Technology Innovation Analyst - Startups

Critical Fit Recruiting; Boston; Remote; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a New Venture and Technology Scouting Manager to lead innovations and scout emerging startups to address customer challenges. This remote position requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in technology and innovation in the chemical manufacturing industry.

Qualifications

• 10+ years work experience in relevant fields.
• Experience with startups and startup scouting methodologies.
• Strong track record in disruptive innovation/business building.

Responsibilities

• Bring external startup innovation to solve customer problems.
• Collaborate with Strategic Business Units to define problem areas.
• Screen and identify relevant startups for management.

Skills

Technical Know-how in Adhesive Technologies

Strategic Skills

Communication Skills

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Stakeholder Management

Education

Master or PhD in Science (preferably Polymer Chemistry or Material Science)

Job description

New Venture and Technology Scouting Manager

New Venture and Technology Scouting Manager

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New Venture and Technology Scouting Manager - Remote Boston Area

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Bring external startup innovation to solve customers’ toughest problems and complement world class innovation capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with Strategic Business Units (SBU) to define search fields and specific problem areas for scouting according to business & innovation strategy.
• Screen deal flow from wide variety of sources to identify relevant startup longlists for prioritized search fields; identify new sources of deal flow.
• Evaluate startups according to pre-defined criteria (contribute to enhancement of criteria through thought leadership).
• Discuss startups with the relevant business stakeholders and initiate next steps with an entrepreneurial mindset and can-do attitude.
• Represent Company and Startup Scouting activities at various external events and shape presence and collaboration options creatively as an entrepreneur.
• Contribute to the strategic development of Startup Scouting team, activities and capabilities.

BACKGROUND PROFILE:

• Senior academic degree (Master or PhD) in science (preferably polymer chemistry or material science) and 10+ years work experience.
• Strong technical know-how in adhesive technologies and relevant applications and industries.
• Strong strategic skills and excellent business acumen.
• Pro-active working mode and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Superb communication skills (written and oral) and excellent stakeholder management.
• Strong track record and savviness in disruptive innovation/business building with startups.
• Ideally, previous experience with startups, startup scouting (incl. relevant tools, processes and methodologies).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  General Business

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing

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