Tufts University

Tufts University

Director, Tufts Launchpad Vector Fund

Boston, Massachusetts · Director

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PERM / green-card track50
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About the role

  • The Office of University Research and Innovation (OURI) advances research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology commercialization across Tufts University.
  • Often founded or supported by Tufts faculty and students, these ventures benefit from the Fund's catalytic capital, mentorship, and strategic guidance as they progress toward commercialization and future investment.
  • The Fund also serves an educational mission by creating experiential learning opportunities for students interested in entrepreneurship, venture creation, and early-stage investing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and Represent the Fund
  • Serve as a visible representative of the Fund to faculty, students, senior leadership, alumni, investors, and ecosystem partners.
  • Build and maintain relationships that strengthen the Fund's visibility, engagement, and long-term success.
  • Manage the Investment Process
  • Partner with Technology Commercialization and the Tufts Investment Office to support the evaluation, execution, and administration of Fund investments.
  • Support Portfolio Companies
  • Maintain engagement with portfolio companies and monitor their progress following investment.

Requirements

  • Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to operate independently and effectively within a complex organization.
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment.

Nice to have

  • Experience working with research universities, technology commercialization offices, innovation hubs, accelerators, incubators, or faculty-led startups.
  • Experience supporting the commercialization of research-based technologies and innovations.
  • Experience representing an organization externally and serving as a visible ambassador for initiatives, programs, or investment activities.
  • Demonstrated interest or experience in teaching, mentoring, coaching, or student engagement.
  • Knowledge of entrepreneurship, venture creation, early-stage investing, technology commercialization, and university innovation ecosystems.
  • Minimum $174,200.00, Midpoint $217,800.00, Maximum $261,400.00
  • generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Compensation

  • Minimum $174,200.00, Midpoint $217,800.00, Maximum $261,400.00
  • Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity
  • generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.
  • Oversee the Fund's annual investment cycle, including outreach, application intake, founder communications, screening, and investment committee coordination.

Benefits

  • Integrate the Fund into experiential learning opportunities and applied coursework.

Company info

  • Working with faculty, students, university leadership, industry, government, and external partners, OURI helps strengthen Tufts' research and innovation enterprise and supports the translation of new discoveries into real-world impact through startup creation, strategic partnerships, and venture development.
  • As part of OURI, the Tufts Launchpad Vector Fund ("Fund") is an early-stage pre-seed investment fund that supports the formation and growth of Tufts-affiliated startup companies developing innovations emerging from university research.
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