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Job Summary

The Manager of Geisinger Ventures leads day‑to‑day operations and execution of venture, commercialization, and co‑development activities. The role partners with the VP of Ventures to evaluate new opportunities, advance IP assets, manage partnerships, and support the development of scalable solutions that create strategic and financial value for the organization. The Manager ensures disciplined operational processes, strong cross‑functional coordination, and clear communication across internal and external stakeholders.

Job Duties

• Drives operational execution of Geisinger Ventures initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategy and performance goals.
• Develops and manages workplans, timelines, processes, and metrics for venture and commercialization programs.
• Supports diligence and evaluation of new venture concepts, IP assets, partnerships, and commercialization opportunities.
• Leads operational management of co‑development initiatives with internal teams, startups, and industry partners.
• Supports evaluation and structuring of co‑development agreements, including roles, responsibilities, contribution models, and governance.
• Manages the internal IP intake and assessment process, ensuring disclosures are captured, prioritized, and advanced based on strategic and market considerations.
• Partners with inventors, Legal, Finance, and Technology Transfer to assess patentability, market potential, and fit within the Ventures portfolio.
• Serves as liaison to clinical leaders, service lines, corporate collaborators, startups, and investors.
• Facilitates cross‑functional alignment and communication to ensure efficient execution of venture activities.
• Contributes to building organizational capabilities in innovation, commercialization, and venture strategy.
• Supports financial planning, budgeting, and performance monitoring for assigned areas.
• Tracks program metrics and operational performance, prepares updates and reports for leadership.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Related Field of Study (Required), Master's Degree-Related Field of Study (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Managing people, processes, or projects (Required)

Skills

Group Problem Solving; Interpersonal Communication; Analytical Thinking; Builds Relationships

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.