Innovation Principal - Lab

VSP Vision; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 73.000 - 123.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VSP Vision seeks an Innovation Principal to collaborate with designers, ecosystem partners, and domain experts to reimagine eye care and eyewear delivery. You will bring order and clarity to cross-functional teams, and translate complex topics into actionable insights for the entire enterprise.

You will design and lead projects spanning technology evaluation, business model innovation, prototyping, and proof-of-concept creation, while maintaining domain expertise and strong communication across

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Innovation, Emerging Technology, Research & Development, Product Design, or related domains.
• Industry experience in healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and technology preferred.
• Deep expertise in a subject matter domain and broad understanding of adjacent spaces including healthcare, business models, and technology.
• Experience moving projects forward despite uncertainty and knowing when a pivot is required.
• Has a “Swiss army knife” approach to problems. Creative problem solving.
• Experience in creative cultures in consulting or large corporate environments.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, including writing research briefs and presentations (PowerPoint).
• Can discuss technical concepts with non-technical people and relate to their work or business.
• Enjoys developing and sharing project pitches.
• Roles that are remote or hybrid require high engagement in virtual environments and camera presence.

Aufgaben

• Design and lead projects that explore and scale concepts related to assigned domain areas with a clear business impact.
• Monitor assigned domain areas and understand their potential, maturity, and impact to our business.
• Build on existing experience to understand new technology, business models, markets, and consumer trends.
• Proficient in concept testing and validation, user research, or related experimentation methodologies.
• Evaluate and compare products using custom scorecards highlighting capabilities and fit for business problems.
• Identify and define problems and opportunity areas, develop hypotheses, and select testing methods.
• Develop and pitch new project ideas and opportunities.
• Present project findings to all levels of the enterprise.
• Maintain cross-functional relationships with internal and external partners to deepen knowledge.

Kenntnisse

Experience in Innovation

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Creative problem solving

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Jobbeschreibung

The Innovation Principal works with designers, ecosystem partners, and other domain experts to reimagine the way eye care and eyewear are delivered to the world. The incumbent brings order, clarity, and thoughtfulness to project teams and can demystify complex, specialized topics. The Innovation Principal elevates understanding by presenting findings clearly to all levels of the enterprise, both in writing and verbally.

Design and lead projects that explore and scale concepts related to assigned domain area(s) with a clear business impact. Projects may involve technology evaluation, business model innovation, prototyping, and proof-of-concept creation

Monitor assigned domain area(s) and build an understanding of their potential, maturity, and impact to our business

Build on existing experience to quickly understand new technology, business models, markets, consumer trends, etc. needed to maintain domain expertise

Proficient in concept testing and validation, user research, or other related experimentation methodologies

Evaluate and compare products using custom scorecards that highlight capabilities and fit for specific business problems

Identify and define problems and opportunity areas, develop hypotheses, and select appropriate testing methods to validate assumptions

Develop and pitch new project ideas and opportunities

Present project findings to all levels of the enterprise

Maintain cross-functional relationships with internal and external partners that deepen current and future knowledge between the company and emerging markets

Job Specifications:

Typically has the following skills or abilities:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred

Minimum 6 years of experience in relevant topics including: Innovation, Emerging Technology, Research & Development, Product Design, or another relevant domain

Industry experience in healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and technology is preferred

Deep expertise in a relevant subject matter domain and broad understanding of adjacent spaces, including healthcare, business models, and technology

Experience in moving projects forward despite uncertainty and knowing when a pivot is required

Has a “Swiss army knife” approach to problems. Creative problem solving

Experience working in creative cultures in either consulting or large corporate environments

Excellent presentation and communication skills, including writing research briefs and presentations (PowerPoint)

Can discuss technical concepts with non-technical people, including the relevance to their work or business

Enjoys developing and sharing project pitches

Skilled at providing and receiving thoughtful and constructive feedback

For roles that are remote (i.e., Work From Home (WFM)) or hybrid (i.e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFM), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment

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Salary Ranges: $84,000.00 - $141,750.00

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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