🔥 Jobs In Women's Health | January 13, 2024

Welcome to all of our new subscribers this week!

Las week was one of the most prominent healthcare conferences of the year in San Francisco called JPM, or the JPM Morgan Healthcare Conference. Hosted by JP Morgan, it used to be a bunch of healthcare finance people in suits getting together to talk about new deals in the new year, but it’s evolved over the last 10 years into an important gathering, even if you don’t have an “official” ticket.

(More on how to do conferences like a hustler in another post)

I had the flu so I wasn’t there — and had major FOMO the whole time.

BUT, there were a lot of women’s health events and I wanted to highlight some of my network’s thoughts from the event as they relate to women’s health.

Here’s what I saw and heard from JPM and my thoughts on what’s to come in 2024:

1. General market interest in women’s health continues to grow. There were significantly more women’s health events than in years past - the max I heard was 8 in one day and one so oversubscribed they had to make other arrangements. This is a good sign that more mainstream interest in the category and more women’s health leaders at the conference. We also had the first keynote address and panel discussion at JPM led by Elizabeth Comen, MD - "Shifting the Paradigm in Women's Health Investment."

2. Women’s health is being mentioned next to other important topics like AI. A few weeks ago the Amazon CTO mentioned women’s health as a key opportunity in 2024. The mainstream is starting to connect the need in women’s health with the whitespace available for innovation (and therefore returns) — the momentum continues to grow.

3. Consolidation (and extinction) is coming. This will be the year for consolidation in women’s health. We will see related brands merging as bridge funding dries up for brands that started in the heyday of 2019 - 2021. Some will not survive but….

4. Stronger companies will emerge: This will reset the innovation field and pave the way for profitability-focused brands to emerge in our next wave of innovation.

5. Collaboration is accelerating our industry: Working together has always been a hallmark of women’s health, but it’s happening more often and faster now as companies look for unique ways to work together to increase revenue and decrease cost in this post-privacy & CAC-driven world.

6. More people are framing the opportunity around unmet needs: With “big” categories like fertility and menopause having a decent amount of innovation already, innovators and funders are starting to look at the next phase of innovation available around unmet needs in categories that primarily impact women.

    

7. The government is waking up to women’s health. Post Roe, many branches of the government from the FDA to the White House are looking at women’s health with a keen eye. Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure, chair of the first-ever White House Initiative on Women's Health Research, made special opening remarks for the critical JPM discussion on "Engaging Government in Accelerating Women's Health Innovation". The Initiative was launched by President Biden in November 2023 and led by First Lady Jill Biden. Multiple attendees from the FDA and others were also seen at events throughout San Fran last week.

Also check out:

• Top 5 Lessons From a Decade Attending JPM - By Women’s Health CEO Piraye Beim

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This Week’s Newsletter Includes:

• 69+ new new jobs (details and links for premium subscribers)

• Personal Updates & Industry Rumblings

• NEW! Answering Your Questions

• HELP! Connections Needed

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Personal Updates/News from the Industry

• Springboard Women’s Health Innovation Council: I’m proud to have been invited to join the Springboard Enterprises Women’s Health Innovation Council to work to support the next generation of women’s health companies. The 2024 class features entrepreneurs tackling a range of health challenges that distinctly, differently and disproportionately impact women. I can’t wait to get started working with them - and sharing them with you.

• Abby Mercado from Rescripted had a great post on the top women’s health products she saw at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) in Vegas this week.

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NEW! Answering Your Questions

Have you been ghosted by a women’s health company? What’s the best way to build relationships with women’s health founders? What would you love to know about getting a job in women’s health?

Each week I’ll answer some a few of your questions about getting a job or managing your career in women’s health in this section.

Submit your questions here.

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HELP! Connections Needed

Our In Women’s Health Community members are looking for connections at the following companies. Please reach out to me directly if you have a connection and could make an intro.

• Hinge Health

• Plume Health

• Pearl Health

• Hey Jane

• Flex

• Spring Health

• Elektra Health

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Are you looking for funding?

I regularly make Angel Investments and have a large network of other investors I regularly share deals with. Zip me a note on [email protected].

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Tangible Career Resources:

Bringing back this section now that we’re into a new year.

Mindset: Read this great article From Scarcity to Abundance: The Power of Mindset in your Job Search by Courtney Travino.

Skillset: Data is extremely important in your ability to talk about women’s health in an interview. Make sure you know these key facts.

Toolset: How are you keeping your job search organized? Teal is a great way to do so.

Network: There are a few recruiters focused on women’s health, Tori Ball is a great one to get to know.

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Jason Bartley, former VP, Learning & Development at Carrot recently shared in a members-only event that some roles at Carrot were getting 5,000+ applications.

With this much competition, In Women’s Health provides real-time access to our job board and industry connections you need to have the best chance of getting noticed.

Invest $59/month in your future and see what’s possible for you in 2024.

Learn More and RSVP for our next Platform Tour on Monday January 29th, 2:30PM EST.

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Our Next In Women’s Health Meetup is Thursday January 18th, 3pm EST.

Join our community to meet others working in and interested in women’s health.

Register here.

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A sample of interesting roles this week:

• Director of Growth Strategy & Operations, Poppy Seed Health, Remote. 

• Executive Assistant, Parsley Health (Clinical Care, Series C), New York, NY, $85K - $100K.

• Scientific Research Associate, Hertility (Fertility, Seed), London, EUK. 

• OB/GYN Physician - Remote/Part Time (Pennsylvania License Required), Midi (Menopause, Seed), Remote. 

• Chief Health Equity, Quality and Diversity Officer, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Non-Profit, Other), Buffalo, NY. 

• COO, Care + Wear, (healthcare fashion), Series A

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