Technology Scout

Summary

Brewer Science, Inc., a leading innovator of high‑technology solutions for the semiconductor and microelectronics markets, is seeking a purpose‑driven Technology Scout. This remote position is ideally based in Phoenix, AZ or Austin, TX, though other locations are also considered. The Technology Scout serves as the architect of external innovation, identifying breakthrough technologies and new business opportunities through global scouting across academia, startups, and adjacent industries. The role builds and prioritizes technology opportunity pipelines, shapes strategic partnerships, joint ventures, licensing, and IP strategy, and provides senior leaders with forward‑looking technology intelligence to guide long‑term investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company’s primary architect of external innovation strategy, identifying breakthrough technologies, platforms, and research directions that can unlock step‑change growth or enable new business models.
• Lead global scouting initiatives by evaluating emerging technologies across academia, startup ecosystems, venture networks, accelerators, national labs, government programs, and adjacent industries.
• Build sophisticated technology opportunity pipelines, prioritizing targets based on technical readiness, alignment to strategic objectives, market potential, and competitive advantage.
• Drive the identification and pursuit of strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and licensing deals—acting as the principal technical evaluator and influencer during early negotiations.
• Explore non‑traditional markets where the company’s science, engineering, or manufacturing capabilities could enable game‑changing applications, creating white‑space strategy proposals.
• Provide senior leaders with forward‑looking technology intelligence, including scenario planning, technology risk assessments, and maps of disruptive forces shaping the next decade.
• Represent the company as a high‑profile technical ambassador at global events, industry consortia, scientific conferences, innovation councils, and customer or supplier executive meetings.
• Shape the company’s long‑term IP strategy through proactive identification of whitespace, emerging threats, and high‑value patents necessary to secure future positions.
• Lead the early conceptualization of externally derived projects, helping R&D teams integrate new technologies and navigate technical, supply chain, and regulatory scaling challenges.
• Build and sustain senior‑level relationships with key innovation stakeholders, including CEOs, CTOs, principal investigators, and venture investors, cultivating long‑term collaborative pathways.
• Produce visionary internal reports, landscape analyses, and opportunity forecasts that influence capital allocation, capability‑building strategy, and company‑level technology investments.
• Serve as an internal catalyst for strategic thinking, helping leaders recognize external signals and act before competitors in fast‑moving technology spaces.

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field + 18+ years of relevant experience
• Master’s degree in a related field + 16+ years of relevant experience
• PhD in a related field + 12+ years of relevant experience
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, long‑ and short‑term disability, identity theft protection, and pet insurance
• Paid leave, including community service leave, wellness breaks, and other special leave
• Employee stock ownership, 401(k), and bonus plans
• Educational assistance and employee assistance program
• Top Workplace designation, Certified Employee‑Owned, Certified B Corp™, and GreenCircle Certified Zero Waste to Landfill

Compensation

Base pay depends on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. Salary ranges are:

• Missouri: $127,000 – $152,000 annually
• Texas: $142,000 – $170,000 annually
• Arizona: $152,000 – $182,000 annually