CEO/ Co-Founder

An early-stage neuromodulation startup seeks a CEO/ co-founder to take our startup to a new level. We seek a sharp, driven, experienced, and entrepreneurial individual with a proven track record of building medical device companies. The immediate goals include raising a seed round and non-dilutive funding, building the team, and bringing the first product to the market.

Opportunity:

NeuroLight developed a breakthrough proprietary technology enabling brain states to be “transplanted” (i.e., replicated) from donors to recipients. This involves replicating brainwaves—brain states’s neural correlates. Just as music can be recorded in a live concert and then played back in another place at another time, brainwaves ("music" of the brain) can be recorded in one subject’s brain and then replayed in another. Brainwaves can be recorded using, for example, electroencephalography (EEG) and “played back” in another person’s brain via neuromodulation. This allows recording of a desired brain state in a “donor” who is adept at achieving this brain state (e.g., states of flow, hyper-focus, sleep, relaxation, etc.) and inducing the desired brain state in a recipient by entraining the recipient’s brain with the brainwaves of the “donor.” Neuromodulation is accomplished by stimulating the recipient’s brain with sensory stimuli like light and sound. The first pilot study was completed (and results published). NeuroLight, Inc. was awarded Phase I NSF/SBIR Grant, which it successfully completed. This revolutionary technology is protected by several issued U.S. patents and multiple patent applications filed in the U.S. and other countries. Our technology addresses several multi-billion-dollar markets, including medical, consumer, education, sports, entertainment, and military. Our first application is the treatment of insomnia and other sleep disorders. We developed a smart sleeping mask (“NeuroMask”) that has embedded electronics, LEDs, and earphones to stimulate the brain of the user trying to fall asleep with the waveforms derived from EEG of sleeping subjects. The beta prototype is ready for a proof-of-concept study. Our core team includes the founder (Ph.D.), a CTO (Ph.D.), and a neuroscientist (Ph.D.). More information is available on the website www.NeuroLight.com.

The successful candidate will be an experienced entrepreneur with a successful track record of building companies in the medical device space from an early stage through an exit.

*Compensation: *

This is an entrepreneurial/ partnership opportunity where the compensation is primarily based on equity participation. In the beginning, there will be no salary, only stock options. However, the CEO will start receive a salary upon successfully raising the seed round or obtaining a grant. The CEO will immediately raise funds to support the next stage of our business, ideally from connections they already have to potential VCs, angel investors, and partners, or possibly bring in funds themselves and receive upfront equity.

Join us to
• Lead our team towards a successful product launch… and beyond
• Take ownership of our strategic trajectory
• Create, manage, and execute the business plan
• Recruit and retain high-quality staff and consultants
• Fundraise, write grants, and manage investors and grantors
• Oversee operations, partnerships, and possibly manufacturing

Qualifications:
• Prior successful experience building medical device companies from the start through an exit
• Successfully experience raising venture capital and non-dilutive funding
• Graduate degree is preferred, MBA is a plus
• Successful business leadership and management experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Competencies:
• Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Strategic Development
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Decision Making
• Capital raises
• Performance Management
• Results Driven
• Communication Proficiency
• Financial Management
• Product Development Management

To apply, reply with the following information:
• A cover letter that includes why you are interested in this position and a description of your most relevant experience
• Your approach to raising funds or providing capital
• A current resume
• Links to your social media profiles