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Lead - Accelerator | Global HealthX

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# Lead - Accelerator | Global HealthX

> xponentiate · Hyderabad, India · — · Posted 2026-11-12

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Xponentiate

## Description

## About Global HealthX

Global HealthX is a healthcare innovation and venture platform working with startups, healthcare institutions, investors, industry partners and domain experts to help promising healthcare and life sciences companies scale.

## The Role

We are looking for a Lead – Accelerator to build and lead the Global HealthX Accelerator.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for identifying high-potential startups, working closely with founders to accelerate their growth, and leveraging the Global HealthX ecosystem to help companies achieve meaningful commercial and strategic outcomes.

The Head – Accelerator will effectively act as a partner to founders, helping companies navigate growth, market access, partnerships, fundraising and organisational challenges.

## Requirements

## Key Responsibilities

### 1\. Build & Lead the Accelerator

  • Own the overall strategy, structure and operating model of the Global HealthX Accelerator.
  • Develop a structured approach to onboarding, evaluating and supporting portfolio companies.
  • Define milestones and measurable outcomes for each startup and track progress regularly.

### 2\. Source & Evaluate Startups

  • Build a strong pipeline of healthcare, life sciences and health-tech startups.
  • Evaluate companies across team, product, technology, market opportunity, business model and scalability.
  • Develop relationships with founders, incubators, universities, investors and startup ecosystems in India and internationally.

### 3\. Work Closely with Founders

  • Understand the key growth constraints of each portfolio company and develop an acceleration roadmap.
  • Support founders on business strategy, GTM, pricing, partnerships, hiring, fundraising and market expansion.
  • Bring in relevant experts, mentors and partners where specialised support is required.

### 4\. Drive Market Access & Partnerships

  • Leverage the Global HealthX ecosystem to create opportunities for pilots, commercial partnerships and market access.
  • Build relationships with hospitals, healthcare organisations, corporates, governments and other strategic partners.
  • Help startups convert pilots and partnerships into scalable commercial opportunities.

### 5\. Investor & Capital Ecosystem

  • Build and maintain relationships with VCs, family offices, strategic investors and other capital providers.
  • Prepare accelerator companies for fundraising and facilitate relevant investor introductions.
  • Work with the Global HealthX investment team to identify companies that may warrant deeper strategic or investment engagement.

### 6\. Build the Global HealthX Ecosystem

  • Develop a high-quality network of mentors, operators, clinicians, industry leaders and functional experts.
  • Build partnerships with leading accelerators, universities, corporates and innovation ecosystems globally.
  • Represent Global HealthX at relevant startup, healthcare and investment forums.

## What We Are Looking For

### Experience

  • 8-12 years of experience, with meaningful exposure to startups, venture capital, accelerators, venture building, consulting or healthcare innovation.
  • Strong understanding of early-stage companies and what it takes to move from product to commercial scale.
  • Experience working directly with founders and senior leadership teams.

### Capabilities

  • Strong network across the startup, investor and/or healthcare ecosystem.
  • Ability to evaluate businesses commercially and strategically.
  • Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment with limited structure.
  • Strong communication, relationship-building and execution capabilities.

### Industry Background

\- Healthcare/lifesciences experience is preferred but exceptional candidates from the broader technology/startup ecosystem would also be considered.

## Apply

[Apply at xponentiate](https://apply.workable.com/xponentiate/j/82DCECC46A/apply)

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