Innovation Lead

Are you excited by turning scientific ideas into practical, commercially relevant solutions? Innovad Group is looking for an Innovation Lead to help drive our Innovation and IP pipeline. You will translate scientific ideas, research outputs and external opportunities into structured projects, applied services, protected intellectual property and credible commercial pathways. This is a hands-on role for someone who combines scientific understanding, strong project leadership, commercial awareness and a bias for action. What you’ll do Own and drive a defined part of our Innovation and IP pipeline, from initial scoping through execution • Identify and assess innovation opportunities aligned with strategic and commercial priorities • Translate scientific research and emerging technologies into clear value propositions, business cases and development pathways • Lead technology-development and applied-service projects against agreed milestones, budgets and readiness criteria • Turn broad concepts into structured action plans with clear deliverables, ownership and decision points • Coordinate technical, product, marketing and commercial teams to move opportunities towards market readiness • Build relationships with universities, research organisations, technology partners, consultants and licensees • Support technology transfer, co-development, licensing and IP commercialisation • Provide clear visibility of progress, risks, dependencies, resources and next steps What you’ll bring A