Technology Scout Innovation IFF TASTE
IFF
Hilversum
4 days ago
Technology Scout Innovation IFF TASTE
IFF seeks a Technology Scout to join the Taste Innovation team in Hilversum, Netherlands. The role involves identifying and evaluating external science and technology opportunities to accelerate innovation. Requires a STEM PhD/MSc and 10+ years of flavor industry experience.
Hybrid
Full-time
Entry Level
Technology Scouting
Open Innovation
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Technology scoutingOpen innovationIP/patent filingMarket researchTechnology landscape analysis
Soft Skills
communicationnegotiationstrategic thinkingteamworkbusiness acumenself-directed researchcollaboration
Key Responsibilities
- Stay updated on industry developments, review publications, and engage with experts
- Participate in conferences, university symposiums, and trade shows
- Engage with universities, research centers, start-ups, and mid-sized companies
- Use modern tools to track innovations and uncover opportunities
- Explore company innovation pipelines
- Use Technology Landscape Reports to assess trends and identify breakthroughs
- Ensure opportunities align with organizational strategy
- Identify major industry topics in line with business unit strategy
- Identify and quantify drivers of change in target markets
- Define technological solution sets to meet customer needs
- Build teams and collaborate with scientists, engineers, business leaders
- Assess viability of emerging technologies
- Define and execute projects to advance emerging technologies to market
- Collaborate with external partners
- Develop and manage global university relationships
- Engage stakeholders to define IFF's position and deliver reports
Technology ScoutIFFTasteInnovationOpen InnovationStemFlavor IndustrySeniorHybrid