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Vice President, Development
REPORTS TO: President
DURATION: Regular, Full-Time
LOCATION: Santa Monica, CA
POSITION DELIVERY POINTS
Reporting to the President, the Vice President will positively influence the X PRIZE Foundation’s future by:
- Raising awareness of the X PRIZE Foundation, X PRIZE competitions and X PRIZE competitors among individual donors and foundations;
- Building unrestricted and restricted funding for X PRIZE, its competitions, programs and events through individual giving campaigns, including major gift, planned giving, capital and other activities;
- Designing innovative fundraising mechanisms that could include event-based events, memberships, mass-outreach campaigns, and other unique ways to engage individual donors; developing philanthropic grant proposals; and by him or herself engaging in direct solicitations to individual, philanthropic and other donors;
- Broadening the X Prize Foundation’s appeal amongst nonprofit and government donors, including foundations, charitable trusts, non-governmental and governmental organizations;
- Providing appropriate day-to-day oversight of development activities;
- Supporting the President of the X PRIZE Foundation, as well as the Founder as they represent the Foundation to various constituencies.
The Vice President of Development will lead all individual and foundation fundraising efforts to meet the objectives of the X PRIZE Foundation, and will view all the organization’s activities, prizes, events, contacts and relationships as opportunities to promote the X PRIZE Foundation. The immediate development priorities of the development group is to conclude the $50M Joint the Revolution Campaign to fund annual operations, and drive the 5 year $300M Prize Purse Campaign.
The development team currently consists of the Vice President and two professionals. It is anticipated that the team will sustainably expand to five people working in close collaboration with the marketing, corporate sponsorship and prize teams. While there is certainly a managerial responsibility intrinsic to the work, it is anticipated that the Vice President will be a hands on and deeply involved fundraiser who will cultivate close relationships with major individual donors. The Vice President, President, Founder and Board members of X PRIZE will all be involved in fundraising efforts for the Foundation. This is a highly collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves environment that focuses on results achieved through initiative, open communication and teamwork. It will be important that the Vice President engages with colleagues and other departments on that basis.
Key factors in success of the Vice President for Development will be the ability to raise public awareness of the X PRIZE Foundation in collaboration with the marketing and communications group, and to develop effective outreach and campaign strategies that connect with individual, foundation and government targets. As part of that effort, the Vice President will utilize an appropriate fundraising support infrastructure so that the organization can respond quickly, effectively, creatively and contextually to financial requirements and to donor interests and opportunities. Capture and reuse of donor information will be important to the overall success of the fundraising effort.
The Vice President of Development’s immediate priorities are to:
- Thoroughly understand the X PRIZE Foundation – its history, culture, traditions, programs, personalities, constituencies, and governance structure; understand its base of financial support and the short- and long-term funding requirements of all segments of the organization; master knowledge of the nature, scope and impact of X PRIZE competitions and programs, as well as their funding requirements;
- Immediately assess the “state of play” of funding within the X PRIZE Foundation, including pending individual and foundation and government giving opportunities and provide support to pending initiatives where appropriate; evaluate current processes and systems that support fundraising initiatives, donor recognition, and campaign management systems, and identify areas of improvement;
- In collaboration with the President and the marketing and communications group, develop a fundraising plan for the X PRIZE Foundation; set targets for individual, foundation and government fundraising efforts; identify staff and board members who will be actively involved in fundraising and define the roles of each; assign targets to individuals and collaborate with them to help the organization reach its fundraising goals;
- Develop strong relationships with, and secure the trust and confidence of, the President, key donors, board members, staff, fundraising and marketing consultants, and others critical to individual and institutional fundraising efforts;
- Establish clear standards for stewardship, donor recognition, and institutional sponsorship, with particular emphasis on the use of logos, brands, naming and other recognition opportunities; ensure successful adherence to grant and restricting giving agreements.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Counted among the responsibilities of the Vice President for Development will be to:
- Recruit, hire and manage a small team of development professionals and consultants with appropriate communications, individual giving and institutional giving skills and experiences; establish work plans, performance objectives, and goals for each team member and regularly review performance, professional development and training to achieve those goals;
