Roivant Sciences

Principal, Roivant Health

Roivant Sciences • $130K — $220K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Exceptional academic background
  • Proven ability to thrive in entrepreneurial environments
  • Track record of significant responsibility in fast-paced organizations
  • Strong executive-level communication skills
  • Experience in building ventures or products in healthcare or life sciences technology

Responsibilities

  • Lead early-stage ideation to identify and evaluate market opportunities
  • Conduct evaluations to minimize risks associated with new incubations
  • Oversee the initial company-building process including product and business development
  • Recruit and mentor leadership teams for new projects
  • Ensure the success of incubated projects through active board participation
  • Support financing efforts for new ventures

Benefits

  • Opportunities for rapid career advancement
  • Flexible approach to role design
  • Participation in discretionary bonuses
  • Access to equity in Roivant and new ventures
  • Comprehensive company-sponsored benefit programs
Full Job Description
Position Summary

Roivant is seeking a Principal to lead the incubation of new healthcare technology Vants. This role involves full-cycle leadership of one or more incubation categories, from ideation to execution.

We are deep believers in rapid career advancement for high performers and take a flexible approach to role design, adjusting responsibilities based on individual strengths. The ideal candidate is ambitious, entrepreneurial, and comfortable with ambiguity, driven by a passion for building transformational healthcare businesses. We seek individuals who embrace calculated risk-taking as essential to achieving meaningful outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities
  • Lead early-stage ideation by identifying and evaluating potential opportunities based on key success factors, such as time to market, Roivant's strategic advantages, validation pathway, and market potential
  • Lead structured evaluations to de-risk incubations, assessing markets, competitors, product landscapes, and technology
  • Oversee initial company building, including product development, business development, operations, and fundraising
  • Recruit and develop leadership teams for new Vants
  • Ensure ongoing success of incubated ventures through board participation and oversight
  • Lead or support external financing efforts for new Vants

Skills, Qualifications, and Requirements
  • Exceptional academic background
  • Proven ability to thrive in entrepreneurial environments, managing multiple roles
  • Track record of taking on significant responsibility in fast-paced organizations
  • Strong executive-level communication and analytical skills
  • Experience building ventures or products in healthcare or life sciences technology

Base salary for this role will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market conditions. The expected base salary for the role will generally be between $130,000 to $220,000 per year at the commencement of employment, but the final salary offered may be outside this range based on individual circumstances and business and market conditions.

Base salary if hired is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include other components such as discretionary bonuses, Roivant equity, Vant equity and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

This position is at-will and Roivant reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance and business and market conditions.

About Roivant Sciences

Roivant Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing innovative therapies. The company was founded in 2014 by Vivek Ramaswamy and is headquartered in New York City. Roivant Sciences is a unique company that operates as a family of independent biopharmaceutical companies, each focused on a specific therapeutic area. The company's mission is to reduce the time and cost of developing new drugs and to bring them to market faster. Roivant Sciences has a diverse pipeline of drug candidates in various stages of development, including treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia.
Learn more about Roivant Sciences
Size
800 employees
Market Cap
$5.6 billion
Industry
Founded
2014

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