OC Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Technical Diligence Liaison Opening #696

Job Title: OC Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Technical Diligence Liaison

Clearance: Public Trust Required upon application

Location:  Remote; some travel anticipated

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree (i.e. Master’s, Ph.D.) is preferred

• Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop due diligence reports on proposed SBIR topics about related or duplicative funding in the public or private sector and potential commercial opportunity to support unique, efficient use of ARPA-H dollars
• Track and analyze technical communications and results from SBIR performers and provide recommendations to the PM and the federal SBIR lead about progress against expectations
• Track and report on commercial progress across the portfolio of performers as well as making recommendations on existing commercial services (Entrepreneurs-in-residence, market and intellectual property analyses, etc.) to be offered
• Support the development of new commercialization support capabilities to ensure follow-on funding and long-term success of the small businesses funded by ARPA-H

• Requirements:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in research related to federal government project management, research, or policy development within the health sector
• Ability to read and understand technical approaches to product development (science, engineering, OR product strategy expertise)
• Ability to analyze scientific literature as part of a due diligence – finding redundancy, developing and running queries
• Ability to analyze company and investor data – e.g., comfort with Pitchbook or Crunchbase
• Strong communication skills; clear communication within a team and across organizations of scientists and businesspeople
• Previous intermediate experience with data, reporting, and dashboarding