Optics and Quantum, Research Specialist

Job title:

Optics and Quantum, Research Specialist

Company

BT

Job description

Why this role mattersThis is a technical expert role in Research and Network Strategy where the individual will apply their key expertise within a clearly defined sphere of technical knowledge to complex business issues or opportunities. The role holder actively engages with colleagues to progress new research in important technical topics and supports the realisation of business value from research and innovation outputs.You’ll have the following responsibilities

• Managing research projects/tasks, both internal to Research and Network Strategy and with collaborative partners.
• Domain expert responsible for maintaining expertise in a specific technical domain.
• Responsible for intellectual property creation, managing patent filing in their team and supporting IPR exploitation where appropriate
• Accountable for defining and performing research in a specific domain (i.e. Optics and Quantum Research) or area that is typically unknown, complex, high impact and high value across multiple domains.
• Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers, capturing intellectual property
• Supervision of graduate and post-graduate student placements and secondments

You’ll have the following skills and experienceSkills

• Technical domain expert: Deep technical or domain expertise. They continually develop their expertise in a key technical area so they are recognised as a technical expert in that domain
• Qualifications: Strong academic record in technology specialism with post-graduate qualification(s) (PhD or equivalent research experience Desirable).
• Expert communicator: Regularly presents to peers and managers about their research and area of technical expertise
• Experienced in open innovation: Skilled in patenting, technical publications, conference presentations etc.
• Storytelling with data: strong skills in building the case for change, drawing on data and analytical techniques where appropriate, and communicating this to business audiences
• Concept Evaluation: ability to spot relevant innovations, horizon scanning, determine relevance for the business, develop an effective conceptualisation and build trials to test the concept

Experience

• Technical domain expert: evidence of significant knowledge and skill relevant to Optics and Quantum Research, including:

• General expertise in optical technologies, with indepth capabilities in some of the following: optical transmission, optical networks, optical components and photonic integration
• Quantum communications technologies
• Experience of publishing papers and delivering conference presentations
• Confident operating within internal and external team environments
• Able to file new IPR naturally as it emerges in the candidate’s research
• Significant delivery: evidence of significant business impact through delivery of research (MANDATORY)
• Stakeholder management: evidence of managing project stakeholders across the business at a variety of grade and seniority levels (MANDATORY)
• Innovative Thinker: ability to spot and identify new innovations and act to bring them in and capitalise and create value (MANDATORY)
• Commercial Applicability: understanding the business case principals around relevant innovations and the real value to the business through value proposition

build (MANDATORY)

• Self-starter, pro-actively working with minimal guidance
• Problem solving, intellectually curious, comfortable taking ownership and responsibility

Your Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with service
• 10% on target bonus
• Life Assurance
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Direct share scheme
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest TV, mobile and broadband packages

About usBT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

Expected salary

Location

Bristol Area

Job date

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:01:00 GMT

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