New Ventures Senior Associate

Redesign Health Early-Stage Investor

Redesign Health is hiring an early-stage investor to focus on pre-seed deal sourcing and relationship development, with a particular emphasis on expanding our network in the healthcare AI ecosystem.

This is a sourcing-first role for a self-starter who is energized by networking and excited to build relationships with high-potential founders. This role focuses on the earliest stage of our investment pipeline developing proprietary relationships, generating differentiated deal flow, and creating early access to amazing founders in Redesign Health's strike zone. You will combine strong interpersonal instincts with structured sourcing discipline, and work closely with your partner Redesign Health teams on the path to Investment Committee.

We are looking for someone who is AI-innate and naturally uses AI tools, data signals, and workflow automation to build a differentiated sourcing engine. The best candidates are natural connectors with strong founder instincts who can combine judgment, hustle, ecosystem fluency, and AI tooling to turn fragmented signals into real founder relationships at 10x the scale than anyone could have done previously.

Build a dense, trusted network across founders, angels, scouts, venture funds, operators, and entrepreneurial communities. Develop real market presence in the places where exceptional founders actually emerge. Expand Redesign's network and visibility in the AI healthcare ecosystem by tracking which operators are turning into founders, which micro-communities are producing breakout talent, and where conviction is building before the rest of the market catches up.

Bring those insights back into Redesign's investment process and broader platform.

Source high-potential pre-seed investment opportunities through relationship-driven founder sourcing. Identify founders who fit Redesign's from pre-idea founders just starting to explore their next venture to founders leading pre-seed stage companies. Sourcing should cover operator networks, universities, accelerators, founder communities, events/dinners, and other relevant digital channels via a combination of active in-market engagement and desk sourcing. You'll maintain an active, high-quality pipeline of founders / deals and have a strong point of view on the level of attention needed for each to convert.

Understand what exceptional founders look like and ensure that our founders in our pipeline reflect that expectation. As you continue to engage founders, you should be relaying learnings for founder attributes and signals we should prioritize as part of any future sourcing activities.

Design and orchestrate Redesign's broader ecosystem presence. Map the universities, accelerators, regional ecosystems, founder communities, and events where Redesign should have sustained relationships, and create opportunities for other members of the investment team to engage directly. You are both a pilot and air traffic controller: personally deep in the highest-priority networks while routing teammates into the right rooms, relationships, and conversations so that Redesign's coverage multiplies beyond any single person's reach.

Build trust quickly with founders and engage credibly from the first conversation. You'll work alongside founders through evaluation, diligence, and the lead-up to their IC pitch. For founders just starting to explore what's next, you'll speak competently across Redesign thesis areas to both entice them and demonstrate our insight into the healthcare market. During diligence, you'll surface key questions that would impact an investment decision and support process management with speed and rigor.

While the role is sourcing-first, it offers meaningful exposure to how conviction is built and how investment decisions get made.

Build and continuously refine an AI-enabled sourcing engine. Use data signals, workflow automation, network mapping, market monitoring, and AI tools to identify founder targets, prioritize outreach, track ecosystem movement, and improve sourcing productivity.

Background

• 2–5 years of experience in venture capital, early-stage investing, startups, or a related field
• Direct previous exposure to founder sourcing or venture ecosystem development is strongly preferred

Core Competencies

• Network Density: You know how to build real relationships across founders, angels, microfunds, operators, and investors.
• Founder Judgment: You have early instincts for exceptional people, including those who may not fit obvious or over-credentialed patterns.
• Sourcing Drive: You are energized by the hunt. You do not wait for opportunities to come to you; you create them through consistent market engagement.
• Opportunity Evaluation: You are interested not just in people, but in what they are…