Senior Materials Strategist

Role Description:

• The Senior Materials Strategist’s primary role is to provide strategic long-term perspectives and critical insights on critical minerals and advanced materials, and global and country-specific market outlooks for associated materials technologies and policies in the context of the global energy transition.

Responsibilities:

• Timely preparation of high-quality insights and publications (i.e. outlook reports, whitepapers, deep-dives) to support corporate-level strategic decisions and R&D related to advanced materials applications.
• Provide comprehensive global market and industry research of advanced materials such as carbon-based materials, critical minerals, conventional materials, nanomaterials, polymers and biopolymers, and porous materials.
• Conduct quantitative techno-economics analyses and research on market dynamics, technology trends, project development and financing, market integration, costs and supply chain analysis.
• Develop assessments of policies and regulations on the materials transition, develop written reports, and deliver presentations to internal stakeholders.
• Provide insights and recommendations to management and colleagues in response to inquiries pertaining to Technology Outlook & Strategy reports and publications, which are supported by rigorous research and analysis of advanced materials.
• Keep abreast of evolving global policies and regulations impacting the energy and chemicals industry; with particular focus on advanced material technologies supporting the energy transition, and climate and sustainability; and determine the impact, pace of change, and challenges and opportunities for the business.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in a relevant science or engineering discipline, Economics, or Energy Policy; a PhD would be a distinct advantage.
• At least ten years of professional experience related to the Energy and Chemicals industry; with particular focus on materials, their technologies and their applications, as well as policies and regulations.
• Possess strong techno-economic modeling skills to assess the impact of global and regional economic, policy and technology developments on energy and chemicals.
• Thorough understanding of how local and global systems work and how evolving policies and regulations affect the industry.
• Strategic thinker with demonstrated recognition by peers as an energy expert and with a deep understanding of key issues impacting the global energy industry, and how advanced materials can play a role in a sustainable energy landscape.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully translate strategic and business objectives into actionable technology and R&D imperatives.
• Proven track record in producing high quality reports, journal articles, whitepapers, concept notes, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with varied internal audiences; including scientists, engineers, business professionals, PR personnel, economists, executives, as well as with external collaborators and partners.