Imagine if you had the skills, knowledge, and teammates to both understand the root of the world’s most pressing problems and build the technologies and companies best positioned to solve them. RA Capital has done exactly that for more than two decades, backing bold ideas in medicines to further human health and now expanding into Planetary Health to improve how efficiently we utilize the world’s precious resources.
RA Capital is among the leading providers of capital and services to the most promising innovators in the world. We invest flexibly—seed to IPO and beyond, anywhere in the world—with $10 B+ under management and a culture that prizes curiosity, rigor, and collaborative debate. We are investors who not only fund companies but get elbow deep in building them. From helping them recruit talent to helping them recruit patients for their studies to helping match them to strategic partners and even going to Washington to win reforms, RA Capital’s large team has people with nearly every relevant expertise one might need to turn an idea into a cure that actually helps people.
If you live for first-principles problem-solving with great colleagues, thrive on complexity, and want to do meaningful work that ripples across industries and ecosystems, you’ll feel at home at RA Capital. Here, questions are welcomed, ideas are tested, and victories are shared. Even our lawyers are creative and engaging. And don’t get us started on our compliance team’s wicked sense of humor; nothing about what we do is boring.
Are you ready to bring your creativity, discipline and collaborative spirit to help us invent the future? Join us and you’ll collaborate daily with investors, founders, physicians, biologists, engineers, economists, and reform advocates who think in systems and act with urgency.
Join us to invent a happier, healthier, more productive future - and have fun doing it.
RA Capital Management is seeking a highly creative and detail-oriented Junior Graphic and Web Designer to join our Design Department. This role combines visual design expertise with hands-on website creation for new portfolio companies. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in graphic design and experience working within user-friendly web platforms such as Squarespace, Wix, or Webflow, enabling new companies to quickly establish a professional, global presence online.
This position involves a blend of web design (small company launch sites), branding (logos, identity, and pitch decks), and information design (infographics and TechAtlas visualizations). Approximately half of your work will focus on supporting TechAtlas—RA Capital’s data visualization platform—while the remaining time will be spent helping new companies establish their visual and digital identities.
Key ResponsibilitiesWeb Design for New Companies- Design and build clean, professional, and impactful 1–3 page websites using platforms like Squarespace or similar CMS tools.
- Collaborate with early-stage companies to translate their story and brand identity into effective digital experiences.
- Implement consistent visual language, typography, and hierarchy aligned with RA Capital’s design principles.
- Manage layout, image optimization, and mobile responsiveness with minimal coding required.
- Ensure efficient handoff and documentation so clients can maintain their sites post-launch.
- Troubleshoot visual and user experience issues and continuously refine site quality and usability.
- Create or refine brand assets including logos, color palettes, and typography systems.
- Design pitch books, presentation templates, and marketing collateral for new and existing companies.
- Translate strategic ideas into cohesive and visually engaging brand systems.
- Create and update TechAtlas maps and complex data-driven infographics.
- Translate scientific and business data into clear, insightful visuals.
- Collaborate with Associates to conceptualize and render large-scale information graphics.
- Maintain rigorous standards of accuracy, organization, and version control.
- Apply a consistent design voice across all mediums: digital, print, and presentation.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects with attention to timelines and feedback cycles.
- Balance creativity with brand alignment and functional clarity.
- Communicate clearly with managers and team members about project scope and deliverables.
- 1–3 years of experience in graphic or digital design (agency or in-house experience preferred).
- Academic experience in design, art, or a similar field
- Experience in biotech, life sciences, start ups, incubator, financial services or a related industry, preferred
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of digital design work, required as part of application process
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
- Demonstrated experience designing websites using Squarespace, Wix, Webflow, or similar CMS platforms.
- Solid understanding of responsive design principles and visual hierarchy.
- Excellent visual storytelling and typographic skills.
- Ability to develop and apply brand systems across digital and print formats.
- Familiarity with data visualization and information design.
- Exposure and willingness to leverage AI design tools, a plus
- Prior experience creating assets for social media platforms, preferred
- Strong organizational and communication skills; can manage multiple deliverables independently.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with clients and internal teams.
- Based in MA (priority) with ability to come into our downtown office, to work remotely and in a hybrid environment
- Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
Compensation
RA Capital Management is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Pay for this position will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, and current market conditions.
In addition to base salary (listed below), employees may be eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
Total RewardsWe take pride in offering a comprehensive employee benefits program as a key part of overall compensation. Our Total Rewards include:
Employer-paid monthly premiums for health, dental, and vision coverage
Wellness benefits and programs to support physical and mental well-being
Resources and perks that enhance work-life balance and financial security
We’re dedicated to helping our employees thrive professionally and personally.
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What We Do
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 TechAtlas internal research division, and Raven, RA Capital’s healthcare incubator, 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.
