Innovation Scout Fellowship

Responsibilities

• You will devise a simple technology landscape and plan of attack for canvasing scientific journals, technologies and startups capable of addressing the technology challenges of our corporate sponsors. See some examples here .
• You will conduct independent, self-directed research using popular publication, grant and patent databases (PubMed, SBIR/STTR, NSF, Google Scholar, Google Patents, etc.) and tech scouting tools (Semantic Search, Clarivate, CB Insights, Pitchbook, etc.)
• You will dream up and test other clever (possibly genius) approaches for sourcing partners and potential solutions outside the more old-school, traditional tactics.

Requirements

• You are a PhD graduate student or Postdoc in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, biomedical engineering, crop science or related fields
• You are a resourceful and creative problem-solver with a can-do attitude
• You are excited to be part of an early-stage social impact startup that can help advance science and positively impact the world
• You can communicate complex scientific concepts to non-technical audiences
• You have an interest in learning about academic/industry collaboration and getting exposure to large corporate R&D practices
• Bonus points for prior experience in applied research and/or tech scouting
• More bonus points for prior experience conducting industry-sponsored research

Benefits

Additional Information

Our mission at Halo is to move science forward. A Fast Company "World Changing Idea" and one of Wellfound's Top 10 B2B Startups of 2025 , Halo's platform connects scientists directly with companies to bring new innovations to the world. We work with the R&D teams at global, iconic companies - including Bayer, P&G and PepsiCo - on topics ranging from sustainability to human health. Since going live in January 2020, more than 16,000 scientists and science-led startups from 130+ countries have joined. We are venture-backed by Asymmetric Capital, Village Global, Lightbank, AngelList Ventures ( invests in top .1% of startups ), Marketplace Capital, Lenny Rachitsky's Air Angels (Airbnb angel group) and other top-tier investors. Learn about our new NSF-funded initiative Read our reviews on Glassdoor We are currently building a team of Innovation Scouts (5 - 10 hrs/week at $20/hr) with expertise in one or more of the following areas: materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, biological engineering, crop science, food science, agriculture, and related fields. Your primary focus will be identifying universities scientists, engineers and early-stage startups capable of addressing the technology needs of our corporate sponsors. Work can be done remotely and on your own schedule. Fellowship lasts ~16 weeks with potential for extension into a part-time or full-time role.

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