About the Role
<p><u><strong>Location : Lyon, France</strong></u></p><p></p><p><strong>About ARCHIMED:</strong></p><p>With offices in Europe, North America and Asia, ARCHIMED is a leading investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare industries. Its mix of operational, medical, scientific and financial expertise allows ARCHIMED to serve as both a strategic and financial partner to healthcare businesses. Prioritized areas of focus include Biopharma Products, Consumer Health, Healthcare IT, In Vitro Diagnostics, Life Science Tools & Biologic Services, MedTech, and Pharma Services. </p><p>ARCHIMED helps partners internationalize, acquire, innovate and expand their products and services. ARCHIMED manages €8 billion across its various funds, including the largest healthcare-only private equity fund raised by a European-based General Partner. Since inception, ARCHIMED has been a committed Impact investor, both directly and through its EURÊKA Foundation.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Team </strong></p><p>• An international team (with more than 30 nationalities) with complementary education and experience in the investment, medical, scientific, strategic and operational sectors</p><p>• Composed of alumni from: INSEAD, Berkeley, Georgetown, Bocconi, HEC Paris, Ponts et Chaussées, ESSEC, Imperial College, Dartmouth, etc.</p><p>• Professional backgrounds: Private Equity (3i, Siparex, USS Ltd, Barings, capiton), Consulting (A.T. Kearney, Bain, McKinsey), M&A (Lazard, EY, KPMG, PwC), Industry (Biotronik, Cerba, Pharmacy, Veterinary)</p><p><em><strong><br>Your Role</strong></em></p><p><u>Portfolio engagement and value creation</u></p><ul><li>Lead portfolio engagement on Sustainability and Impact (S&I), providing hands-on support to portfolio companies and tracking S&I progress across ARCHIMED’s portfolios through dashboards, KPIs, and supporting processes.</li><li>Lead select portfolio value creation projects, collaborating with deal teams as well as guiding and project managing S&I interns where required.</li><li>Develop and oversee the execution of actionable S&I roadmaps for each portfolio company, with targets and milestones based on the company’s materiality analysis and aligned with ARCHIMED’s S&I strategy, partnering with third-party technical experts when necessary.</li><li>Influence portfolio company management to advance their roadmaps through technical guidance and sharing of best practices.</li></ul><p><u>Investment process</u></p><ul><li>Act as the bridge between deal teams and external providers during due diligence, critically assessing findings to confirm that each target is consistent with ARCHIMED’s S&I strategy and fund obligations.</li><li>Work with all ARCHIMED functions to review and improve how S&I is integrated into investment decision making.</li></ul><p><u>Data, reporting, and compliance</u></p><ul><li>Establish the tools and framework to collect, monitor, and coordinate S&I data across funds, enabling timely, accurate, and consistent reporting, and select third-party technical experts when necessary.</li><li>Analyze and interpret S&I data and substantially contribute to the production of ARCHIMED’s annual S&I report in line with industry standards and frameworks, turning data into clear narratives.</li><li>Contribute substantially to regular reporting to investors and to mandatory disclosures on fund S&I performance, ensuring credibility and transparency.</li><li>Monitor regulatory developments in ARCHIMED’s locations and sectors of focus, and help ensure compliance with sustainability-related requirements.</li></ul><p><u>Center of excellence and capability building</u></p><ul><li>Establish an S&I center of excellence across funds and portfolio companies, with tools, reports, and training materials that share guidance and best practices.</li><li>Provide expert guidance and S&I training to management, investment, and investor relations teams to deepen integration across the business.</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>At least 10 years’ experience building and executing sustainability strategies, preferably in private equity.</li><li>Proven hands-on leadership, initiative, and project management skills, with strong problem-solving ability.</li><li>Robust knowledge of S&I frameworks and disclosures, including SFDR, SASB, CSRD, EDCI, PMDR, and the UN SDGs.</li><li>Strong command of impact measurement methodologies, including developing and reporting on impact metrics.</li><li>Strong attention to detail, with the ability to build coherent sustainability narratives and proofread content.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the adaptability to engage C-suite executives internationally.</li><li>Proven team player, able to build working partnerships and promote collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.</li><li>Ability to coach junior team members, sharing knowledge and giving regular