Market Development Specialist II

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Carlsbad, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. Join our team as a Market Development Specialist II, where you'll implement technology scouting initiatives for our businesses. In this role, you'll develop and execute a global technology scouting effort that builds awareness of Thermo Fisher as a commercial partner of choice, and generate external innovator engagement. Working within our collaborative organization, you'll partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate opportunities, facilitate InnoP engagement with external innovators, track and report on market trends in specific areas of interest, support internal website based marketing of InnoP resources and capabilities company wide, create web content to reflect ongoing InnoP activities, drive federal reporting of inventions and assist with process development for in- / out- licensing. Your contributions will include working closely with InnoP and CSO office team members, create a robust process for evaluating web based technology submissions, update the technology areas of focus, and carry out other tasks and projects as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with some experience in a company environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to optimize efforts
• Strong business acumen and customer-focused mindset
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative organization
• Proficiency with databases such as Deal Cloud, Wellspring Scout etc
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• Detail-oriented with ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Fields of Study: Life Sciences or related field
• Additional relevant certifications are advantageous
• Travel up to 5-10% for work-related activities

Responsibilities

• Implement technology scouting initiatives for our businesses.
• Develop and execute a global technology scouting effort that builds awareness of Thermo Fisher as a commercial partner of choice, and generate external innovator engagement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate opportunities.
• Facilitate InnoP engagement with external innovators.
• Track and report on market trends in specific areas of interest.
• Support internal website based marketing of InnoP resources and capabilities company wide.
• Create web content to reflect ongoing InnoP activities.
• Drive federal reporting of inventions.
• Assist with process development for in- / out- licensing.
• Work closely with InnoP and CSO office team members.
• Create a robust process for evaluating web based technology submissions.
• Update the technology areas of focus.
• Carry out other tasks and projects as may be assigned from time to time.

Benefits

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually
• Paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
• Accident and life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level