- In collaboration with the President, develop a systematic communications and fundraising plan that addresses the needs and concerns of each prospective donor group;
- Aggressively implement a structured program for fostering strong relationships between targeted institutions and constituencies and the X PRIZE Foundation, involving where appropriate the President, Founders, X PRIZE personnel and members of the Board;
- Develop materials to tell the X PRIZE story to major categories of donors and individual prospects, ensuring that these materials are distributed in a targeted, regular, and timely fashion;
- Collaborate with the President and financial staff of the Foundation in the preparation of annual operating plans and budgets with specific analysis of general funding needs (for staff, marketing activities, operating infrastructure), and restricted giving opportunities (to fund events, capital projects, prizes, etc.); incorporate fundraising targets into the budget of the organization;
- Develop and implement basic guidelines for sponsorship and that will preserve the integrity of the X PRIZE brand and X PRIZE competitions;
- Cultivate donors and relationships with foundation decision makers; engage in direct solicitations.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates should have the following type of experience and qualifications:
- Significant nonprofit fundraising, business sales, marketing or equivalent experience in an organization that has a reputation for strategic thinking, organizational excellence, and aggressive action;
- A record of personal success in raising money through major gifts from individuals, businesses, foundations, corporations and the public sector; broad-based knowledge of various development campaign activities including: direct mail, proposal and grant development, planned giving, event planning and management, direct solicitations, leveraging fund-raising databases and support systems for donor segmentation, research and volunteer management;
- A broad knowledge of brand marketing, advertising and public relations with specific experience in structuring sponsorships; demonstrated success with establishing stewardship and donor recognition programs;
- A track record as an exceptional communicator, in writing as well as verbally; adept at writing proposals, solicitation letters, donor correspondence, and other kinds of material for publication; Demonstrated management skills in motivating, directing and managing staff and consultants, and in coordinating and supporting the fundraising activities of others.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS The successful candidate should be:
- A mission-driven individual with a belief in and commitment to the mission of the X PRIZE Foundation to develop revolutionary innovative responses to the challenges of our time; a strong interest in, and passion for, technology, science, business, competition and innovation;
- A good listener and strategist; comfortable receiving input from many sources, and able to analyze and formulate disparate information into a sound, well-organized plan; Intrepid yet tactful; determined yet respectful of other’s concerns; someone with the flexibility and creativity needed to find alternative ways to reach funding objectives when barriers arise; a skilled negotiator who does not drive themselves or others into a corner;
- A charismatic communicator, able to build enthusiasm for the X PRIZE Foundation, its competitions, and for its innovative approach to pushing beyond barriers to human achievement; exceptional verbal and written communication skills;
- A hard worker with a high energy level; a “doer” with a willingness to work hands-on in developing and executing a variety of development and advancement activities;
- Emotionally mature with a very good sense of humor and the flexibility and sensitivity to work with diverse personalities and situations.
X PRIZE and You
This position is currently located one block from the bustling Santa Monica Promenade, minutes from the 10 and 405 freeways, as well as the ocean. We offer a full range of employment benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, LIFE/AD&D, and an employee assistant program all paid in full by the organization for our regular full-time employees.
The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1995, attracting leaders in the fields of Life Sciences (Genomics, Medicine, etc), Space, Energy, Environment, Social Welfare, Automotive Technology and more. This position is for someone who will be dedicated to making an impact here at the X PRIZE Foundation and ultimately in the world at large. We are a small and rapidly growing organization, who will value your ideas and advice and are looking for people who will thrive in our fast paced, small group environment.
X PRIZE CULTURE
Our goals are as lofty as they come; where only through entrepreneurial persistence and visionary thinking are solutions to seemingly insurmountable social, technological and environmental issues made possible.
While we externally strive to create a better world, we are internally working to build a culture that supports the kind of passionate, forward thinking people we need to help deliver radical breakthrough solutions to today's most critical and meaningful challenges. To this end, we are working together to create an environment that fosters learning and growth and encourages creativity, transparency, and diversity.
