Technology Scout

Brewer Science, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 152,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, long- &

Disability protection

Employee stock ownership

Educational assistance

Job summary

Brewer Science, Inc. is seeking a Technology Scout to identify breakthrough technologies and new business opportunities through global scouting across academia, startups, and adjacent industries.

You will rank opportunities, build pipelines, and shape IP strategy as a principal technical evaluator. The role requires leading partnerships, licensing deals, and cross‑functional collaboration to guide long‑term investments and to enable early adoption by R&D teams and business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with extensive relevant experience in external technology scouting.
• Advanced degrees with 12+ years of experience and track record in partnerships.
• Experience shaping IP strategy and external collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Architect external innovation strategy identifying breakthrough technologies.
• Lead global scouting across academia, startups, venture networks and labs.
• Build technology pipelines prioritizing technical readiness and market potential.
• Drive partnerships, joint ventures, and licensing negotiations.
• Explore whitespace and game-changing applications beyond current markets.
• Provide senior leadership with scenario planning and technology risk assessments.
• Represent Brewer Science at global events and industry forums.
• Shape long-term IP strategy with high-value patent opportunities.
• Guide R&D teams to integrate external technologies and scale.
• Develop senior stakeholder relationships for ongoing collaboration.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Technology scouting

Stakeholder management

Education

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

Master’s degree or PhD with relevant experience

Job description

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Position: Technology Scout

Location: Remote

Job Id: 2320-7597

# of Openings: 1

Brewer Science, Inc. is a major innovator of high-technology solutions for the semiconductor / microelectronics markets. We are currently seeking a purpose-driven candidate with an ownership mentality to fill an open position as a Technology Scout. This position will be located remotely, ideally in Pheonix, AZ or Austin, TX. Other locations also considered.

Summary

The Technology Scout serves as an architect of external innovation, identifying breakthrough technologies and new business opportunities through global scouting across academia, startups, and adjacent industries. It builds and prioritizes technology opportunity pipelines and shapes strategic partnerships, joint ventures, licensing, and IP strategy as a principal technical evaluator. The role provides leaders with forward-looking technology intelligence, including scenario planning, risk assessments, and analyses of disruptive forces to guide long-term investment decisions. Acting as a visible technical ambassador and internal catalyst, it represents the company externally while enabling R&D teams and leaders to act early on high-impact external opportunities.

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 & Credentials

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

Benefits

At Brewer Science, we are a Top Workplace, Certified Employee-Owned, Certified B Corp™, and GreenCircle Certified Zero Waste to Landfill. By joining Brewer Science, you will be eligible to receive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, long- and short-term disability, identity theft protection, and pet insurance
• Paid leave, including community service leave, wellness breaks, and other special leave
• Employee stock ownership, 401k, and bonus plans
• Educational assistance & employee assistance program

Compensation

Base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

• Missouri salary range for this role is between $127,000 and $152,000 annually.
• Texas salary range for this role is between $142,000 and $170,000 annually.
• Arizona salary range for this role is between $152,000 and $182,00 annually.

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