Location : Lyon, France

About ARCHIMED

With offices in Europe, North America and Asia, ARCHIMED is a leading investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare industries. Its mix of operational, medical, scientific and financial expertise allows ARCHIMED to serve as both a strategic and financial partner to healthcare businesses. Prioritized areas of focus include Biopharma Products, Consumer Health, Healthcare IT, In Vitro Diagnostics, Life Science Tools & Biologic Services, MedTech, and Pharma Services.

ARCHIMED helps partners internationalize, acquire, innovate and expand their products and services. ARCHIMED manages €8 billion across its various funds, including the largest healthcare-only private equity fund raised by a European-based General Partner. Since inception, ARCHIMED has been a committed Impact investor, both directly and through its EURÊKA Foundation.

The Team

• An international team (with more than 30 nationalities) with complementary education and experience in the investment, medical, scientific, strategic and operational sectors
• Composed of alumni from: INSEAD, Berkeley, Georgetown, Bocconi, HEC Paris, Ponts et Chaussées, ESSEC, Imperial College, Dartmouth, etc.
• Professional backgrounds: Private Equity (3i, Siparex, USS Ltd, Barings, capiton), Consulting (A.T. Kearney, Bain, McKinsey), M&A (Lazard, EY, KPMG, PwC), Industry (Biotronik, Cerba, Pharmacy, Veterinary)

Requirements

Fund Structuring & Lifecycle

• Lead the structuring and launch of retail vehicles (ELTIFs, FCPRs, SLPs, and equivalent regulated funds), including documentation — fund regulations, PRIIPs KID, prospectuses — and AMF filing.
• Manage fund lifecycle events: structural amendments, redemption policy updates, extensions and wind-downs, ensuring timely AMF ( pre-approval and investor notification.
• Coordinate with depositaries, administrators, legal counsel and auditors throughout the fund lifecycle.

Portfolio Management & Investment Committee

• Oversee active portfolio management: NAV validation, allocation monitoring, liquidity management and compliance with investment restrictions (ELTIF 2.0 thresholds, diversification and concentration rules).
• Participate in Investment Committee sessions as the retail fund structuring and eligibility authority, assessing deal eligibility and documenting IC decisions in line with AMF governance standards.
• Work with risk and compliance teams to monitor regulatory ratios, stress-test liquidity, and escalate deviations from approved investment parameters.

Regulatory Compliance & AMF Engagement

• Act as point of contact contact for AMF interactions: monitoring submissions via ROSA, marketing authorisations, ESG/sustainability disclosure compliance (AMF Doctrine, ESMA naming guidelines), and response to inspections.
• Monitor regulatory developments (AIFMD II, ELTIF 2.0, MiFID II, PRIIPs, SFDR, DORA) and communicate implications to senior management.

Distribution & Investor Relations

• Accompany Investor Relation teams in some roadshows with distribution partners (private banks, wealth managers, platforms). Support onboarding, PRIIPs KID delivery and reporting obligations.
• Contribute to the production of quarterly LP reportings, board-level fund status updates and ad hoc regulatory communications.

Required Experience

• 6–12 years of experience as investment manager in retail fund in  an AMF-authorised asset management firm (SGP).
• Proven track record managing or structuring unlisted retail vehicles (ELTIFs, FCPRs, SLPs or equivalent), ideally across multiple asset classes (Fund of fund management in Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Assets).
• Hands-on engagement with the AMF: ROSA submissions, fund authorisation processes, regulatory dialogue and ongoing monitoring.
• Active participation in Investment Committee governance: eligibility assessments, investment policy compliance and formal decision documentation.
• Solid command of the applicable regulatory framework: ELTIF 2.0, AIFMD/II, MiFID II, PRIIPs, SFDR, AMF General Regulation and Doctrine.
• Excellent written and spoken French and English; ability to engage regulators, lawyers, distributors and senior stakeholders with equal confidence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Finance, Law or Economics (Master's, LLM or equivalent).
• AMF Certification Professionnelle or equivalent; CFA or CAIA is a plus.
• Familiarity with cross-border ELTIF passporting and pan-European retail distribution.
• Experience in healthcare, private equity or alternative assets is advantageous.

Benefits