Spring 2025 Student Business Analyst - Innovation Startups

KU Innovation Park; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

MS 365 + Google Workspace access

Hourly compensation $18 starting

Job summary

KU Innovation Park is seeking student business analysts for the Spring 2025 semester, with potential to extend into the summer. You will join a small, professional management team to provide hands-on business development and consulting services to the Park and its bioscience and technology startups.

As an in-person role at the Park's main facility in Lawrence, you will research topics, draft memoranda, conduct market research, prepare business plans and investor materials, and assist with grant

Qualifications

• Multidisciplinary background; candidates from diverse fields encouraged.
• Demonstrate ability to conduct thorough research, communicate findings clearly.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; creative, persistent, autonomous in ambiguous projects.
• Reliable; able to commit to 12–20 hours/week during school year and up to 40 hours in summer.
• Excellent time management and communication; manage timelines and multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Researching topics in depth and drafting memoranda and reports.
• Assisting with document review and drafting (contracts, LOIs, partnership agreements).
• Conducting industry and market research, competitive analysis, tech validation for startups.
• Preparing and reviewing strategic planning documents: feasibility studies, business plans, pitch-decks, investor letters.
• Basic financial and business modeling/analysis.
• Identifying grant funding opportunities and assisting with grant applications.
• Presenting findings and recommendations to partners and Park management.
• Participating in operational/strategic meetings and Park events.
• Collaborating with other analysts on projects.

Skills

Writing excellence

Entrepreneurial spirit

Research & analysis

Time management

Autonomy

Education

STEM backgrounds

Business analytics

Pre-law fields

Journalism

Strategic communications

Tools

MS 365 Business

Google Workspace

Job description

KU Innovation Park is seeking student business analysts for the Spring 2025 semester, with potential to extend into the summer. You will join a small, professional management team to provide hands-on business development and consulting services to the Park and its bioscience and technology startups.

As an in-person role at the Park's main facility in Lawrence, you will research topics, draft memoranda, conduct market research, prepare business plans and investor materials, and assist with grant