Commercial Co-founder, Medtech (KI spin-off)

Volumeer is a Karolinska Institutet spin-off. We are developing a device that helps prevent contaminated blood cultures. Blood cultures are the standard test for bloodstream infections, including sepsis. When a sample is contaminated, it looks like an infection. That leads to unnecessary antibiotics, extra tests and longer hospital stays. The problem is well known, and in Europe it is still largely unsolved. We are looking for a commercial co-founder to lead the business side of Volumeer. This is not a hire, it is a partnership. Where we are

• Founded in 2023, out of the blood culture lab at Karolinska University Hospital
• Industrial prototype
• Usability study with nurses underway, clinical study in preparation
• Patent pending
• Seed round closed, with KI Holding among our shareholders
• Board includes a leading KOL in clinical microbiology

You will own the question How do we turn our device into a product that hospitals adopt, and that partners and investors back? What you will do

• Lead fundraising together with the founder
• Build the go-to-market and partnership strategy
• Represent Volumeer to investors, hospitals and partners
• Build the commercial team as we grow
• Make the key decisions together with the founder

Your background

• Senior experience in medtech, diagnostics or life science, ideally 8+ years in business development, fundraising or commercial leadership
• You have raised capital before, ideally as a founder or early executive
• You understand how hospitals buy, or how partnerships in medtech work

Our working language is English. Swedish and/or German are a plus. We think you

• Want to build a company, not take over a finished commercial function
• Do well when the answers are not there yet
• Move easily between strategy and hands-on work
• Prefer real conversations with users and buyers over perfect plans
• Can take clinical and regulatory complexity and make it clear to investors and partners
• Are at ease with hospital leadership, clinicians and investors
• Test ideas early, listen, and change course when the evidence says so
• Care about patient safety and the problem, not just the deal
• Want long-term responsibility for where the company goes
• Are fair and straightforward, and want to enjoy the work

The founder trade-off This is a founder role. Equity first, salary as funding allows. In return you get meaningful co-founder equity with vesting, a real voice in every strategic decision, and the chance to build the company from the ground up. Practical Stockholm, hybrid is fine. Apply here on LinkedIn. We review applications continuously.