Investment Associate

CPI helps make great ideas and inventions a reality. We’re a team of intelligent people using advances in science and technology to solve the biggest global challenges in healthcare and sustainability.

Through our incredible people and innovation infrastructure, we collaborate with our partners in industry, academia, government, and the investment community to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative products.

From health technologies and pharmaceuticals to sustainable food and materials innovations, we turn the entrepreneurial spirit and radical thinking of our people and partners into incredible impact that makes our world a better place.

CPI has an exciting opportunity for an investment associate to join its investor engagement and ventures arm of CPI’s enterprises team. Part of a small, agile, and highly motivated team, the successful candidate will support the team working to connect private investors with high-growth, early-stage technology companies. The mission: to drive innovation and investment in the UK economy through strategic partnerships and venture development.

Reporting to the Head of Investor Partnerships, the role holder will be responsible for researching and analysing the private investment community in order to inform a business development plan and support relationship management activities. The role holder will also support the MD with the active management of CPI Enterprises’ investment portfolio and analysis of potential investment opportunities as and when they arise. 

The Role

Key tasks in the role will include (but are not limited to the below), please download the job description for full details available on the CPI careers page:

• Researching private investment trends and market analysis
• Preparing investor briefings and supporting relationship management
• Analysing internal and external opportunities for investment
• Supporting due diligence and investment committee reporting
• Using CPI’s Innovation Integrator to assess opportunities
• Recommending processes for tracking key metrics

The Person

It is essential you are qualified to Degree level (or equivalent) / master’s degree level (or equivalent) or above, in a Scientific / Engineering or Business Related (such as Marketing, Finance, Economics) discipline plus significant / relevant industrial experience in strategic marketing, finance or investment analysis roles and have;

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of investing in early-stage technology companies
• A proven track record of assimilating complex data and synthesising into clear, unambiguous business proposals and recommendations for decision making
• Demonstrable track record of working with collaborative teams and leaders in organisations 
• Experience of analysing, visualising and communicating data in a compelling way 
• Strong Excel and MS Office 365 skills

It would be great if you also had:

• Experience with venture capital funds, family offices, or HNWs
• Relevant experience of operating within an innovation, research and development environment 
• Relevant knowledge/​experience of the innovation eco-system and investors in early stage companies
• Expertise in data automation (e.g. Excel VBA, Python, Microsoft Flow)

At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, this includes:

• Up to 36 days holiday, including bank holidays – Plus a holiday purchasing scheme
• Generous pension scheme
• Life assurance and accident insurance schemes
• Flexible working
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Free parking

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CPI is an organisation based in the UK. Commencement of employment is conditional to demonstrating right to work in the UK, sponsorship may be available.