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About the Role

As an EIR at Terrarium, you will partner with our team to validate a high conviction thesis, pressure test go-to-market strategies and unit economics, build the early product roadmap, and recruit the first team members. You will leverage our research stack, customer network, and capital pathway to transform insights into a venture-backable company.

Responsibilities

• Lead a zero-to-one company creation process from problem discovery to a backable plan
• Run rapid experiments that validate customer pain, willingness to pay, and repeatable acquisition
• Translate insights into a clear product specification and near-term roadmap, then ship an MVP
• Build the early operating model including pricing, go-to-market motion, and success metrics
• Engage Terrarium’s provider and payer partners to secure pilots and letters of intent
• Recruit and evaluate cofounders and founding hires through Terrarium’s cofounder matching network
• Prepare for investment committee with clear narrative, milestones, and capital plan

Requirements

• Founder energy and bias to action, with a record of building or owning zero-to-one work
• Knowledge of healthcare systems or health tech, with the ability to navigate clinical, regulatory, and data realities
• Commercial mindset and comfort building in market with customers
• Clear writing skills, ability to make decisions with incomplete data, and enjoyment of fast feedback loops
• Enjoyment in recruiting exceptional people and setting a high performance bar
• 6 to 12+ years in startups, product, engineering, operations, or new business building
• Evidence of shipped product, launched services, or scaled programs that drove revenue or outcomes
• Strength in one or more of: product management, full-stack or data engineering, B2B SaaS GTM, healthcare operations, analytics, or marketplace design
• Customer research fluency and a metrics mindset
• Integrity, resilience, and a collaborative style

Skills

• Product Management
• Full-stack Engineering
• Data Engineering
• B2B SaaS GTM
• Healthcare Operations
• Analytics
• Marketplace Design
• Customer Research
• Metrics Mindset

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 6 to 12+ years

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive monthly stipend during the EIR period. Upon investment approval, companies receive pre-seed funding with meaningful founder equity.

Benefits

• Rigorous research platform with primary insights, market maps, and analyst support
• Customer access across health systems, payers, and employer buyers for rapid validation
• Co-founder matching and recruiting support to assemble an elite early team
• Builder services including product, design, data, and regulatory guidance
• Clear funding pathway from pre-seed with milestones for follow-on capital

About the Company

• Terrarium is a digital health venture studio backed by Company Ventures, an early stage venture firm with a 10 year history building and operating NYC’s premier venture community and founder residency, Grand Central Tech.
• Company Ventures currently manages ~$150mm in AUM across its early stage Fund I (2018), Fund II (2022), and growth investment vehicles.
• Notable healthcare investments include: Maven, Centivo, Season, Particle, Stepful, Eden Health, Nomad, Octave, Elaborate, Hero, Nara, Reverence Care, Oova, and more.
• Terrarium incubates high conviction, transformational healthcare companies.
• We accelerate the startup journey for the best early-stage founders with world-class investment research, pre-seed capital, and enterprise partnerships.
• We are a talent-obsessed studio and this position is central to Terrarium's overall strategy.
• Structural demand for cost, access, and workforce solutions across provider and payer ecosystems
• Readiness for workflow-native software that automates operational drudgery and elevates clinical work
• Data liquidity and AI unlocking new products in revenue cycle, care coordination, capacity planning, and patient engagement
• Enterprise partnerships that shorten the path from idea to pilot to scaled deployment

Equal Opportunity

• At Terrarium, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and success. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where individuals from all backgrounds are valued and empowered to thrive.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable laws.
• All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
• If you're passionate about contributing to a dynamic early-stage venture firm, we encourage you to apply, regardless of your background or experience.