Research Associate, Life Sciences/BioPharma Job in Pu Dong 200122, Shanghai China
Research Associate, Life Sciences/BioPharma Focus
Lux Research Inc is seeking candidates to fill a Research Associate opening for our Shanghai office (WFOE soon to be established).
The Research Associate role is an entry-level position on the Lux Research team. Research Associates map the landscape of innovation in emerging technologies to help clients make better decisions about investments, partnerships, and strategy. They spend most of their time identifying and analyzing patents, scientific publications, and financial transactions, drawing on this work to develop and maintain a structured database. Research Associates also manage the process of inviting companies and research labs to interview/brief with the Lux Research team, and help to produce the weekly Lux Research Journal intelligence service.
Responsibilities:
· Conduct secondary research drawing on diverse sources, including business and trade press articles, scientific publications, patent filings, and conference presentations, focused on life sciences/biomedical engineering and innovative technology development in China.
· Maintain a pipeline of briefings with senior executives at innovative companies as well as leaders of cutting-edge university and government labs.
· Author descriptive documents that profile the emerging technology activities of start-up companies, large corporations, and research laboratories.
· Assist with the production of research reports and other client deliverables.
· Help manage the operations of a rapidly-growing, geographically-dispersed team.
Requirements:
· Undergraduate degree with outstanding record of academic achievement and a major in the physical sciences, life sciences or biomedical engineering is required. One to two years of work experience is a plus.
· Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to juggle multiple tasks.
· Deep intellectual curiosity about emerging technologies.
· Willingness to do whatever it takes to meet client needs in a fast-moving, rapidly growing, start-up environment.
· Entrepreneurial, enthusiastic, collegial, and collaborative approach to work.
· Ability to write clearly about business and technical topics.
· Fluency in spoken and written English is required for interaction with US based sales and research teams. Fluency in other foreign languages is highly desirable.
· Excellent office software skills (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
We anticpate our WFOE to be established by Q3 2012 for a Shanghai office. This role will be based in our Shanghai office. We are seeking local candidates for this opening.