Program Coordinator, Healthcare, Venture Lab

Job Description

The Program Coordinator, Venture Lab Healthcare, provides operational, administrative, and coordination support for Venture Lab's healthcare entrepreneurship initiatives. This role serves as the primary operational point of contact for healthcare programs, supporting the planning, execution, and follow-up of activities related to the Penn ELITE Fellowship and the Clinical Connect Program.

In this capacity, the Program Coordinator manages program logistics for healthcare-focused entrepreneurship initiatives at Venture Lab, including scheduling meetings and events, onboarding participants, preparing materials, coordinating room reservations and compliance requirements, and tracking program budgets, timelines, and milestones. As capacity and interest permit, the role may also provide coordination support for sector-adjacent or center-wide initiatives in collaboration with Venture Lab program teams. The Program Coordinator also manages records to ensure accurate contact lists and databases for student founders and ventures across Venture Lab founder programs, with a focus on healthcare, including participants, advisors, alumni, and partners, using Venture Lab systems.

In addition, the Program Coordinator supports healthcare engagement across Venture Lab by identifying and coordinating speakers, mentors, and advisors; sending routine program communications; assisting with website and newsletter updates; and responding to inquiries from students, faculty, and external partners. The position works closely with the Senior Director of Healthcare Strategy and Venture Lab staff to coordinate healthcare entrepreneurship initiatives and events across Venture Lab and Penn partner organizations.

This role requires strong organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in an academic environment. The Program Coordinator contributes to the consistent delivery of healthcare entrepreneurship programming and supports Venture Lab's mission to help students develop and launch healthcare ventures.