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION offers a comprehensive compensation package to our employee's, which includes the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- vision Insurance
- LIFE Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Domestic Partner Benefit Coverage
- Year End Discretionary Bonus Program
- Generous Paid Vacation Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off Leave
- 10 Paid Holidays
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
Please note: Though submitting a resume to the X PRIZE FOUNDATION implies that you are interested in a position(s), it does not imply that you are an applicant. Furthermore, you are not considered an applicant until you have been contacted directly by a Human Resources representative requesting that you begin the designated application process, which may involve phone and/or in-person interview(s), job-related testing, and background checking.
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Executive Director
DEPARTMENT: Energy and Environment
REPORTS TO: CEO
DURATION: Permanent, Full-Time
LOCATION: Santa Monica, CA
X PRIZE FOUNDATION
X PRIZE Foundation recognizes entrepreneurial individuals and businesses as they reach seemingly impossible goals in competition with others. Through the medium of prize competition the X PRIZE Foundation encourages focused work and groundbreaking innovation in fields such as energy, environment, life sciences, genomics, healthcare, global development, education & space. The X PRIZE rewards those efforts and helps us all to push beyond the frontiers of human achievement into new and expanding human experiences for the benefit of all mankind.
The X PRIZE Foundation’s strategy for fostering innovation is ambitious. Rather than rewarding past achievements (the Nobel Prize is a well known example), the X PRIZE uses the prize competition model to create a sense of urgency and incite new thinking and invention. X PRIZE structures and publicizes competitions and the efforts of innovators, excites the imagination of investors and drives funding support toward competitors. The Foundation conceives, manages, promotes, judges and financially supports all X PRIZE’s and represents X PRIZE competitions to governments, businesses, competitors, entrepreneurs, inventors, media and the public.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
The X PRIZE Foundation is developing the Energy & Environment Prize Suite to catalyze a new era of clean, renewable, cost-effective energy with minimal impact on climate and the environment. This effort will result in a suite of prizes with a combined purse value of as much as $100 million. Each prize will seek dramatic, short-term breakthroughs in a critical area.
The X PRIZE Foundation's energy planning work is assisted by an Energy and Environment Advisory Council made up of some of the world's most esteemed experts. They suggest areas of focus, screen concepts, review proposed rules, and recommend ways to link the prizes into a powerful, synergistic sequence. Our Advisory Council spans thought leaders from academia, advocacy, industry, media, finance, and philanthropy
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation, this position will have the responsibility to help develop, launch and oversee the Foundation’s Energy & Environment X PRIZES. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or a related field (preferably advanced), a successful entrepreneurial and business background, be a motivated self-starter, someone who takes initiative, has strong leadership abilities and possesses excellent interpersonal and managerial skills. Hands on experience in marketing, public relations, public speaking, strategic planning, creating and running a business or major project is absolutely required. The ability to speak with world business and scientific leaders is crucial. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Create a sector strategy including sequencing of prizes and associated activities that lead to Energy & Environmental breakthroughs and global benefit;
- Develop new prizes (2 or more over the next 3 years) with support from the PRIZE Development Team and in conjunction with the Chairman;
- Attract, select and retain qualified employees and contractors to work internally or externally on various projects under the Life Sciences vertical;
- Collaborate with the Development and Sponsorship departments to attract & maintain sponsor relations with institutional, corporate & individual donors;
- Partner with internal and external resources to expand the awareness of the X PRIZE Energy & Environment vertical;
- Full responsibility for the Energy & Environment X PRIZES, including budgeting and reporting;
- Leadership responsibility for new Energy & Environment X PRIZE development;
- Create and effectively utilize world-class advisory boards for guidance;
- Develop long-term relationships with leading thinkers in the Energy & Environment industry, the academic world, environmental advocacy institutions, engineers and entrepreneurs - as well as with the teams, individuals and corporations that will vie for the prizes.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MA, MBA or PhD required, with experience related energy technology/engineering desired;
- 5+ years of business management experience within a leadership role in companies related to energy or technology, preferably in an entrepreneurial environment;
- Is passionate about reinventing the future of Energy production, storage and transmission;
- Has a clear vision of the future of Energy & Environment and the ability to convincingly articulate that vision;
- Has extensive experience in raising capital or obtaining donations (i.e. has the ability to convince people to invest in his/her ideas);
- Experience presenting to a Board and industry/global leaders;
- Prior non-profit experience a plus but not required;
- Ability to present to and engage a live audience;
- Consulting experience a plus;
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree or PhD in a discipline related to alternative energy and technologies;
- Familiarity with leading thinkers and entrepreneurs in fields related to alternative energy and technologies;
- Experience investing in or building companies developing energy and/or technologies.
