial investments. Our goal with investments, and eventually strategic partnerships, is to align closely with and accelerate our broader work in science.

As a Partner focused on life science, you will play a critical role in helping to shape and execute our impact investment strategy and portfolio in life sciences, as well as our nascent business development efforts. You will help lead our efforts (a) identifying and advancing scientific innovations emerging from our Science programs and Biohubs with the potential to drive meaningful impact through investment, (b) identifying and investing in companies that fill critical data, research or technology gaps that will help us achieve our goals in Science, and (c) develop strategic partnerships with companies to help us advance our Science mission.

As a senior investment leader, you will also bring expertise in managing the life cycle of investments, including sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, structuring and executing investments. This role will require strengths in business analysis, market assessment, financial diligence and valuation, deal negotiations and structuring, intellectual property and legal risk evaluation, and deal execution.

Our intention is to focus on early stage investments where our capital can be catalytic and impactful, and where we can leverage our extended scientific and research network and expertise. You will be instrumental in leading the execution of new investments as well as actively engage in the monitoring and support of portfolio companies, at times as a board director or observer.

• Lead and manage strategic early-stage investments in scientific innovations, including investments emerging from our various Biohubs as well as strategic program investments aligned with the CZ Science ecosystem’s mission.
• Oversee strategic partnerships and business development opportunities that accelerate the work of our Science ecosystem.
• Conduct rigorous…