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Closed CLOSING DATE: 28/02/2015

Sistemic Scotland Ltd

Business Development Associate

Undergraduate Degree

Closing Date:: 28/02/2015
Skill:: Science and environment
Region:: Glasgow
Salary: £6.50 p/hour
Length:: 12 weeks
Ref code: FDPOOSFXRK

Placement summary

The job will focus on a number of market research and business model research activities. The objectives will be to provide background research information to assist Sistemic in refining its licensing, business model and product introduction strategies.

Job description

Project Description

Sistemic is evolving as a company. Historically, the company has been based on a service business. As the technology base of the company develops and the company embarks on development of a number of products the company needs to take a broad look at the business models, licensing strategies and product introduction plans it currently has. Placement Objectives Provide detailed analysis of a range of areas including - competitor business model assessment - License structure pricing and optimisation - Product launch planning All of these will allow the company to assess the current activities and, if necessary, adjust these activities in line with the findings above.

Qualifications

This placement is part of Skills Development Scotland’s ‘Life Sciences CV Competition’. Please ensure that you have read all of the following information before submitting an application: http://bit.ly/LifeSciencesComp. These placements are only open to undergraduate students in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year, who are studying a Life Science Degree in Scotland.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

We are not setting any minimum qualifications for this position as it is more about the individual.

Desirable Skills

However, we do need someone who has some understanding of the processes of market research and business analysis. Additionally, some understanding of biology would be a significant help. Therefore we are looking for a biologist who has a basic understanding of market research and business processes.

Benefits

Company benefits

The student will gain a broad range of experiences including market research, product launch planning, project management, basic corporate finance, production planning, licensing, intellectual property assessment. The student will work directly with the CEO and gain a wide range of experience with one of Scotland’s most dynamic companies.

Placement benefits

As part of the ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the candidate will benefit from support from the ScotGrad Team and may have access to training.

Additional information

Location: Glasgow

Planned interview date: w/c 13th and 20th April 2015

Preferred start date: 1st May 2015