Science enthusiasts, ready to geek out? Meet Activate, a nonprofit founded in 2015 to empower scientists to reinvent our world by bringing their research to market (i.e., bridging the science-to-market gap).
Activate has built a home for entrepreneurial scientists and engineers who are tackling the world's biggest challenges like climate change by developing and managing an entrepreneurial fellowship program. Notably, this program originated at Cyclotron Road, a division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Each year, the org supports 20-30 Activate Fellows. As a result of this support, Activate has catalyzed nearly 60 mission-driven companies. In the next 5 years, the team plans grow its impact by expanding to 100 new fellows each year at 8 US locations.
To help achieve this growth, Activate is looking for a Project Manager to support the org’s Partnerships Team. You bring one to three years of experience with project management, data management, market research, and administrative duties (among other quals).
What I love
Activate was founded by entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors who believe science has an outsized role to play in addressing climate change.
The org also sees that it can have an outsized impact on the interconnected goals of science innovation AND a just, equitable economy.
Activate has its origins in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - aka Berkeley Lab. This Lab is part of the National Laboratories and boasts an unparalleled record of achievement, e.g., 14 Nobel Prizes are associated.
You’ll be reporting to the the Chief Growth & Partnerships Officer, Karen Lion, who has an impressive background comes across as a very approachable and empathetic leader. Read her LinkedIn profile and see what you think.
You’ll be collaborating with the Activate Fellows - an inspiring lot!
And the diverse Activate team, led by Ilan Gur (founder of Cyclotron Road), is sure to keep you playing with your A-game. Don’t miss reviewing their bios.
Tip!
If you’re not interested in this role but, instead, have a technology concept that you’re interested in turning into a product, take a look at the Activate Fellowship. This program might be a fit. Fellows receive a yearly living stipend of $80K-$110K plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance, and each Fellow’s project receives $100K of research support at the host laboratory.
Don’t forget…
You can follow this org, read about its team, and follow the team members whose profiles inspire you - a great way to build your social impact scenius!
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