Junior Innovation Scientist / Scientifique junior en innovation

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Montréal, QC
Entry level
Information Technology • Business Intelligence
The Role
The Venture Development Specialist at TandemLaunch is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new projects, recruiting exceptional founders, and supporting portfolio ventures during their creation and incubation. This role involves leveraging creativity, communication, and project management skills to drive innovation and entrepreneurial success.
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TandemLaunch builds and creates companies through the commercialization of cutting-edge university research. If you’ve ever thought of the applications of your research in the real world, then you probably have some idea of how difficult that process is. At TandemLaunch, we build the pathways from invention to products that will define the next generation of world-changing startups.

At the core of this process are our Junior Innovation Scientists. Creative, articulate and ambitious technical leaders who can identify disruptive research that challenges our assumptions of what’s possible, then matures those inventions into new startups by recruiting the right founders, laying out strategies for success and guiding those startups to success.

No one is born with that skill set, so we are looking for people with the right mindset, high creativity and drive to learn from our ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders. We will leverage decades of expertise in building leadership and companies to invest in your future as a creator of new businesses. You will work directly with the TandemLaunch executive team to bring forth the next generation of our ventures.

Responsibilities:

  • Source and conduct due diligence on new projects and investment opportunities.
  • Source and recruit exceptional people to become future founders of our investments.
  • Be actively engaged with our portfolio of ventures, supporting them during their creation and incubation at TandemLaunch and beyond.

Qualifications:

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Software/Computer Engineering, or Physics with research publication record.
  • Understanding of computer science and computer engineering.
  • Passion for innovation, entrepreneurship and technology. Bonus points if new consumer technologies excite you.
  • Clear and compelling communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to cultivate, build, and maintain strong working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Strong project management skills, self drive and high level of autonomy.
  • System thinking and a hands-on approach.

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TandemLaunch développe et crée des entreprises en commercialisant la recherche universitaire avancée. Si vous avez déjà pensé aux applications de votre recherche dans le monde réel, vous savez probablement à quel point ce processus est difficile. Chez TandemLaunch, nous construisons les voies qui mènent de l'invention aux produits qui définiront la prochaine génération de startups qui changeront le monde.

Au cœur de ce processus se trouvent nos scientifiques junior en innovation. Des leaders techniques créatifs, éloquents et ambitieux, capables d'identifier les recherches disruptives qui remettent en question nos hypothèses sur ce qui est possible, puis de faire évoluer ces inventions vers de nouvelles startups en recrutant les bons fondateurs, en établissant des stratégies de réussite et en guidant ces startups vers le succès.
 
Personne n'est né avec cet ensemble de compétences, c'est pourquoi nous recherchons des personnes dotées d'un bon état d'esprit, d'une grande créativité et d'une volonté d'apprendre de notre écosystème d'entrepreneurs, d'investisseurs et de leaders de l'industrie. Nous nous appuierons sur des décennies d'expertise dans le développement du leadership et des entreprises pour investir dans votre avenir en tant que créateur de nouvelles entreprises. Vous travaillerez directement avec l'équipe de direction de TandemLaunch pour faire émerger la prochaine génération de nos entreprises.

Responsabilités:

  • Rechercher et effectuer une vérification préalable des nouveaux projets et des opportunités d'investissement.
  • Trouver et recruter des personnes exceptionnelles pour devenir les futurs fondateurs de nos investissements.
  • S'engager activement auprès de notre portefeuille d'entreprises, en les soutenant pendant leur création et leur incubation à TandemLaunch et au-delà.

Qualifications:

  • Doctorat en génie électrique, en génie logiciel/ informatique ou en physique avec un dossier de publication de recherche.
  • Compréhension de l'informatique et de l'ingénierie informatique.
  • Passion pour l'innovation, l'entrepreneuriat et la technologie. Points bonus si les nouvelles technologies des consommateurs vous passionnent.
  • Compétences en communication claire et convaincante, tant à l'écrit qu'à l'oral.
  • Capacité à cultiver, à construire et à entretenir de solides relations de travail avec des personnes d'horizons et de points de vue différents.
  • Solides compétences en matière de gestion de projet, motivation personnelle et haut niveau d'autonomie.
  • Pensée systémique et approche pratique.


Top Skills

Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Physics
Software Engineering
The Company
Montreal, Quebec
54 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

TandemLaunch is a venture capital fund and startup foundry that partners with driven entrepreneurs to create successful and disruptive deep tech companies. By collaborating with researchers and inventors from the world’s best universities, we create exceptional technology companies. Founded in 2010, we have built an extensive network of inventors, industry experts and investors that we leverage to accelerate academic innovations and solve real world problems. Our portfolio includes over 25 hardware and software companies with high value offerings in the fields of artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, video processing, advanced sensors, computer vision, and audio technology.

Are you interested in helping innovative research get out into the world?
Have you always wanted to be an entrepreneur?

Together with TandemLaunch, you can realize your entrepreneurial aspirations!

At TandemLaunch, we flip the script on the usual startup statistics. By recruiting the best tech talent and matching them with outstanding technologies, we monumentally increase your success!

If you have a degree in a technical discipline, apply to the Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program on our website.

Our Program offers:

- A Stipend
- Early Investment – 600K
- Workshops & mentorship – Everything you need to know for a successful tech startup!
Secured Intellectual Property
- Backend office support
- Benefits package
- Fun Startup Environment
- Check out our website for more details

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