Responsibilities:

• Meet frequently with leaders at growth companies as well as large corporations to understand and critique their strategies, technologies, products, and execution.
• Consult with clients to apply Lux Research's findings to their company-, product-, and industry-specific issues.
• Lead the development of written research reports, collaborating intensely with peers.
• Help develop and manage a rapidly-growing, geographically dispersed team of analysts and researchers.
• Work with sales team to identify, close, and renew retainer-based client relationships with Fortune 1,000 corporations, forward-thinking investment firms, innovative start-ups, and government institutions.
• Establish a presence as an influential speaker and thinker at conferences, among public sector institutions and industry associations, and in the press.
• Lead the development and launch of new client service offerings.

Requirements:

• Five or more years' experience in water technologies in industrial R&D, product management, marketing, and/or consulting roles. Successful candidates typically join us either from a previous professional services position (consulting, equity research, etc.) or from an industrial technology management position (director of R&D or product development).
• Demonstrated experience in making critical business recommendations about emerging technologies.
• A track record of driving business change by presenting complex ideas, distilled into simple and provocative concepts, to C-level executives.
• Experience with leading teams and projects to deliver results under pressure.
• Deep intellectual curiosity about the impact of emerging technology on organizations of all kinds; a creative view of markets and technologies.
• Solid business instincts and a practical understanding of what makes businesses tick.
• Superior writing, listening, and presentation skills. Ability to speak articulately and think on your feet. A good sense of humor is a key asset.
• A strong record of academic achievement; Ph.D., MBA, or other Master's degree is a big plus.
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative; ability to forecast trends and to develop and test research hypotheses.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate a network of valuable contacts.
• Eagerness to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to travel 25% to 50% of the time.
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years demonstrated success selling research and advisory services in any field
• Proven ability to identify new prospects and build lasting relationships
• Skills to provide maintenance and develop new sales within existing clients
• Aptitude to excel in a fast paced, rapidly growing environment
• BS/BA or equivalent experience
• Experience in dealing with major corporations complex issues
• Experience in Research & Advisory sales required

• Minimum of 2 years demonstrated success selling and servicing buy-side clients
• Understanding of operational and technical infrastructure of financial firms
• Proven ability to identify new prospects and build lasting relationships
• Possession of existing financial contacts is advantageous
• Skills to provide maintenance and develop new sales within existing clients
• Aptitude to excel in a fast paced, rapidly growing environment
• BS/BA or equivalent experience

We are aggressively seeking Senior Analysts to support rapid expansion of our business intelligence services in the solar, energy storage, advanced materials, and nanotechnology fields. Lux Research Senior Analysts help clients exploit emerging technologies for competitive advantage. They think, write, and speak about how emerging technologies will impact business, finance, and society. Senior Analysts advise executives at corporations, investment management firms, start-ups, and government institutions. They conduct research through briefings and site visits with executives at cutting-edge growth companies; they deliver their findings through written briefings, presentations, frequent one-to-one interactions with clients, and client-specific projects.

Responsibilities:

• Meet frequently with leaders at innovative growth companies to understand and critique their strategies, technologies, products, and execution.
• Consult with clients to apply Lux Research's findings to their company-, product-, and industry-specific issues.
• Lead the development of written research reports, collaborating intensely with peers.
• Help develop and manage a rapidly-growing, geographically dispersed team of analysts and researchers.
• Work with sales team to identify, close, and renew retainer-based client relationships with Fortune 1,000 corporations, forward-thinking investment firms, innovative start-ups, and government institutions.
• Establish a presence as an influential speaker and thinker at conferences, among public sector institutions and industry associations, and in the press.
• Lead the development and launch of new client service offerings.

Requirements:

• Five or more years' experience in management consulting, market research, industrial R&D, or product management in solar, energy storage, or advanced materials. Successful candidates typically join us either from a previous professional services position (consulting, equity research, etc.) or from an industrial technology management position (director of R&D or product development).
• Demonstrated experience in making critical business recommendations about emerging technologies.
• A track record of driving business change by presenting complex ideas, distilled into simple and provocative concepts, to C-level executives.
• Experience with leading teams and projects to deliver results under pressure.
• Deep intellectual curiosity about the impact of emerging technology on organizations of all kinds; a creative view of markets and technologies.
• Solid business instincts and a practical understanding of what makes businesses tick.
• Superior writing, listening, and presentation skills. Ability to speak articulately and think on your feet. A good sense of humor is a major plus.
• A strong record of academic achievement; MBA, other Master's degree, or Ph.D. is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative; ability to forecast trends and to develop and test research hypotheses.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate a network of valuable contacts.
• Eagerness to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to travel 25% to 50% of the time.

• Work with a team of expert Analysts and Senior Analysts to develop and test research hypotheses and prepare findings for clients.
• Conduct primary interviews for written research reports, including developing and executing sets of interviews with senior-level executives at large corporations, technology start-ups, and other organizations.
• Conduct secondary research drawing on diverse sources, including business and trade press, academic publications, patent filings, and conference presentations.
• Produce written research reports, including creative visual depictions of data and ideas.
• Manage client deliverables and interactions.
• Help develop and launch new client service offerings.
• Develop a network of contacts and relationships among business and scientific leaders in emerging technologies.

• Minimum two years work or postgraduate experience with a background or experience in one or more of the following: materials science, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace/aeronautics engineering, or biomedical engineering
• 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.
• High degree of organization and attention to detail; ability to juggle multiple tasks.
• Ability to write clearly and incisively about business and technical topics.
• Superior listening and critical thinking skills, and ability to speak articulately and think on your feet; a good sense of humor is a major plus.
• Strong analytical skill, both qualitative and quantitative.
• A strong record of academic achievement. Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or Ph.D. is a plus.
• Fluency in spoken and written Mandarin or Korean is a huge plus; Western European or Middle Eastern language skills are also desirable.
• Excellent office software skills and ability to touch type

• Conduct secondary research drawing on diverse sources, including business and trade press articles, scientific publications, patent filings, and conference presentations.
• 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.

