Foresight analyst

Job Overview:

• Performs analysis of industry and technology trends to uncover emerging shifts, disruptions, and subtle signals across various sectors.
• Proficient in horizon scanning, scenario planning, and foresight mapping to illustrate potential futures and strategic inflection points.
• Models trajectories of technology evolution, including S-curves, adoption cycles, and maturity assessments to predict impacts and timing.
• Integrates cross-domain data—market, technological, social, and regulatory—into actionable foresight frameworks and strategic roadmaps.
• Experienced in creating foresight maps, technology radars, and future state visioning tools that inform innovation strategies, R&D prioritization, and long-term organizational planning in uncertain scenarios.

Core Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive analysis of industry, market, and technology trends to detect emerging shifts, disruptions, and subtle signals across various sectors.
• Engages in horizon scanning to track advancements in technology, regulatory shifts, societal trends, and competitive landscapes.
• Designs and leads scenario planning workshops to assess potential future business and technology landscapes.
• Demonstrates strong expertise in technology trend analysis, strategic foresight, and methodologies related to future studies.
• Possesses experience in horizon scanning, scenario planning, technology forecasting, and innovation strategy development.
• Holds knowledge of technology lifecycle models, maturity assessments, adoption frameworks, and innovation ecosystems.
• Capable of analyzing extensive qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources.
• Skilled in creating technology radars, foresight maps, strategic roadmaps, and future state frameworks.

Technical Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in horizon scanning, scenario planning, technology forecasting, and innovation strategy.
• Familiarity with technology lifecycle models, maturity assessments, adoption frameworks, and innovation ecosystems.
• Ability to process and analyze large sets of qualitative and quantitative data from diverse sources.
• Proficient in constructing technology radars, foresight maps, strategic roadmaps, and future state frameworks.
• Exceptional research, analytical, visualization, and stakeholder communication abilities.
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership, product teams, innovation teams, and R&D organizations.

Additional Duties:

• Possesses a strategic mindset and long-term planning orientation.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, including AI, automation, cloud computing, cybersecurity, sustainability, and digital transformation.
• Ability to navigate effectively in uncertain and rapidly changing environments.
• Expertise in translating complex future trends into actionable business strategies and investment priorities.

Preferred Expertise:

Domain->LifeSciences->Research & Development