.From: Bax & CompanyLocation: Barcelona, SpainOpen position: Currently looking for project development consultantsThe companyBax & Company is a specialized consultancy that supports clients across Europe in transforming science and technology into real value.
We work for large industrial corporations, high-tech smaller companies, as well as for public authorities and research institutes.
We support our clients by combining our knowledge, experience, methodology, and network with a powerful drive to turn vision into reality in the complex world of partnering, emerging technologies, new market opportunities, and shifting policy frameworks.
Our services enable our clients to create value from science and technology.The positionThe Project Development Consultant will be working at our Barcelona headquarters with fellow team members taking responsibility for acquisition, execution, and management of consultancy assignments.
The focus of your work will lie in the creation and management of international business, R&D, and innovation policy collaborations in public-private innovation and R&D partnerships, in most cases supported with some form of funding from the European Commission.
You will help create new collaborations and programmes at the cutting edge of technology and new business in one or more of our focus areas, working these out into concrete partnerships and conceptualizing convincing bids for collaborative R&D and innovation policy projects to obtain funding from European programmes such as Horizon 2020 and Interreg.Bax & Company often has a long-term role in project management, R&D results exploitation, and communication in the projects and programmes we create, which allows our consultants to obtain a thorough understanding of the technologies, innovation policies, and markets we work in.
Generally, you will be working in 2-3 small teams for several clients in parallel.
Your activities will include occasional meetings at different client locations around Europe.RequirementsAffinity with technology, business, and innovation and the strong ambition to become an entrepreneurial consultant in a small and highly specialized consultancy firm.
A master's degree in engineering, business administration, innovation/technology management, industrial design engineering (focus on product innovation management), science communication, and/or policy analysis is required.
Previous experience in consultancy is a strong plus.
Knowledge of innovation policy, sustainability, or advanced manufacturing is also valued.
We expect you to make an explicit and conscientious choice to become an entrepreneurial consultant in our exciting but challenging field.
This is a growth potential position; as such we will consider those with up to 5 years of work experience.You must be motivated to learn and grow