Remote Technology Scout & Strategic Innovation Architect

Remote Co.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 152,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Employee stock ownership

Educational assistance

Job summary

Brewer Science, Inc. is seeking a Technology Scout to identify breakthrough technologies and drive external innovation across academia, startups, and industry.

The role emphasizes building technology pipelines and shaping partnerships, licensing, and IP strategy while supporting R&D leadership. The candidate will engage with senior leaders, participate in global events, and help translate external insights into strategic plans and investments, requiring a strong technical background and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field and 18+ years of relevant experience
• Master’s degree and 16+ years of relevant experience
• PhD and 12+ years of relevant experience
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company’s primary architect of external innovation strategy, identifying breakthrough technologies, platforms, and research directions that can unlock step-change growth or enable new business models.
• Lead global scouting initiatives by evaluating emerging technologies across academia, startup ecosystems, venture networks, accelerators, national labs, government programs, and adjacent industries.
• Build sophisticated technology opportunity pipelines, prioritizing targets based on technical readiness, alignment to strategic objectives, market potential, and competitive advantage.
• Drive the identification and pursuit of strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and licensing deals—acting as the company’s principal technical evaluator and influencer during early negotiations.
• Explore nontraditional markets where the company’s science, engineering, or manufacturing capabilities could enable game-changing applications, creating white-space strategy proposals.
• Provide senior leaders with forward-looking technology intelligence including scenario planning, technology risk assessments, and maps of disruptive forces shaping the next decade.
• Represent the company as a high-profile technical ambassador at global events, industry consortia, scientific conferences, innovation councils, and customer or supplier executive meetings.
• Shape the company’s long-term IP strategy through proactive identification of whitespace, emerging threats, and high-value patents necessary to secure future positions.
• Lead the early conceptualization of externally derived projects, helping R&D teams integrate new technologies and navigate technical, supply chain, and regulatory scaling challenges.
• Build and sustain senior-level relationships with key innovation stakeholders, including CEOs, CTOs, principal investigators, and venture investors, cultivating long-term collaborative pathways.
• Produce visionary internal reports, landscape analyses, and opportunity forecasts that influence capital allocation, capability-building strategy, and company-level technology investments.
• Serve as an internal catalyst for strategic thinking, helping leaders recognize external signals and act before competitors in fast-moving technology spaces.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree

PhD

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Brewer Science, Inc. is seeking a Technology Scout to identify breakthrough technologies and drive external innovation across academia, startups, and industry.

The role emphasizes building technology pipelines and shaping partnerships, licensing, and IP strategy while supporting R&D leadership. The candidate will engage with senior leaders, participate in global events, and help translate external insights into strategic plans and investments, requiring a strong technical background and