Market Research Intern

at  Umami Bioworks

At Umami Bioworks, we are pioneering cultivated, ’not caught’ seafood by developing the production system for delicious, nutritious, and affordable cultivated fish, starting with IUCN Red Listed species that are difficult to farm and being driven extinct by human consumption. We are partnering with food producers to scale our cultivated seafood production system to provide people around the world with a stable, resilient, local supply of seafood free from mercury, antibiotics, microplastics, and ocean pollutants.
We’re on a mission to empower humanity to eat sustainably without sacrifice. We believe the only way to change how the majority of the world eats meat and seafood is to create real seafood - the most delicious, healthiest seafood available - without the environmental and animal welfare consequences of our current practices.
We’re a venture-backed biotech startup located in Singapore where some of the world’s smartest, most passionate people are pioneering a sustainable food future that is attractive and accessible to people around the world. We are united by our collective drive to ask tough questions, take on challenging problems, and apply cutting-edge science and engineering to create a better future for humanity. At Umami Bioworks, you will be encouraged to dream big and will have the freedom to create, invent, and do the best, most impactful work of your career.
Umami Bioworks is looking to hire an inquisitive, innovative, and independent Market Research Intern to join our R&D team in Singapore.

EXPERIENCE:

• Ideal candidate is an undergraduate/graduate student or recent graduate in business, marketing, or a related field.
• Proven ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative market data, trends, strategies and competitive landscape.
• Prior experience with market analysis or the seafood industry is a major plus.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Strong skills in research and gathering data.
• Ability to interpret large amounts of data and produce cogent summaries
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English, Japanese language skills a plus
• Strong presentation skills with working knowledge of databases and MS Office (PPT)
  You will work directly with other members of our small but growing team to do cutting-edge science and will have the autonomy to test new ideas and identify better ways to do things

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As Market Research Intern, you will be working closely with our partnerships and commercial team to analyze potential market opportunities, develop market entry strategies, and prepare data for strategic communications materials. Depending on skillset, you will be asked to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, market trends, landscaping, and assist in developing strategies by carrying out desk research, processing this information, and presenting it in slide decks or business reports.
This is a 6 month, full-time paid internship with an opportunity to convert to a full-time role upon completion. This role requires an energetic, diligent, dedicated and detail-oriented person who can manage multiple tasks. This individual is a team-player with an entrepreneurial spirit, willingness to learn, and ability to manage multiple tasks while adapting to shifting priorities and new opportunities that frequently arise in a startup.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gather data on current market trends, including seafood product trends, purchasing behavior, and seafood landscape shifts.
• Analyze market landscape and create reports to enable assessment of next moves to capture target market.
• Develop maps of market and product landscapes and power maps to facilitate partnerships and go-to-market strategy.
• Provide competitive analysis on various market offerings, identify market trends, pricing, sales and methods of operation
• Collaborate with our customers to leverage their market insights, identifying opportunities and strategies for growth
• Serve as internal reference on market trends along the seafood value chain.
• Produce summary reports and graphics to contribute to discussions with partners