Junior Project Manager - Internship (Lyon, France)
Archimed · Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · onsite
Location : LYON, FRANCE
About ARCHIMED
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 Animal & Environmental Health, Biopharma Products, Consumer Health, Diagnostics, Healthcare IT, Life Science Tools & Services and MedTech.
ARCHIMED helps partners internationalize, acquire, innovate and expand their products and services. ARCHIMED manages €9 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.
The Team
- An international team (with more than 40 nationalities) with complementary education and experience in the investment, medical, scientific, strategic and operational sectors
- Composed of alumni from: INSEAD, Berkeley, Georgetown, Bocconi, HEC Paris, Ponts et Chaussées, ESSEC, Imperial College, Dartmouth, etc.
- 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)
Your Role
Location: Lyon, France
Duration: 6 months
Start Date : ASAP
In a fast-paced environment, you will deliver on several strategic initiatives, including:
- Portfolio & strategic meetings: prepare and attend Management Committee / Partners meetings as well as portfolio management meetings, coordinating with various stakeholders to support continuous improvement and growth at ARCHIMED
- Project management: act as an enabler, key point of contact and project manager to ensure success of cross-functional initiatives related to value creation in ARCHIMED’s portfolio companies
- Analyses & presentation preparation: perform ad-hoc research, analyses or prepare documents to fuel ARCHIMED’s strategy design and deployment
- Demonstrate a minimum of 1-2 years' professional experience, preferably in strategy consulting or Chief of Staff positions
- Possess a Master’s degree from a leading business or engineering school, or equivalent
- Strong project management and organizational skills: ability to plan, organize and prioritize work across multiple workstreams and stakeholders
- Proven analytical skills, attention to detail and strong work ethic
- Comfortable preparing decks, synthetizing minutes and conducting discussions in senior governance bodies
- Excellent relationship, communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, in English
- Ability to work with sensitive, confidential information and exercise judgment accordingly
- Autonomous and proactive, able to operate with limited day-to-day supervision
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment, with a positive mindset
- Interest in private equity, value creation and AI
What We Offer
- A 6-month internship within a leading global healthcare investment firm
- A highly international and dynamic environment (38+ nationalities across offices in Europe, North America, and Asia)
- Direct exposure to HR processes across onboarding, training, recruitment, performance management, and employee development
- Hands-on experience working closely with international teams (France, US, Singapore, Tokyo)
- Close mentorship and support from an experienced HR team
- Ownership of deliverables
- A collaborative and impact-driven culture within a leading healthcare-focused investment firm
ARCHIMED: www.archimed.group