Overview
Innovation Consultant - Graduate Medic/Vet
About Innovia
Innovia Technology has an exciting opportunity for a graduate with a background in Medicine or Veterinary Medicine who is passionate about using their broad biomedical knowledge on varied creative innovation challenges and help us deliver actionable innovation breakthroughs for our global clients. We solve complex innovation challenges and create new opportunities so our clients can outperform competitors and change the world for good. You’ll join our holistic project teams to collaborate and work on the most demanding of challenges. Our clients include Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, LEGO, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Haleon, Shell, IWC Schaffhausen, Kenvue, Kraft Heinz, and The North Face. Clients work with Innovia Technology because our work leads to products and services that customers prefer - reaching markets faster and more efficiently than any realistic alternative.
What you’ll get
At Innovia you won’t join an isolated life sciences department; instead you’ll represent your field by joining collaborative project teams composed of experts in other disciplines - engineering, theoretical physics, plant science, industrial design, chemical biology, business strategy, psychology, and more. This role as an Innovation Consultant bridges the gap between life science in academia and in industry: providing the perfect transition into the commercial application of your skills, supported by training and coaching to grow you into a great consultant. You’ll begin by leveraging your skills and knowledge in biomedicine to tackle complex scientific challenges within industries from food and drink to energy, cosmetics, manufacturing, consumer goods, health or medicines.
Key Responsibilities
You’ll spend most of your time working on the innovation challenges faced by our clients. You’ll typically work on 3-4 projects at once, and the nature of these projects can be remarkably varied, but here is a list of key things you will be doing:
* Bringing your technical skills and creativity to innovation challenges
* Collaborating closely with colleagues from different fields to solve broad and complex problems
* Conducting desk-based research (e.g., literature reviews) and primary research (qualitative and quantitative)
* Creating new ideas, insights, and models, and transferring this thinking between different applications and industries
* Challenging conventional thinking and industry-specific assumptions
* Helping to structure and create presentations for colleagues and clients
What We’re Looking For
It is important that you:
* Hold a degree which includes clinical training in Medicine or Veterinary Medicine, or alternatively hold an advanced degree in another biomedical science field.
* A goodunderstanding of fundamental principlesof life sciences (anatomy, physiology, nutrition, diagnostics, pharmacology, medical imaging, surgical techniques), and the ability to apply them to unfamiliar problems.
* Are keen to work in a dynamic commercial and client focussed environment.
* Have a motivation to work on problems that may include, but are not limited to those in healthcare.
* Have a strong interest in collaborative teamwork and have good communication skills.
* Are comfortable giving your considered opinion on complex questions, and taking part in lively discussions.
* Have excellent timekeeping and task management skills, to be able to take responsibility for your own work and time.
* Have an interest in applying your creativity across a wide range of industries, and the ability to quickly learn about new areas.
* Demonstrate commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive, collaborative working and learning environment.
Important Practical Considerations
Office attendance: During the 6-month probation period we expect new joiners to work from our office, and after successful completion of probation we offer hybrid working on Mondays and Fridays.
Remote working: Unfortunately, this role is not suitable for applicants who wish to work 100% remotely.
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Role type: Permanent
Role level: Entry-level role
Tech: We use Macbooks for work. The laptop will be provided on your first day.
Applications deadline: no deadline as we are committed to finding the right candidate for the role - apply as soon as you can to have the best chance of success.
Right to work: Applicants must be based in and have the right to work in the UK.
Visa sponsorship: Innovia Technology may be able to sponsor a visa for this role, subject to Home Office eligibility requirements.
Confidentiality: Our clients trust us to work on their most complex and challenging projects. As an Innovation Consultant, you’ll be working directly on commercially sensitive projects. You will need to maintain confidentiality at all times. This means you won’t be able to share detailed information about your work in articles, social media, or public talks unless this is discussed and agreed with Innovia Technology.
Interview Process
At interview, we focus on thoroughly testing your deep knowledge of your subject fundamentals and how you're able to apply this to unfamiliar real-world situations. Our interview process is designed to test your abilities and explore the limits of your understanding. We don’t expect you to know the answers to all the questions you might be asked - but we are interested to find out how you approach these problems and whether you are able to give them a go.
Stage 1: 30-minute technical interview via Zoom, exploring your understanding of subject-specific fundamentals.
Stage 2: If you are selected, you'll be invited to an in-person interview in our offices in Cambridge to further explore your technical skills. The interview will last up to 1.5 hours.
Stage 3: If you are selected to progress to the final stage, you’ll be invited to an in-person consultancy aptitude interview. The interview will last up to 1.5 hours.
How to Apply
Go to the ‘Apply for this job’ button. You’ll answer a few questions and need to upload two documents:
1. Your CV and Academic Transcripts (which should list the modules with grades you've obtained on your degree)
2. Your Cover Letter (no more than 2 pages long). Your covering letter should briefly describe your skills, motivation and interest in the role.
CV and cover letter files must be up to 15MB to upload.
Benefits
- Free buffet lunch provided daily
- Casual dress code
- Innovation and consultancy training
- True multidisciplinary working and collaboration
- Closely integrated into project teams
- Fully accessible office and adaptations to interview - tell us about your needs
- Free parking and bike racks monitored by CCTV
For more information on our benefits please visit our website:https://www.innoviatech.com/insight/the-benefits-of-working-at-innovia/
Reasonable adjustments
If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if you have any special requirements to support you with by emailing us at recruitsupport@innoviatech.com
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Our commitment
We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace, are actively seeking to improve the diversity of our teams and welcome applications from under-represented groups. We treat people equitably regardless of their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion, or political views. We especially encourage applications from people who are members of protected groups.
Innovation Consultant - Graduate Medic/Vet
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