Chief Operations

**Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Venture**:
**Location**: Strasbourg (Hybrid)
**Workload**: Ideally full-time but open for applicants who are only available part-time.
**Compensation**: competitive salary + milestone-based equity (after fundraising)

**About the Company**:
**Role Overview**:
We are seeking a commercially-driven Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead the refinement of our business strategy and drive fundraising efforts. The COO will be instrumental in translating scientific progress into a credible commercial opportunity. This role is initially part-time, with the potential to evolve as the company grows. This is not a guaranteed pathway to CEO, though it could become one depending on future needs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Fundraising Leadership**:

- Build and lead the company's fundraising strategy
- Refine the pitch and lead investor discussions
- Oversee the creation of the data room and investor materials
- **Business Planning**:

- Finalize and validate the company's business plan
- Support the refinement of the clinical and commercial strategy
- Coordinate with consultants and the team to ensure strategic readiness
- **Execution Support**:

- Help prepare the company for clinical trials (once funded)
- Set up early operational processes where needed

**Requirements**:
- **Proven experience raising funds for early-stage healthcare ventures**:

- Ability to translate complex science into a compelling investor story
- Strong commercial mindset and strategic thinking
- Comfortable working hands-on with lean teams
- Fluent in English and French
- Willingness to be present regularly in Strasbourg

Background in medtech, orthopedics, or adjacent sectors
- Familiarity with early-stage clinical or product development processes

**About NLC Health Ventures**:
This start-up is being built in collaboration with NLC Health Ventures, Europe's leading healthtech venture builder. With over 100 ventures created to date, NLC identifies breakthrough innovations, builds expert teams around them, and supports each venture from lab to market. Through hands-on operational guidance, fundraising support, and access to dedicated capital, NLC helps founders turn scientific breakthroughs into investable, scalable companies.