American Chemical Society ยท 1 day ago
Sr. Innovation Manager
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$112K/yr - $130K/yrThe American Chemical Society is seeking a Sr. Innovation Manager to lead innovation efforts aligned with ACS strategy. The role involves establishing decision rights, facilitating portfolio reviews, and guiding the development and evaluation of pilot programs to drive impactful innovation.
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Responsibilities
Establish clear decision rights and processes to ensure alignment between innovation efforts, ACS strategy, and stakeholder needs
Facilitate portfolio reviews and stage gates, setting and tracking metrics (e.g., desirability, feasibility, viability, impact) to guide go/no-go decisions
Cultivate a culture of continuous innovation, championing high-impact opportunities and embedding best practices across teams
Guide the development, launch, and evaluation of pilot programs, ensuring pilots are structured to generate meaningful insights and business value
Run cross-functional experimentation cycles (hypothesis setting, test design, customer research, prototype/MVP builds, learning reviews) to de-risk before scale
Collect and synthesize customer and member feedback with partners to refine initiatives pre-scale
Develop scale-up playbooks (business cases, operational readiness, change management, resourcing plans, and KPIs) to guide transitions from pilot to execution
Advise executive stakeholders on investment priorities, risk management, and expected outcomes; prepare materials for governance bodies and senior leadership
Track and report innovation portfolio performance, including learning outcomes, impact metrics, and recommendations to start, stop, or scale
Qualification
Required
Establish clear decision rights and processes to ensure alignment between innovation efforts, ACS strategy, and stakeholder needs
Facilitate portfolio reviews and stage gates, setting and tracking metrics (e.g., desirability, feasibility, viability, impact) to guide go/no-go decisions
Cultivate a culture of continuous innovation, championing high-impact opportunities and embedding best practices across teams
Guide the development, launch, and evaluation of pilot programs, ensuring pilots are structured to generate meaningful insights and business value
Run cross-functional experimentation cycles (hypothesis setting, test design, customer research, prototype/MVP builds, learning reviews) to de-risk before scale
Collect and synthesize customer and member feedback with partners to refine initiatives pre-scale
Develop scale-up playbooks (business cases, operational readiness, change management, resourcing plans, and KPIs) to guide transitions from pilot to execution
Advise executive stakeholders on investment priorities, risk management, and expected outcomes; prepare materials for governance bodies and senior leadership
Track and report innovation portfolio performance, including learning outcomes, impact metrics, and recommendations to start, stop, or scale
Benefits
Paid vacation leave
Paid sick leave
Paid holidays
Health insurance
Flexible spending account or health care savings account
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement benefits
Short- and long-term disability
4-week work from anywhere
Company
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a non-profit scientific society that supports scientific research and inquiry in the field of chemistry.
Founded in 1876
1001-5000 employees
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