Innovation Strategist
Company: InterSystems Corporation
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
InterSystems is looking for an energetic and Innovation
Strategist to help drive our innovation ecosystem strategy and
goals. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who can
collaborate, and drive innovation through connecting insights and
business opportunities into tangible ideas for innovation
development.
The Innovation Innovation Strategist - will be tasked with building
and managing relationships with new and existing external partners,
including but not limited to local innovation accelerators,
start-ups, academic institutions (research/universities), current
customers, technology vendors, and government agencies. In
addition, the Innovation Development Manager will aim to uncover
strategic innovation opportunities that align with our overall
ecosystem engagement strategy.
Responsibilities
Below are some of the responsibilities this role is expected to
assume:
- Discover, qualify, and help develop partnership opportunities
aligned with our innovation ecosystem engagement strategy and
criteria.
- Cultivate high trust relationships with ecosystem partners
needed to yield mutually beneficial innovative ideas and
opportunities. -
- Discover the "Why's" behind problems in the field and work with
partners to help identify opportunity areas for new innovative
solutions that align with our ecosystem engagement
strategy.
- Support existing partnerships and build long-term partner
relationships that continuously add value to our innovation goals
as an organization.
- Works cross functionally with the Innovation Structure team,
legal, sales, and other departments as needed to help establish and
maintain a sustainable operating model for collaborating with our
partners. This includes (but is not limited to): -
- Talent engagement across various teams/partners
- Communication processes
- Collaboration tools and processes -
- Decision rights, performance, and financials
- Legal considerations
- Maintain strict client confidentiality.
- Develop effective prospecting strategies for approaching new
partners.
- Suggest best practices and optimizations to our ecosystem
engagement strategy. -
Experience and Educational Requirements
Below are the qualifications expected of the Innovation Innovation
Strategist:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in Strategy or Product
Development
- Experience with development, preparation, negotiation, review,
and execution of a wide range of business contracts. -
- Experience in facilitating partnerships with private sector
entities and interacting with innovators/entrepreneurs. -
- Knowledge and appreciation of business concepts and
requirements as applicable to a large academic or research
institution.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal
skills. -
- Excellent negotiation skills. -
- Flexible schedule, ability to accommodate meetings in various
time zones.
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous and demanding
deadlines.
- Healthy analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Experience in a customer facing role.
- Travel up to 25%
Keywords: InterSystems Corporation, Cambridge , Innovation Strategist, Other , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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