About Raven:
We are Raven, RA Capital’s healthcare incubator. From discovery to delivery, whether we incubate, accelerate or rejuvenate, Raven’s goal is to turn scientific breakthroughs into transformative therapies and get them quickly, safely and efficiently to the patients that need them most. Raven’s experienced scientists, operators, and healthcare innovators have deep sector expertise across therapeutics, diagnostics, devices and services. They have brought hundreds of therapeutics into development, managed hospital systems, optimized clinical trials and navigated payor and regulatory systems to deliver patient impact - and they are ready to work with you.
About RA Capital:
Founded in 2004, RA Capital Management is a multi-stage investment manager dedicated to evidence-based investing in public and private healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health companies. RA Capital creates and funds innovative companies, from private seed rounds to public follow-on financings, allowing management teams to drive value creation from inception through commercialization and beyond. RA Capital's knowledge engine is guided by our Tech Atlas internal research division, and Raven, RA Capital’s company building team, offers entrepreneurs and innovators a collaborative and comprehensive platform to explore the novel and the re-imagined. RA Capital has more than 150 employees and over $10 billion in assets under management.
About the Role
The Talent Acquisition and Strategy function operates across the portfolio and specifically sits at the intersection of investing, company creation, and organizational development — ensuring our portfolio companies are built and led by exceptional people. We are seeking a Principal Executive Talent Partner with deep experience in biotech retained search to join our team. In this role you will report to and work closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition and Strategy to attract world-class talent to the “RA Family” and address ongoing and evolving talent needs across the portfolio as they arise. Beyond search execution, this person will play a key role in leveraging AI to build systems and infrastructure that enable the strategic portfolio talent platform to operate efficiently and transparently across the organization. This includes, but is not limited to, transforming how we identify, evaluate, record, and match leaders with opportunities across our portfolio. This is an opportunity to combine retained search expertise with the strategic design of an internal talent capability that supports company creation, growth, and long-term
value.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Search & Advisory
- Drive search execution and candidate development for C-suite and senior functional leaders for Raven newcos and RACM portfolio companies as needed
- Build “Talent Bench” of up-and-coming leaders by establishing and cultivating relationships with those best suited to become the next senior executive leaders in our portfolio
- Partner with the Head of TA and Strategy to build a “Talent Bench” of Venture Partner and EIR candidates
- Partner with the Head of TA and Strategy to drive a globally-focused Venture Partner talent acquisition strategy
- Leverage market intelligence and insights on market dynamics, competitive talent trends, compensation, and organizational design to inform search strategies and hiring decisions
- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience and uphold the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism
Talent Infrastructure & Systems Design
- Contribute creative and bold ideas to the evolution of RA’s in-house talent strategy, to create differentiated talent offerings to benefit Raven, our portfolio, and thus our LPs.
- Own database development and integrity; create and implement best practices to ensure a system that is accurate, current, thorough, and ultimately easy to export to a larger firmwide CRM at the right time.
- Partner with the Head of TA and Strategy to leverage AI to develop search strategy, target lists, market maps, and other research tools to guide highest quality search execution. Lead AI-driven initiatives pertaining to the talent function.
- Manage relationships with and information about external search firms.
Ideal Candidate Profile
You are both a builder and an advisor — someone who can execute world-class searches while also leveraging AI and advanced systems to design and build the infrastructure that scales a strategic talent function. You thrive at the intersection of science, strategy, and human capital. You have the curiosity to understand molecular biology and the judgment to assess leadership potential. Above all, you are motivated by the opportunity to help shape the next generation of biotech leaders.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of executive search experience, including at least 5+ years in retained executive search within biotech or life sciences
- Proven success managing high-stakes executive searches with early-stage, highly scientific venture-backed companies
- Strong understanding of biotech organizational structures and leadership competencies across scientific and business domains
- Strong understanding of the biotech market and competitive landscape, in the context of financial market dynamics, and the impact on leadership
- Experience designing or implementing recruiting systems, databases, or talent operations frameworks. Comfort level with AI and willingness to become a power user
- Experience recruiting in cross-cultural settings; strong understanding of cultural nuances. Ideally experience recruiting for or working with Asian companies
- Exceptional project management skills and ability to balance multiple competing priorities and stakeholders
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset and creativity; comfort navigating ambiguity and building from first principles
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced scientific or business degree preferred (MS, MBA, PhD)
What We Offer
- Opportunity to shape and scale the talent platform of a leading biotech investment firm
- A collaborative, intellectually rigorous environment where science and strategy meet
- Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives
- Comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities
- A mission-driven culture grounded in scientific curiosity, integrity, and long-term partnership
The base salary range reflects our good faith estimate at the time of posting. Final compensation will depend on factors like experience, skills, and location. The role may also be eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentives. Compensation and benefits may be updated in the future.
Top Skills
What We Do
We are Raven, RA Capital’s healthcare incubator.
From discovery to delivery, whether we incubate, accelerate or rejuvenate, Raven’s goal is to turn scientific breakthroughs into transformative therapies and get them quickly, safely and efficiently to the patients that need them most.
Raven’s experienced scientists, operators, and healthcare innovators have deep sector expertise across therapeutics, diagnostics, devices and services. They have brought hundreds of therapeutics into development, managed hospital systems, optimized clinical trials and navigated payor and regulatory systems to deliver patient impact - and they are ready to work with you.
We know the barriers and bottlenecks that can slow healthcare innovation, and we’ve built Raven companies, platforms and capabilities to mitigate them and accelerate the path-to-patient. From designing AI/ML-guided discovery learning loops to optimizing clinical trials, setting up payroll, or recruiting scientists and executives to enhance a company’s capabilities, Raven helps builders build.
And Raven is no fly-by-night operation. We are company building with RA Capital, with access to their proprietary TechAtlas research team to precision-map solutions to opportunities and access to their Investment Teams for market insight. Integration with RA Capital enables creative capital solutions to support innovators at every stage of development.
Raven seeks to build companies that make life better, and that our healthier, more productive future demands.
Let’s invent that future together.
