Humana/NCCU Venture Fellow, Behavioral Health

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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (www.pharmacy.unc.edu) is one of six health science schools (Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, Social Work, Public Health, Medicine) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is one of the oldest health science academic programs at Chapel Hill. The School teaches approximately 600 PharmD students and 145 graduate students. The School has built a reputation for its continued pursuit of excellence, rigorous education and training programs, cutting-edge multidisciplinary research, progressive pharmacy practices, efficient business operations, and its outstanding faculty, staff, and students. The School was named the number one School of Pharmacy in the U.S. by the U.S. News and World Report. The School has experienced unprecedented growth and success and continues to strategically position itself for sustained impact, as articulated in the School's Strategic Plan (https://pharmacy.unc.edu/about/oe/strategic-plan/).

Our Vision is to be the global leader in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Our Mission is to prepare leaders and innovators to solve the world's most pressing health care challenges. We are Advancing Medicine for Life through innovation and collaboration in pharmacy practice, education, research, and public service.

We are seeking a dynamic, strategic, and entrepreneurial consultant to join our team. This role leads venture development focused on behavioral health. Potential areas of focus include, but are not limited to, serious mental illness medication adherence and continuity of care, adolescent and youth mental health, and rural behavioral health access in North Carolina. This position is accountable for driving business model development, customer discovery, go-to-market strategy, fundraising preparation, and day-to-day execution of the sprint. This is a structured venture development engagement, not a pre-existing company; the role operates within a cross-functional team to identify, validate, and develop a compelling digital health venture concept, grounded in domain expertise and shaped by rigorous market validation. The program follows a Stage-Gate process: Problem Validation, Positioning, Minimal Viable Product ( MVP) Development, and Pilot Traction.

This is a temporary engagement in support of a six-month sprint cycle, with a planned appointment duration of six months and no expectation of extension or conversion to a permanent role. This is a 1.0 FTE appointment at 40 hours per week. Compensation is structured as a $60,000 annualized salary, prorated to $30,000 for the six-month engagement.

Master's or Bachelor's and 0-2 years' experience; or will accept a combination of related education and experience in substitution.

* Demonstrated entrepreneurial experience, operational leadership, or commercial execution in a relevant domain
* Proven ability in customer discovery and sales
* Comfortable operating with high ambiguity and limited resources
* Willingness to be coached, challenged, and held accountable by Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs)s and program leadership
* Experience with or willingness to learn no-code/low-code tools (Bubble, Lovable, Figma, Retool, or similar)
* Genuine interest in or prior exposure to food insecurity or nutrition equity, whether through community work, public health, advocacy, or prior ventures

* Proven experience in technology commercialization, strategy consulting, venture building, or innovation management
* Exceptional organizational and project management skills
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders from students to university researchers to entrepreneurs
* Experience working in or with early-stage startups and a solid understanding of venture creation

Not Applicable.

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