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Application Deadline: 15 August 2025
Department: British Patient Capital
Location: London
Description
Investment Manager Life Sciences
Location: London / Hybrid Working
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
Salary: Competitive
Please note that any same band and job family internal moves will not present any pay increase
Key Benefits
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- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
- 15% employer pension contribution
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
- Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more
British Business Bank
Do you have a passion for investing in cutting-edge UK science and technology? Are you ready to help scale world-class innovations in the life sciences sector?
At British Business Bank we have a mission to enable long-term investment in innovative UK companies. Our Future Fund: Breakthrough programme is a £475m initiative focused on scaling high-growth, R&D-intensive businesses.
The Role
As an Investment Manager – Life Sciences, you’ll support the deployment of capital into breakthrough innovations across biotechnology, therapeutics, diagnostics, and other frontier life sciences fields. You’ll lead transactions from origination through execution with the support of senior colleagues, and manage relationships across the investment lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Appraise and lead due diligence on new co-investment opportunities, including scientific and financial analysis.
- Conduct in-depth reviews of technical datasets, forecasts, company performance, and management teams.
- Support transaction execution, including financial modelling and negotiation of legal agreements.
- Collaborate closely with internal functions and external advisors throughout the investment process.
- Monitor and report on the portfolio, including valuations and performance tracking.
About You:
· Experience in venture capital or growth-stage investment in life sciences.
· Proven ability to co-invest alongside other funds and work within small, dynamic teams.
· Strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders and external networks.
· Comfortable reviewing scientific data and building investment models.
· Highly organised, proactive, and capable of delivering results.
About You:
- Experience in venture capital or growth-stage investment in life sciences.
- Proven ability to co-invest alongside other funds and work within small, dynamic teams.
- Strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders and external networks.
- Comfortable reviewing scientific data and building investment models.
- Highly organised, proactive, and capable of delivering results.
Qualifications:
- A degree in a scientific discipline (e.g. Biology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics) is essential.
- Postgraduate qualifications (PhD, MSc, or MBA) are desirable.
Why Join Us?
- Join a mission-led organisation backing the UK’s most innovative science-led companies.
- Be part of a supportive and expert team with opportunities to develop your career.
- Enjoy a flexible, hybrid work culture with offices in London and Sheffield.
- Access a broad range of benefits and a collaborative work environment.
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