Founders Associate Intern

Role description

Today, more than 137 million families worldwide are affected by serious illnesses like cancer, cardiovascular illnesses, and advanced neurological conditions. Most are expected to manage complex care at home, without the tools, guidance, or support to do so confidently.

The result? A system that is costly, fragmented, and inequitable for patients, families, and clinicians.

As healthcare systems struggle to keep up with rising needs, digital solutions aren’t just promising - they’re essential.

And that’s where we come in.

Pal is transforming how we care for people with serious illness at home.

We’re building the first fully digital platform for patients, families, and clinicians, designed to support families, detect complications earlier, and enable proactive care outside of hospitals. We focus on the months and years between diagnosis and end of life, when palliative care is most needed but often unavailable.

Our family-facing app supports people with day-to-day care and symptom tracking. Our clinician dashboard uses AI to detect early warning signs and prevent complications before they escape?

We're now hiring a Founders Associate Intern to work directly with our CEO and help drive Pal's growth - spanning partnerships, business development, and pilot coordination as we scale.

If you're interested, curious, intrigued, or already a little in love with Pal, keep reading.

This internship is designed for ambitious generalists who want to work closely with the founding team and get exposure to every part of building a startup. The role is mainly focused on commercial growth, including partnerships, business development, and pilot coordination, but you'll also flex into strategy, fundraising, and operations depending on what's needed.

You'll work closely with our founding team on:

• Business development and partner support: identifying, researching, and reaching out to potential commercial and clinical partners
• Day-to-day coordination of pilots, from onboarding through to delivery
• Relationship management with healthcare partners, including point-of-contact visits where relevant
• Conference and event attendance, representing Pal externally
• Supporting fundraising, research, and analysis to inform commercial and company strategy
• Preparing internal and external presentations and materials
• Jumping in wherever needed to keep things running smoothly

This is a full-time role (5 days per week) for a period of 4 to 6 months, with strong potential to convert into a full-time role based on performance and mutual fit. You must be based in Amsterdam or able to commute to our office.

Must-haves:

• Strong interest in healthcare, commercial strategy, or startups
• Proactive, hands‑on attitude with a strong sense of ownership
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Confident communicator who can engage with professionals at all levels
• Well‑organized, comfortable managing multiple tasks and stakeholders
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative with limited guidance
• Self‑starter who can thrive in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
• Highly collaborative and team‑oriented xgiwjmb
• Empathy and alignment with the problem Pal is working to solve

Nice‑to‑haves:

• Previous internship or experience in business development, commercial, or healthtech
• Familiarity with healthcare systems or the digital health landscape
• Entrepreneurial experience or involvement in early‑stage projects
• Experience coordinating with external stakeholders or partners

• The chance to help shape how serious illness care is delivered
• A paid internship (compensation depends on time commitment)
• Access to a co‑working space in Amsterdam (we are currently at Edge Olympic)
• Direct, close collaboration with the founding team and real ownership over your work from day one
• Travel opportunities for site visits and conferences
• Experiencing every aspect of building a company and working at an early‑stage startup
• Strong potential to convert into a full‑time position after the internship

If this sounds like you, we can’t wait to meet you.