We are looking for a Venture Associate to join Lundbeckfonden BioCapital, our unit for biotech investments. We seek to boost our investments in Danish biotech, and the new role will support our investment activities comprising new investments and value creation in our existing portfolio.
About Lundbeckfonden BioCapital
Lundbeckfonden BioCapital is Lundbeckfonden’s dedicated biotech investment unit. We invest in innovative life science and biotech companies and work closely with founders and management teams to help advance science-driven products and platforms from early development through growth. Our portfolio currently includes 14 companies, spanning private and public holdings.
In this role you will:
- Support due diligence for potential investments by preparing analyses and decision materials, and collaborate with biotech companies and stakeholders across academia, incubators, and other venture funds.
- Track and report portfolio holdings and valuations (private and public), and contribute analyses on company progress, portfolio performance, and portfolio strategy.
- Work closely with a team of six venture professionals to manage the portfolio and identify, analyse, and invest in new biotech companies.
What we’re looking for:.
- An advanced degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) in a relevant scientific field e.g. medical science, biology, chemistry, pharmacology.
- Relevant experience from academic research, management consulting, life science venture capital, investment banking, and/or the pharma/biotech industry.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesise scientific, industry, and market information to identify trends across diverse data sources.
What we offer:
- You will join a purpose-driven organisation working to bring discoveries to lives, with a close connection to the Danish life science ecosystem.
- Hands-on exposure across the investment process, from screening and due diligence to portfolio support and value creation.
- A collaborative team environment with close mentorship and opportunities to build your venture and life science investing skills.
- The chance to work with founders, management teams, and stakeholders across academia and industry to help translate science into real-world impact.
Apply
Please send your cover letter and CV to job@lundbeckfonden.com and use the subject line “Venture Associate”.
- Deadline: 20th May 2026. We review applications on an ongoing basis and may close the position once we have identified a strong pool of candidates
- For questions, please contact Senior Principal Kevin Dalgaard at kdd@lundbeckfonden.com.
About the Lundbeck Foundation
The Lundbeck Foundation is an enterprise foundation encompassing a comprehensive range of enterprise and philanthropic activities – all united by its strong purpose, Bringing Discoveries to Lives. The Foundation is the long-term and engaged owner of several international healthcare companies – Lundbeck, Falck, ALK-Abello, Ferrosan Medical Devices, Ellab and WS Audiology – and an active investor in business, science and people through its commercial investments in the financial markets; in biotech companies based on Danish research and through philanthropic grants to science talents and programmes in Danish universities. By 2030, the Foundation aims to increase its average annual grants to at least DKK 1bn primarily focusing on the brain – including the world's largest brain research prize: The Brain Prize.
