Open Innovation Consultant

Contract Remote Bachelor Degree

Position Overview

MIT Solve, a marketplace for social impact innovation, seeks an Open Innovation Consultant to support our Global Challenges team. This role will help drive a strategic Custom Challenge focused on reducing emissions in consumer shipping settings, launching March 2026, and may support other programs depending on need. Solve is seeking a consultant with program execution experience in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate would have familiarity with supply chain sustainability and experience developing promotion and marketing campaigns.  

Working directly with industry leaders, you'll help identify breakthrough technologies and innovators using technology for good. Join us!

Timeline: Immediate start through May 2026 (10-25 hours/week, depending on challenge phase) 

Location: remote within US

Compensation: commensurate with experience

Key Responsibilities

You will deliver key components of the custom challenge, with guidance from the Challenge Lead and other Solve staff. These include:

  • Consult with industry experts to help define challenge design and parameters 

  • Create comprehensive challenge collateral including challenge description, technical requirements, evaluation criteria, and impact metrics

  • Help design and implement microsite within Solve’s web platform that meets client branding guidelines

  • Design and execute a targeted outreach strategy to reach a critical mass of qualified startups applications globally, including:

    • Promotional materials meeting client branding guidelines

    • Email marketing approach leveraging existing Solve network and newly researched applicants and networks

    • Targeted outreach and support for individual applicants

  • Screen applications for completion, relevance, and general quality

  • Help coordinate cross-functional workflows between MIT Solve team, client, and external partners

 

Required Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in program management, consulting, and/or digital communications

  • Demonstrated track record of successfully executing time-sensitive projects with multiple stakeholders

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with comfort engaging with technical topics

  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail 

  • Ability to work independently with guidance on scope and prioritization

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field 

Beneficial Qualifications - strong candidates will have some of the following:

  • Familiarity with corporate product integration and sustainability, particularly within supply chains 

  • Experience working with detailed branding guidelines in a digital marketing environment

  • Experience in graphic design 

  • Track record building and managing relations with key internal/external stakeholders including clients and their staff 

  • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. Asana)

To Apply

Please email your resume, cover letter, and two relevant work samples to Katie Morgan at katie.morgan@solve.mit.edu. 

MIT Solve values diversity and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds who are passionate about driving positive environmental impact.