Innovation Advisors Internship New Durham, North Carolina, United States, RTI Headquarters (RTP Area) Intern DST Innovation, Technology & Development 180OM Requisition # Apply for Job Share this Job Sign Up for Job Alerts Internship Description HR Directions seeks a candidate for its client, RTI International, for an Innovation Advisors Internship for Fall 2018. What We Do RTI Innovation Advisors help our clients innovate by building capacity, providing insight, and accelerating technology from lab to market. Using systematic and rigorous approaches, we harness the power of insight gained from inside and outside of organizations to bring you the context, connections, and analysis that you need to make decisions, forge partnerships, and launch products. Anchored within a non-profit research institute, the Innovation Advisors deliver consulting services and analysis that are rooted in research, whether we are serving as an extension of your team or a third party, objective and confidential resource. For global corporations, federal agencies, and foundations, we offer a comprehensive set of services to deliver actionable insight, create meaning, and discern the path ahead. Why Us Blending practical, technical, and creative sensibilities, we offer clients experience and insight across sectors, industries, and product development cycles. We believe in the power of teams. This reflected in our own multi-disciplinary team with expertise in engineering, chemistry, advanced materials, biomedical, biology, business, user-centered design, strategy, and marketing. Our approach to learning and teaming streamlines the path to market for technologies and delivers better products with the potential for positive business and human impact. Who We Are With a 50-year record of success across the entire innovation life cycle, we know what works. Our blend of technical and creative approaches allows us to approach your projects as problem solvers, whether that means undertaking a technology landscape or scouting project or designing a customized innovation process and training to build your innovation capabilities. We are diverse by design. See http://www.rti.org/innovation for more information about our team. Responsibilities RTIs Innovation Advisors perform analyses and research to provide intelligence for a variety of client needs, from informing new product or market development efforts to identifying new manufacturing capabilities or practices. The IA team also provides research and analysis to identify commercialization opportunities for technologies that are developed by government laboratories and corporations. The intern will work alongside and receive mentorship by the Innovation Advisors and staff to conduct tasks related to market research and commercialization of new technologies that are often outside the scope of a candidates current study or experience. The intern will: Conduct research using secondary resources (published company information, SEC filings, scholarly journals, trade literature, and news articles), as well as primary resources (phone interviews) when needed Provide insightful analysis of opportunities identified during primary and secondary research Develop marketing descriptions of new technologies and conduct research in a wide range of technology areas and industries Understand business and legal issues related to commercialization of new technologies Apply general technical acumen and scientific skills to evaluate a variety of technologies Employ commercialization and innovation-related frameworks, such as the business model canvas and value proposition testing, to new technologies. Additional Information This opportunity is a paid fall semester internship located in our Research Triangle Park, NC office. The position requires up to 10-30 hours per week during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). Qualifications The IA team is considering multiple intern hires for the fall. In addition to the general internship position, IA is specifically looking for individuals with experience in the healthcare sector, with a focus in medical devices, healthcare businesses and services. The team is also seeking individuals with a chemistry or biochemistry background who have applied their knowledge to food and agriculture applications. Qualifications include: Undergraduate or graduate students (including Master of Engineering Management Program (MEMP) students or MBA students) with a broad technical scientific background in engineering, science, or a related field with career interest in innovation, technology commercialization and consulting. Experience with the healthcare industry, or chemistry with applied food and agriculture experience a plus. Demonstrated comfort and willingness to regularly work outside the scope of the candidates technical field of study Motivated, hardworking student with a passion for technology commercialization and consulting Knowledge of or previous experience with product or process development, portfolio mapping/valuation, market research, technology evaluation and/or technology transfer is preferred Exceptional written and oral communication, time management, and analytical skills Detail-oriented and able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team