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 Biopharma Products, Consumer Health, Healthcare IT, In Vitro Diagnostics, Life Science Tools & Biologic Services, MedTech, and Pharma Services. 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. The Team
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• An international team (with more than 30 nationalities) with complementary education and experience in the investment, medical, scientific, strategic and operational sectors
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• Composed of alumni from: INSEAD, Berkeley, Georgetown, Bocconi, HEC Paris, Ponts et Chaussées, ESSEC, Imperial College, Dartmouth, etc.
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• 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 Portfolio engagement and value creation
* 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.
* Lead select portfolio value creation projects,



collaborating with deal teams as well as guiding and project managing S&I; interns where required.
* 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.
* Influence portfolio company management to advance their roadmaps through technical guidance and sharing of best practices. Investment process
* 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.
* Work with all ARCHIMED functions to review and improve how S&I; is integrated into investment decision making. Data, reporting, and compliance
* 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.
* 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.




* Contribute substantially to regular reporting to investors and to mandatory disclosures on fund S&I; performance, ensuring credibility and transparency.
* Monitor regulatory developments in ARCHIMED’s locations and sectors of focus, and help ensure compliance with sustainability-related requirements. Center of excellence and capability building
* Establish an S&I; center of excellence across funds and portfolio companies, with tools, reports, and training materials that share guidance and best practices.
* Provide expert guidance and S&I; training to management, investment, and investor relations teams to deepen integration across the business. Requirements
* At least 10 years’ experience building and executing sustainability strategies, preferably in private equity.
* Proven hands‑on leadership, initiative, and project management skills, with strong problem‑solving ability.
* Robust knowledge of S&I; frameworks and disclosures, including SFDR, SASB, CSRD, EDCI, PMDR, and the UN SDGs.
* Strong command of impact measurement methodologies, including developing and reporting on impact metrics.
* Strong attention to detail, with the ability to build coherent sustainability narratives and proofread content.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the adaptability to engage C‑suite executives internationally.
* Proven team player, able to build working partnerships and promote collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
* Ability to coach junior team members, sharing knowledge and giving regular feedback.
* Pragmatic, constructive, creative, and solution‑oriented, with a positive mindset and the ability to work under varied pressures. #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Associate Director- Sustainability (Lombardia)
🏢 Archimed
📍 Lombardia