Director, Digital Partnerships and Innovation - Santa Clara, CA, United States - LG

Description

Director of New Ventures, Healthcare (Innovation Center)

At LG, we make products and services that make lives better, easier, and happier through increased functionality and fun.

Put simply, we offer the latest innovations to make "Life Good" We are currently seeking a Director of New Ventures (EIR), Healthcare to join LG NOVA, the LGE innovation unit based in Santa Clara, CA.

LG Electronics North America Innovation Center ("LG NOVA") LG Electronics recently established North America Innovation Center ("LG NOVA") in Santa Clara, California, USA., with an ambitious vision to become the nerve center of global innovation.

Aiming to create the future of LG with the focus on disruptive and exponential growth, LG NOVA works with global corporations, startups, governments, and technology stakeholders to create new businesses, establish strategic partnerships, and develop a broad ecosystem using the process of "outside-in" innovation.

Healthcare Director of New Ventures/Entrepreneur-In-Residence (open to Manager through Director level based on experience)
LG is seeking an Healthcare Director of New Ventures/Entrepreneur-In-Residence or Manager or Sr.

Manager (level is dependent on experience) to join the Incubation division at its North America Innovation Center ("LG NOVA") based in the Bay Area.

This Director of New Ventures will advise startups, thrives in ambiguous environments, and is driven to explore untapped new frontiers in innovation.

This Director of New Ventures will help identify and develop new business opportunities within digital healthcare based on open innovation/outside-in innovation, and building sustainable business models leveraging both internal and external partnerships.

Identify and evaluate high-potential startups and new technology growth areas within the clean technology space, in collaboration with LG NOVA's Grand Challenges/Ecosystem department

• Develop collaboration models, product/service concepts and build business models, value proposition, customer segments, market channels, key partners, key resources, revenue streams and cost structure.
• Work with startups and outside innovators to create new businesses using collaboration models such as JV, commercial agreement, M&A, investment, etc.
• Develop new business plans and financial projections for the new joint businesses with startups and outside innovators and pitch ventures to internal and external investors for potential investment
• Manage multiple projects and a partnership pipeline and support and incubate new businesses with start-ups
• Build coalition of partners and stakeholders to collaborate toward developing new business opportunities
• Conceptualize innovative solutions, services, and/or business models that combine offerings from multiple partners including startups selected by the grand challenge program, and validate them through conducting POC testing and customer interaction
• Define initial negotiation deal points (e.g., term sheets, gives/gets, walk-in/out position, etc.) Support strategic partnerships with legal, purchasing, business and technical requirements
• 8+ years of experience in corporate innovation, corporate development, accelerators/incubators or startups, working across cross-functional teams and influencing decision-making
• Industry experience in digital health, telehealth and wellness
• Experience in open innovation, collaborative venture studio model and new business development based on collaboration with startups
• Broad understanding of technology around SW, HW, cloud, platforms, system engineering, and various business models such as recurring revenue models
• Experience with business and technical requirements analysis
• Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, analytical/problem-solving skills, and the ability to combine and balance qualitative analysis, strategy and operations
• Fluency in English is a must

Applies agile approach to ambiguity by testing hypotheses, rapid experimentation, validating and refining, and constant iterations on business model, proofs of concept, go-to-market, etc.

• Experience in venture studio models
• Familiarity with venture financing mechanism and valuation models including new blended capital structures involving public/private funding and other impact related financial actors.
• Experience in M&A, venture capital, product management, product marketing, corporate strategy, corporate development, or management consulting is a plus
• Master or MBA
• Experience with research tools, managing research vendors

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At LG, we aspire to empower people and celebrate differences because we believe diversity will create the unexpected.

We provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Consistent with our commitment to providing equal opportunity and embracing diversity, LG has implemented affirmative action to ensure applicants are employed and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics.

In addition to the above, LG believes that pay transparency is a key part of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our salary ranges take in account many factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skillset, experience, licensure, certifications, internal equity, and other business needs.