Business Development - Open Innovations - Lg Chem - Santa Clara

"We connect science to life for a better future."

LG Chem - Leading the Chemical Industry in Korea (http://www.lgchem.com)

LGCAI is part of the broader LG Chem family of companies affiliated with LG Chem, Ltd., a leading chemical company in Korea (“LG Chem”). Since its establishment in 1947, LG Chem has continuously achieved growth through endless challenges and innovations as Korea’s leading chemical company.

LG Chem has announced three next-generation growth engines- battery materials, eco-friendly materials, and innovative new drugs and being pursuing various ways to realize its goal to be equipped with competitiveness in our future business. You can contribute to realizing LG Chem’s goal by taking the role of Open Innovation manager under Business Development Team. US Business Development Team actively works in exploring promising technologies/collaboration partners focusing on advanced materials, sustainability, red bio, etc. and developing the potential ideas into tangible opportunities.

We are actively searching for an Open Innovation manager to join our team based in Santa Clara, CA. This is an individual contributor role whose job is mainly to review the potential of various options for Open Innovation and foster them by forming ideas to developing it in communication with internal stakeholders at HQ across business divisions. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Research and analyze the industry that are being pursued as LGC’s current/future business areas to identify the core technologies that can win the market
• Explore and analyze the technology, companies (startups, SME, etc.) in the aspect of commercialization
• Scout the technologies that have a close fit to LGC’s strategy especially focusing on North America region for potential collaboration (ex. joint development, JV, etc.)
• Attend major conferences, exhibitions and form a network with potential collaborators and customers
• Conduct market/technology intelligence and provide the intelligence report that provides the up-to-date trends of the emerging technologies
• Communicate with HQ to suggest/develop potential opportunities

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES: WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Minimum Qualifications/What We Need to See

• Bachelor’s degree required in science, engineering, above master degree preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in Open Innovation, technology scouting, market intelligence, Chemical/Technical products

Preferred Qualifications/What We’d Like to See

• Preferably petrochemical, battery material related industries experience

The Ideal candidate will have:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Skilled in analyzing and writing reports
• Skilled in use of basic office software (Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)