The Lead - Accelerator owns the strategy, structure, and operating model for the Global HealthX Accelerator, driving startup evaluation, portfolio growth, market access, and ecosystem partnerships. Key responsibilities include building a startup pipeline, advising founders on business strategy and fundraising, and managing investor relationships. Candidates require 8 to 12 years of relevant experience in startups, venture capital, accelerators, venture building, consulting, or healthcare innovation.
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About Global HealthX
Global HealthX is a healthcare innovation and venture platform working with startups, healthcare institutions, investors, industry partners and domain experts to help promising healthcare and life sciences companies scale.
The Role
We are looking for a Lead – Accelerator to build and lead the Global HealthX Accelerator.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for identifying high-potential startups, working closely with founders to accelerate their growth, and leveraging the Global HealthX ecosystem to help companies achieve meaningful commercial and strategic outcomes.
The Head – Accelerator will effectively act as a partner to founders, helping companies navigate growth, market access, partnerships, fundraising and organisational challenges.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
1. Build & Lead the Accelerator
Own the overall strategy, structure and operating model of the Global HealthX Accelerator.
Develop a structured approach to onboarding, evaluating and supporting portfolio companies.
Define milestones and measurable outcomes for each startup and track progress regularly.
2. Source & Evaluate Startups
Build a strong pipeline of healthcare, life sciences and health-tech startups.
Evaluate companies across team, product, technology, market opportunity, business model and scalability.
Develop relationships with founders, incubators, universities, investors and startup ecosystems in India and internationally.
3. Work Closely with Founders
Understand the key growth constraints of each portfolio company and develop an acceleration roadmap.
Support founders on business strategy, GTM, pricing, partnerships, hiring, fundraising and market expansion.
Bring in relevant experts, mentors and partners where specialised support is required.
4. Drive Market Access & Partnerships
Leverage the Global HealthX ecosystem to create opportunities for pilots, commercial partnerships and market access.
Build relationships with hospitals, healthcare organisations, corporates, governments and other strategic partners.
Help startups convert pilots and partnerships into scalable commercial opportunities.
5. Investor & Capital Ecosystem
Build and maintain relationships with VCs, family offices, strategic investors and other capital providers.
Prepare accelerator companies for fundraising and facilitate relevant investor introductions.
Work with the Global HealthX investment team to identify companies that may warrant deeper strategic or investment engagement.
6. Build the Global HealthX Ecosystem
Develop a high-quality network of mentors, operators, clinicians, industry leaders and functional experts.
Build partnerships with leading accelerators, universities, corporates and innovation ecosystems globally.
Represent Global HealthX at relevant startup, healthcare and investment forums.
What We Are Looking For
Experience
8-12 years of experience, with meaningful exposure to startups, venture capital, accelerators, venture building, consulting or healthcare innovation.
Strong understanding of early-stage companies and what it takes to move from product to commercial scale.
Experience working directly with founders and senior leadership teams.
Capabilities
Strong network across the startup, investor and/or healthcare ecosystem.
Ability to evaluate businesses commercially and strategically.
Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment with limited structure.
Strong communication, relationship-building and execution capabilities.
Industry Background
- Healthcare/lifesciences experience is preferred but exceptional candidates from the broader technology/startup ecosystem would also be considered.
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