• Undergraduate degree with outstanding record of academic achievement and a major in the physical sciences, engineering, or operations research. 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 Mandarin or Korean is a huge plus; Western European or Middle Eastern language skills are also desirable.
• Excellent office software skills and ability to touch type.

We are aggressively seeking an experienced Client Director to manage and further develop the EMEA client base. You will be assigned a group of Billion-€-plus clients existing of Chemical and Material companies, Energy and Utility companies, Manufacturing Companies, Electronics Companies and Financial Services companies that requires cultivating and managing strong relationships. You will report to the Director Europe, Middle East & Africa. This position requires moderate to extensive travel (approximately 20% to 40% of the time). The working language at Lux Research is English.

• Manage the group of existing clients with relationships at senior management level (Director, VP, C-level) on the R&D, Business Development and Venturing side.
• Generate incremental revenues from existing clients by selling additional Lux products and services and by expanding the user base.
• Maintain quality relationships to retain clients and win referrals to new clients internally.
• Communicate professionally to both internal and external audiences.
• Produce accurate and timely forecasts.
• Develop a complete understanding of Lux's full array of research and advisory offerings, with some emphasis on custom deliverables.
• Understand the changing business and technology issues and needs that our clients face.
• Develop account management strategies that positions Lux as a strategic resource.
• Work with vertical and horizontal research teams to better understand the Lux value proposition for existing clients.

• Minimum of 3 years demonstrated client management success, selling and servicing research & advisory products for Billion-€-plus clients.
• Proven experience in client management, achieving quota goals, and managing personal account strategies.
• Proven ability to identify a network of lasting valuable contacts
• Ability and willingness to make cold calls within existing client organizations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. A good sense of humor is a major plus.
• Effective organization and time management skills.
• Ability to conduct business in French and/or German is a major plus.
• Eagerness to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving, entrepreneurial environment.
• Deep affinity with the impact of emerging technology on organizations of all kinds.
• Ability to speak articulately and think on your feet.

We are aggressively seeking a Sales Director to commercially develop the UK, France and the Nordics further. We are looking for a seasoned sales professional who will be responsible for all the direct sales of our research and advisory services to Billion-€-Plus companies in this territory. You will have an assigned quota that requires generating and closing new business opportunities. You will be prospecting Chemical and Material companies, Energy and Utility companies, Manufacturing Companies, Electronics Companies and Financial Services companies. You will report to the Director Europe, Middle East & Africa. This position requires extensive traveling (40% to 50% of the time). The working language at Lux Research is English.

• Target and sell to senior management (Director, VP, C-level) on the R&D, Business Development and Venturing side at prospect clients.
• Communicate professionally to both internal and external audiences.
• Maintain an appropriate and accurate sales pipeline of approximately four times quarterly quota. Maintain accurate pipeline information within Lux's Sales Force system.
• Develop a complete understanding of Lux's full array of research and advisory offerings.
• Understand the changing business and technology issues, needs and wants of our potential clients.
• Develop client strategies that positions Lux as a strategic resource.
• Work with vertical and horizontal research teams globally to better understand the Lux value proposition for prospect clients and markets.

• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated sales success, selling and servicing research & advisory products for Billion-€-Plus clients.
• Proven experience in new-business development, achieving quota and managing personal sales strategies.
• Proven ability to identify new prospects and cultivate a network of valuable contacts.
• Ability and willingness to make cold calls.
• Successfully having worked at a start-up and a Fortune 1000 company is a major plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. A good sense of humor is a major plus.
• Effective organization and time management skills.
• Ability to conduct business in French, and a French business network is a major plus.
• Eagerness to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving, entrepreneurial environment.
• Deep affinity with the impact of emerging technology on organizations of all kinds.
• Ability to speak articulately articulately and think on your feet.

• Help identify leading executives in Fortune 100 companies that are working in the field of emerging technology.
• Develop company profiles of these corporations.
• Collaborate with a team of senior researchers and emerging technology visionaries to develop analyses of how emerging technology will impact businesses and the economy.

• Intellectual curiosity about emerging technology and its impact on business, economies, and society.
• Effective written and spoken communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A well-organized, detail-oriented approach to work.
• Self-motivation and a commitment to doing things right for its own sake.
• A high degree of intensity, follow-through, and collegiality.
• The ability to juggle multiple tasks effectively.
• A dedication to excellence.

• Conduct primary research for publications. Identify, contact, and interview executives in the materials, manufacturing, electronics, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices sectors.
• Conduct secondary research through Web, information service, publication database, and patent database searches.
• Assist analysts with ad hoc research tasks in the course of report development.
• Present data in a visually compelling fashion in figures, tables, and charts.
• Collaborate with a team of senior researchers and emerging technology visionaries to develop analyses of how emerging technology will impact businesses and the economy.
• Typical candidates will be undergraduates with coursework in areas including technology management, finance, natural sciences, and engineering. Advanced candidates will include MBA students with a specific interest in innovation and emerging markets and Ph.D. candidates interested in applying their scientific knowledge in a business context.

• Intellectual curiosity about emerging technology and its impact on business, economies, and society.
• Effective written and spoken communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A well-organized, detail-oriented approach to work.
• Self-motivation and a commitment to doing things right for its own sake.
• A high degree of intensity, follow-through, and collegiality.
• The ability to juggle multiple tasks effectively.
• A dedication to excellence.