Open Innovation & Technology Scouting Placement Opportunity
yet2 is a global open innovation and technology scouting services company with offices in the US, Europe (Liverpool and Nottingham) and Asia and works across a range of company sizes and engages with: Global 1000, Small/Medium Enterprises, Venture Capitalists, Incubators, Accelerators, Research Institutions and Technology Brokers. They work across all disciplines but have a strong client base in consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and agricultural technology – see the Active Projects page for an overview of the variety of work we cover.
yet2 is seeking a placement student to assist technology acquisition and commercialization projects with our global clients. The successful candidate will work with yet2 Project Leaders and Innovation Managers to help execute projects.
Key elements of the role will be to assist “tech-buy” clients in searching for, assessing, and acquiring new technologies (technology scouting).
The ideal candidate:
- has aptitude for technology, research, scouting and commercialisation
- is a self-starter
- has an appetite for delivering valuable projects
Major responsibilities and deliverables may include:
- project execution (i.e., work with project team to deliver work product that leverages yet2 capabilities and exceeds client expectations)
- report writing (i.e., contribute to drafting reports and presentations for clients
- deal facilitation (i.e., reinforce momentum and avoid hurdles, to convert promising Introductions into completed transactions)
- drive repeat business (i.e., build trust, momentum and insight at key clients, in order to translate successful projects into future engagements)
- presentation (i.e., clear and confident communication with multi-stakeholder, technical client teams of varying seniority)
Skill Requirements:
- General – History of strong academic performance
- Analytics – Familiarity and comfort with some technical/scientific disciplines.
- Communication – Experience and skill in building and delivering projects / presentations; Attention to detail.
- Interpersonal – Excellent interpersonal and external relationship building skills. Team player interested in working in a team-oriented environment
- Must have strong conversational and technical English
The role can be either hybrid in one of our UK offices (Nottingham or Liverpool) or conducted remotely. Placement students may have the opportunity to travel to the office for team gatherings.
yet2 welcome applications year-round and we can be flexible with start dates.
If you are interested in this role and would like to be considered, please contact Hayden Hodges, PhD (hhodges@yet2.com) by sending a CV.