Technology Scout - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Abcam Plc

Abcam Plc

Verified Company

Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

For over 20 years, abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.
We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together in new ways.

We need your own unique perspective as well as this of our people to make an always greater impact on the world.

This community needs people like you:
dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly bring progress forward.

Job Description:

About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a technology scout in the Research and Innovation (R&I) function. Abcam is constantly identifying and evaluating technologies which will enable new products or enhance our discovery capabilities across R&D. These ideas and technologies come from inside Abcam, our many collaborators across academia and life sciences and biotech companies.

In this role you will collate ideas, scout for technologies and provide verbal and written technical evaluations into the Abcam innovation process.

To achieve this you will work collaboratively with colleagues across our R&D platforms, research areas, corporate and business development functions.

The role will report to the VP R&I.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Collate the requirements across R&D platforms and research areas to produce technologies roadmaps which compliment product roadmaps and guide technology and capability development.
Scout for ideas and technologies ranging from the incremental to the transformative across Abcam, academia, life sciences reagents and tools companies and biotech.
Monitor and report on emerging technologies.
Build databases of technologies which can interrogated to determine future trends and potential customer needs.
Evaluate technologies against the requirements set out by the business, e.g. target product profiles and make critical judgements on the suitability of the technology
Present your findings in concise written form across the business, in particular to the research and innovation function and the Innovation Steering Committee.
Act as a technical expert as Abcam evaluates corporate or business development opportunities.

Qualifications:

Strong understanding of life sciences innovation and the factors critical to successful commercialization of technologies. This may have been acquired working in venture capital or technology licensing.
A proven ability to evaluate ideas and technologies based on the integration of evidence from a variety of sources, eg. presentations, scientific literature, discussions with colleagues.
Comfortable working in a matrixed environment where success is achieved through listening and influencing.
Highly organized and analytical with good record keeping skills and a strong attention to detail.
Strong verbal & written communication skills are required.

Additional Information

We know that when it comes to benefits, no one size fits all.

Flexibility and choice matter which is why in addition to market competitive salaries, we offer you a flexible benefits package which is tailored to your unique needs and support your financial, physical and emotional wellbeing.

This includes our award-winning share scheme, 18 weeks fully paid maternity leave, 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave as well as highly flexible working and much more.

Besides, your development will be integral to your experience here. You will grow alongside other talented minds, in ways you may often find unexpected.

When people come together, incredible things happen. Here you'll work in a safe environment where you can be who you truly are. We'll champion and celebrate your uniqueness throughout your journey with us.

This is how we excel at partnering with the scientific community no matter the challenge, ultimately helping solve the world's most critical diseases.

Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at abcam.

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