Summer internships at venture-backed companies - from Highland Capital

From Alison at Highland

-Howie

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As promised, here is an update on the previously existing and new summer internship positions found on the Highland Career Network. 

 

Feel free to post to startupmatchmaker, send this email out to your network, or you can simply instruct the students to visitwww.hcp.com/career-network and use the 'Status' search field to isolate the summer internship opportunities.

 

Going - Online social resource
Software Developer Intern: Boston, Massachusetts

 

Gotuit - Digital media platform company delivering metadata-driven video products

Summer Associate, Corporate Strategy: Woburn, Massachusetts

 

Predictive Biosciences - Novel biomarkers revolutionizing cancer management
Business Development Summer Associate: Lexington, Massachusetts
Summer Internship – Clinical Research: Lexington, Massachusetts

 

Quattro Wireless - Diverse ad placement across the mobile ecosystem
Summer Intern -- Advertising Operations: Waltham, Massachusetts
Summer Intern -- Marketing: New York, New York
Summer Intern -- Product Marketing and Management: Waltham, Massachusetts

 

SCVNGR - Mobile device scavenger hunts
Mobile Gaming Summer Internship: Boston, Massachusetts
Not Your Typical BizDev Internship: Boston, Massachusetts
Not Your Typical Mobile Gaming Internship: Boston, Massachusetts
Sales Internship: Boston, Massachusetts
Internship - Design: Boston, Massachusetts
Web Developer - Internship: Boston, Massachusetts

 

Vertica Systems - Database engine technology
Summer Interns: Billerica, Massachusetts

Highland Capital Partners summer MBA internships program

I received the following email.

-Howie

Just as we have done for the past 2 years, Highland Capital Partners, a leading venture capital firm focused on seed through later stage growth companies, is looking to connect entrepreneurial MBA and graduate engineering school students with summer internships at Highland-backed startup companies.

 

To date there are a handful of companies that have posted open summer internship positions. We’ve packaged these into the below email that can be forwarded by you to potentially interested students. The email has embedded online links for connecting students directly to the specific job descriptions. If they’d like to submit their background information and resume, they can do so by clicking on the “Submit Your Info” box associated with each listing.

 

Currently, there are just a few listings on the site.  But, it’s a start and we expect another 1-2 positions to be added in the coming days.Additional summer internship positions will be posted as we progress into early spring. When that happens, I’ll plan to forward an updated email similar to this one that you are welcome to distribute to interested students as well.

 

If you would please acknowledge receipt of this email and also let me know if you decide to make interested students aware of these opportunities.  I appreciate your attention on this matter.

 

Thank you,
Alison Howard

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Highland Capital Partners, a leading venture capital firm focused on seed through later stage growth companies, is pleased to make MBA and graduate engineering school students aware of the following summer internship opportunities at Highland-backed companies:

 

• Going - Online social resource
  Software Developer Intern: Boston, Massachusetts
  
• Gotuit - Digital media platform company delivering metadata-driven video products
  Salesperson Internship: Woburn, Massachusetts
  
• Gotuit - Digital media platform company delivering metadata-driven video products
  Summer Associate, Corporate Strategy: Woburn, Massachusetts
  
• PerkStreet Financial - Innovative financial services
  Marketing Intern: Boston, Massachusetts
  
• Vertica Systems - Database engine technology
  Summer Interns: Billerica, Massachusetts

Further details on each opportunity can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding link.  If you’d like to express interest in the opportunity, complete and submit the Submit Info form associated with each position.  All information will be directed to the appropriate hiring manager at the company and they will handle any follow-up.  Please note that all summer MBA internships fall under Highland’s Career Networkinitiative (www.hcp.com/career-network) and this website will be updated with new positions - internships and permanent opportunities -as they are posted.

Senior Analyst/Associate*, PureTech Ventures

We received the following note:

"PureTech Ventures is a Venture Capital firm in Boston, focusing in the Life Sciences.  We are currently looking to fill a position for a Senior Analyst. 

Please have applicants send cover letter and resume to careers@puretechventures.com."

-Howie

Senior Analyst/Associate^*, PureTech Ventures

 

Company overview:

PureTech Ventures creates and funds ground-breaking life science companies with a focus on pre-clinical and early clinical stage therapeutics, medical devices and research tools.  PureTech’s team collectively has hundreds of years of experience, has created billions of dollars in value and has developed some of the most important drugs of the last twenty years. After sourcing best-in-class technology for a company, PureTech runs the company while assembling permanent management, establishing the required infrastructure and driving clinical, intellectual property and business strategy development.  

 

Job Description:

The Senior Analyst/Associate^* will support PureTech’s portfolio companies and team members, as well as conduct sourcing and due diligence of early stage life science deals.  This includes:

 

• Driving venture creation activities and operations for portfolio companies
• Structuring and executing scientific and market opportunity analyses
• Crafting and developing business plans and presentations
• Managing project plans and timelines
• Sourcing opportunities and conducting due diligence on potential deals
• Participating in deal negotiations

 

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in life sciences from a top-tier institution required (MD or PhD)
• Business experience in a life science related company preferred, but not required  
• Strong presentation and communication skills; candidate should feel comfortable presenting to groups
• Excellent quantitative analysis and research skills
• Entrepreneurial and self-motivated work style

The position is full time with a competitive salary and benefits.  This is a unique opportunity to join one of the most innovative companies in the venture/life sciences space while getting hands-on startup experience in our portfolio companies.  Please send a cover letter and your resume/CV to careers@puretechventures.com.  Please mention the job title in your correspondence.  For more information on us, please visit www.puretechventures.com.

 

*Title to be determined based on experience

Possible Internship in VC

I chatted with a couple of Duke alumni Venture Capitalists recently, and they said they might be willing to bring someone on for the summer.  The student needs an IT background, very smart, and willing to live and work up in Boston or the Bay Area, possibly for no pay.  Really, you'd be doing it for the experience.  

Are you the right person?  Send me a brief email, subject "VC summer opp"

Howie