We have quite the list for our Jobs of the Week column today with six positions ranging from COO with Aycoutay in Halifax, to a Director of Research with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation in Fredericton.
Aycoutay is an early-stage startup that is building software to measure and track your body’s well-being. Its technology allows users to capture and analyze data about digestive, neurological, cardiovascular and hormonal health. Today, it seeks a COO to assist with its commercialization process.
Also in Halifax is Dash Hudson. Known for its software product Vision, Dash Hudson provides a one-stop spot for its clients to manage, source and engage with the traffic of their photos and videos. Today, it seeks to fill two positions, an Executive/Admin Assistant and an Account Executive.
In New Brunswick, the NBIF, a non-profit dedicated to building the province’s capacity for innovation, is seeking a new Director of Research. This person would manage its growing portfolio of investments.
Finally, also in Fredericton, is SomaDetect. This company collects agricultural data that analyzes cows milk to monitor health and milk quality. In March, the company expanded its offices to Buffalo and today, it seeks to add a Dairy Equipment Specialist and a Full Stack Web Developer to its team in Fredericton.
The Jobs of the Week column features openings posted on the Entrevestor Job Board, which focuses on jobs in technology, innovation and startups in Atlantic Canada. The Entrevestor Job Board helps match job openings and candidates in the tech and startup communities and is operated by Entrevestor and Alongside.
Here are experts from this week’s postings:
Halifax
Account Executive
As an Account Executive, you will work with our incredible sales team to build business with some of the best marketers and companies in the world. The most important thing we need from you is this: You want the challenge and opportunity to sell a leading product in a rapidly growing market.You can't be afraid to take on challenges you don't understand, and you need to have the confidence to figure it out ...
Responsibilities
- Work with our sales team in the business development process including lead generation, sales outreach, progress tracking and closing with leading global luxury, apparel, consumer electronics, media, beauty, food and publishing brands.
- Maintain active engagement with new and existing leads through creative outreach and follow-up communications designed to move leads through the sales funnel.
- Achieve monthly and quarterly sales quotas.
- Review and qualify inbound leads.
- Manage CRM and sales pipeline…
Apply for the job here.
Halifax
Executive/Admin Assistant
You want the challenge and opportunity to help Dash Hudson sell a leading product in a rapidly growing market.
You can't be afraid to take on challenges you don't understand, and you need to have the confidence to figure it out. Must be hyper-organized. In short, you have the skills, and want to work in a fast-paced environment. You are detail-oriented and diligent, but have the flexibility and drive to take on new challenges as they arise.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the daily operations of the office, including: Facilities management, Ordering and stocking office supplies, Ordering catering, Managing vendors (coffee, plant care, etc)
- Draft and update policies and procedures as needed
- Organize and support events
- Administer software tools
- Document control and management for the corporate and sales drives...
Apply for the job here.
Halifax
COO
As COO you will be instrumental in the commercialization process, building teams, and supporting the overall vision and strategy of the company.
Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for the overall forward movement of the company as it commercializes its products, and on-going management and company growth going forward.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing all areas of the company including finance, sales, marketing, product development, quality, and compliance
- supporting the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer on the company vision including product and technology
- supporting functional department leads on strategic planning and overseeing implementation
- establishing and implementing strategy for company performance, growth, while maintaining alignment with company vision
- leading technology projects from concept to commercialization...
Apply for that position here.
Fredericton
Director of Research
We are looking for a Director of Research to join our organization. This individual will play a leading role in managing our ever-growing portfolio of research investments, managing our various funding programs in support of applied research and talent development, managing and developing our research team, and realizing sustainable results and outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement strategy for the NBIF’s research investment activities in support of the organization’s mandate and shared vision
- Actively manage and support NBIF’s research and talent development funding programs and oversee its portfolio of research investments with a focus on results and outcomes
- Manage the evaluation process for research funding applications, including preparing and presenting recommendations as well as organizing and assisting evaluation committees
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships with key stakeholders within the research community
- Proactively work with researchers to assist with commercializing their research outcomes...
Apply for the position here.
Fredericton
Dairy Equipment Specialist
We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication skills for a position as Dairy Equipment Specialist. This individual will have the opportunity to work with breakthrough technology and will lead the full installation and integration of our innovative sensor with dairy equipment. Appropriate follow-through will be needed to ensure the installation is optimized and running smoothly...
Responsibilities
- Leads and supports the installation and integration of SomaDetect’s sensor with existing on-farm/dairy equipment
- Troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains the equipment, hardware, and software
- Ensures that all IT applications are updated, optimized, and functioning properly
- Ensures quality and reliability of dairy equipment to meet customer needs and expectations
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with dairy equipment distributors, manufacturers, and key internal and external stakeholders...
Apply for the job here.
Fredericton
Full Stack Web Developer
SomaDetect is looking for a Full Stack Web Developer to design and redefine the web interface of our analytics solutions, website and other applications. We are building a data visualization and analytics platform for our sensor system that requires simplified and refined design to help dairy farmers understand milk quality…
Responsibilities
- Design and implement web-based software to analyse and display information from our sensor system and from other IoT devices for dairy farms.
- Work with hardware and product development team to develop new product designs and lead the development of software solutions for deployment.
- Design and implement software solution for our cloud platform and data processing infrastructure.
Apply for the job here.
