Innovation & Tech Scout: Accelerate Research to Market

University of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 113,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Tuition benefit program

Comprehensive health, dental, and Rx

PSLF opportunity

Transit pass in Twin Cities

Job summary

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, invites applications for the Innovation and Technology Scout role within the MIN-Corps team. You will design seminars, co-teach I-Corps cohorts, and connect researchers to funding and business ecosystems across campus and beyond.

As a key member of our innovation ecosystem, you will collaborate with college partners, lead outreach, and mentor teams through customer discovery and technology commercialization processes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business with STEM background or equivalent STEM experience.
• Familiarity with Lean Launchpad and customer discovery.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and raise awareness for offerings.
• Experience presenting in seminars, classes, or sales settings.
• Exposure to grant writing and federal grant landscape.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-starter with prioritization based on program goals.
• Proficiency in project planning/management.
• Proficiency with MS Office and/or Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver seminars on market/customer discovery and tech entrepreneurship.
• Lead Minnesota Tech Scout activities within Great Lakes I-Corps Hub.
• Develop and support a pipeline of teams advancing through commercialization.
• Collaborate with NSF I-Corps counterparts regionally.
• Connect innovators to University and external resources.
• Contribute to program metrics collection and analysis.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Lean Launchpad

Relationship building

Seminar delivery

Grant writing

Communication

Organization

Project planning

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Education

Master's in business with STEM undergrad

Tools

Salesforce

Zoho

Microsoft Office

Google Docs/Sheets/Slides

Job description

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, invites applications for the Innovation and Technology Scout role within the MIN-Corps team. You will design seminars, co-teach I-Corps cohorts, and connect researchers to funding and business ecosystems across campus and beyond.

As a key member of our innovation ecosystem, you will collaborate with college partners, lead outreach, and mentor teams through customer discovery and technology commercialization processes.