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Director of Ventures

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Redesign Health transforms ideas into outcomes. At a pivotal time of change and opportunity, we build enduring companies and advise enterprise clients to advance sustainable innovation across the healthcare ecosystem. Our diverse capabilities and proprietary company creation process draw on the compounded knowledge gained from building 60+ healthcare companies. As a trusted partner, we accelerate innovation for healthcare organizations, provide advantages for founders, and create opportunities for investors.

Rethink. Reinvent. Redesign Health.

About the Job

Redesign Health is a global venture builder that empowers founders to launch and scale transformative healthcare companies. We help founders overcome the unique challenges of healthcare innovation with an ecosystem and suite of capabilities supporting ideation and diligence, commercial traction, and execution. Since 2018, we have supported founders in launching more than 60 companies that have touched the lives of over 15 million patients and generated >$1 billion of revenue. The Sanabil Venture Studio by Redesign Health (SSRH) is designed to empower founders to launch and scale transformative healthcare companies in Saudi Arabia through an ecosystem of capabilities supporting ideation, commercial traction, and execution.

As our Director of Ventures, you will play a critical role in building Sanabil Venture Studio by Redesign Health’s innovation platform by identifying and evaluating new healthcare opportunities, empowering founders to pitch & launch companies, building a strong network of regional investors, and supporting the fundraising and strategic growth of our portfolio companies. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of venture capital, and healthcare. You will work collaboratively to vet high-potential business concepts, lead fundraising efforts, and represent Redesign Health to local stakeholders. You will join a global team, reporting to a Managing Director of Ventures, in New York City, collaborating across Redesign teams to ensure seamless alignment and execution with local and global goals.

This is an exciting opportunity to be one of the first team members of SSRH, you will be a critical member of SSRH, and are expected to help build the operations and culture of our Saudi innovation platform, working closely with US-based counterparts, leveraging existing Redesign innovation infrastructure, and adapting to the needs of the Saudi market.

What you’ll do:

Research and Investment Opportunity Development:

  • Conduct in-depth research into the Saudi Arabian healthcare market, identifying key trends, opportunities, and challenges.
  • Develop and evaluate high-potential, investable opportunities aligned with local market needs.
  • Lead diligence efforts for selected investment ideas, leveraging Redesign’s innovation infrastructure.

Founder Partnership:

  • Attract, source, and evaluate exceptional founder talent to lead relevant investment ideas.
  • Partner with founders to refine investment ideas and pitch for funding to launch companies.
  • Support founders in the areas of business launch processes, evaluation of strategic opportunities & partnerships, capital development & fundraising strategy among others.

Capital Development:

  • Deepen relationships with Redesign’s existing network of 200+ venture investors while building new connections across the KSA and GCC regions.
  • Represent SSRH at investor meetings and industry conferences, using insights to refine company creation strategies.
  • Act as a key ambassador, promoting Redesign’s mission and values to local stakeholders and partners.

Team and Culture Building:

  • Act as a key ambassador for Redesign Health in Saudi Arabia, promoting our mission and values. 
  • Build out the operations and culture of Redesign Health Saudi Arabia, wearing many hats as needed.
  • Eventually, recruit and manage team members to support scaled execution.

What you’ll need:

  • 8+ years of experience in venture capital, private equity, healthcare operations, or strategic finance/investment banking
  • Expertise in the KSA healthcare market and regulatory environment.
  • Exceptional research, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, with fluency in business model analysis and investment thesis development.
  • Strong experience in fundraising, financial modeling, valuation, and structuring capital transactions within the GCC region.
  • A Bachelor’s Degree with a record of high academic achievement; advanced degrees are a plus.
  • Fluency in Arabic and English is required.

Who you are:

  • Financial Acumen. Understands the meaning and implications of key financial indicators. Uses financial analysis to generate, evaluate, and act on strategic options and opportunities. Integrates quantitative and qualitative information to draw accurate conclusions. Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
  • Strategic Mindset. Anticipates future trends and implications accurately. Readily poses future scenarios. Articulates credible pictures and visions of possibilities that will create sustainable value. Creates competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action. Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
  • Action Oriented. You take initiative and drive results, proactively tackling challenges and opportunities. You move quickly and decisively, always focusing on achieving goals and making things happen.
  • Cultural Competence. You navigate cultural differences with ease, showing respect and understanding for diverse perspectives. You adapt your communication and behavior to different cultural contexts, fostering inclusive and effective interactions.
  • Manage Ambiguity. You deal comfortably with the uncertainty of change, and are calm and productive, even when things are up in the air. 

 

 
Why Work with Us?

We care deeply about your well-being and have designed our benefits to support your overall health, finances, and personal life. Here are some of the ways we support our team members:
 
Health & Wellness: Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents with affordable options. We also offer unlimited PTO, an annual 2-week company-wide winter break, quarterly recharge days, and 1-month sabbatical after 4+ years.
 
Financial & Family Benefits: 401(k) match and financial well-being stipend for services like tax preparation. 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for the primary caregiver and 8 weeks for the non-primary caregiver, followed by an optional 4-week transition period at 3 days per week.
 
We’ve crafted our benefits to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being while providing flexibility and perks that allow you to thrive both inside and outside the office.
 

Redesign Health has recently become aware of the fraudulent use of our name on job postings and via recruiting emails that are illegitimate and not in any way associated with us. Redesign Health will never ask you to provide sensitive personal information as part of the recruiting process, such as your social security number; send you any unsolicited job offers or employment contracts; require any fees, payments or access to any financial accounts; and/or conduct text-only interviews.  If you suspect you are being scammed or have been scammed online, you may report the crime to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and obtain more information regarding online scams at the Federal Trade Commission. If you have any questions regarding the authenticity of any communication sent purportedly by on or behalf of Redesign Health, we encourage you to contact us here.

Redesign Health is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer – we recruit, train, compensate and promote our team members based on qualifications. We know how important it is not only to include, but to actively seek out a diversity of opinions and voices.

We want to hear from you regardless of your race, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

 

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