Alien Technology Transfer is an exclusive consulting firm leading top-class innovators to success, with the financial support of public funding opportunities and strategic private investments. We champion only impact-driven innovations and support companies with concrete growth ambitions funding their product development.
Are You ready to experience working for a young, dynamic rapidly growing technology transfer company?
We are looking for an Innovation Consultant able to source and analyse the highest quality prospect clients for our business lines amongst the most innovative high-tech high-impact start-ups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Europe and the USA.
To join the team you have to possess a genuine interest in technology and business, an aptitude in quickly understanding complex engineering or medical innovations, be highly analytical and articulate, and have a strong command of English. You must be a team player, well organized, and also keen to take on responsibility. Key qualities include being able to demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset, being highly self-motivated, and having a high degree of stamina to work within an ambitious and goal-driven environment.
The role will see you undertake the responsibility of scouting potential clients, mainly by leveraging digital resources and channels (search engines, industry websites, and events), and by analyzing various databases (implying also some software programming tasks).
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Keeping yourself continuously up to date in the technological and business field to quickly and effectively recognize business opportunities and industry/market emerging trends
Continuously identifying top-level sources/hubs of potential clients among web platforms, online databases, and events (trade fairs, conferences, pitches, start-up competitions, etc)
Monitoring current trends in private and public innovative project financing and fund-raising
Handling and analyzing databases, including any applicable customized filtering option to deliver the most appropriate results
Analyzing and critically evaluating information resulting from any search related to innovative technologies and businesses
Maintaining and enriching internal databases for prospects, clients, and public grant awardees.
Preparing regular reports on funding trends, requiring quantitative skills, which help define the company’s yearly targets.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Must have at least a Master’s degree in Life Science (Bioengineering, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Neurosciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology, etc.) or Engineering.
Advanced use of Excel and aptitude to master the use of professional industry database
Proficiency in using digital resources (e.g. search engines) to uncover new leads
Self-starting, inquisitive, and pragmatic attitude
Fluent English comprehension, oral and written
Knowledge of Python programming for web scraping/extraction mechanisms is a plus.
An added advantage if has an idea on creation of web scrapers for extracting startup data from different websites supporting the development of a startup Lead Generation.