PERSONAL ABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- Strong team leadership;
- Willingness to learn new tools and systems;
- Ability to present findings to a broad range of potential interests;
- Fondness for learning about emerging technologies and the diffusion of innovation.
- Ability to manage and inspire a team in a start-up environment;
- Capable of articulating specific goals and objectives in a clear and compelling way;
- Willingness to discuss and refine the use of tools and process in a dynamic and innovative work setting.
X PRIZE and You
This position is currently located one block from the bustling Santa Monica Promenade, minutes from the 10 and 405 freeways, as well as the ocean. We offer a full range of employment benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, LIFE/AD&D all paid in full by the organization for our regular full-time employees.
The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1996, attracting leaders in the fields of Life Sciences (Genomics, Healthcare, etc), Space, Energy, Environment, Global Development, Automotive Technology and more. This position is for someone who will be dedicated to making an impact here at the X PRIZE Foundation and ultimately in the world at large. We are a small and rapidly growing organization, who will value your ideas and advice and are looking for people who will thrive in our fast paced, innovative, small group environment.
X PRIZE CULTURE
Our goals are as lofty as they come; where only through entrepreneurial persistence and visionary thinking are solutions to seemingly insurmountable social, technological and environmental issues made possible.
While we externally strive to create a better world, we are internally working to build a culture that supports the kind of passionate, forward thinking people we need to help deliver radical breakthrough solutions to today's most critical and meaningful challenges. To this end, we are working together to create an environment that fosters learning and growth and encourages creativity, transparency, and diversity.
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION offers a comprehensive compensation package to our employee's, which includes the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- LIFE Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Domestic Partner Benefit Coverage
- Year End Discretionary Bonus Program
- Generous Paid Vacation Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off Leave
- 10 Paid Holidays
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
Please note: Though submitting a resume to the X PRIZE FOUNDATION implies that you are interested in a position(s), it does not imply that you are an applicant. Furthermore, you are not considered an applicant until you have been contacted directly by a Human Resources representative requesting that you begin the designated application process, which may involve phone and/or in-person interview(s), job-related testing, and background checking.
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Senior Advisor
POSITION TITLE: Project Manager
DEPARTMENT: Energy and Environment/Aviation Fuels
REPORTS TO: Senior Director, Prize Development
DURATION: Contract
LOCATION: Santa Monica
X PRIZE Foundation recognizes entrepreneurial individuals and businesses as they reach seemingly impossible goals in competition with others. Through the medium of prize competition the X PRIZE Foundation encourages focused work and groundbreaking innovation in fields such as energy, environment, life sciences, genomics, healthcare, global development, education & space. The X PRIZE rewards those efforts and helps us all to push beyond the frontiers of human achievement into new and expanding human experiences for the benefit of all mankind.
The X PRIZE Foundation’s strategy for fostering innovation is ambitious. Rather than rewarding past achievements (the Nobel Prize is a well known example), the X PRIZE uses the prize competition model to create a sense of urgency and incite new thinking and invention. X PRIZE structures and publicizes competitions and the efforts of innovators, excites the imagination of investors and drives funding support toward competitors. The Foundation conceives, manages, promotes, judges and financially supports all X PRIZE’s and represents X PRIZE competitions to governments, businesses, competitors, entrepreneurs, inventors, media and the public.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
The Foundation is seeking a team leader to design one or more prize(s) that will achieve the goals and objectives of the partnership. The team leader will report directly to the head of the Prize Development Department, until such time as a full-time Executive Director of all Foundation initiatives in the Energy & Environment vertical is named. The team leader will supervise another full-time contractor (Technical Advisor), who will research and analyze domain specific issues related to alternative aviation fuels and technologies. The team leader will interface directly with other shared services groups of the Foundation, to develop a coordinated strategy for communications, marketing, production, event management, fundraising and prize development of one or more proposed global competitions. The team leader will also be responsible for building a strong Advisory Council of leading thinkers and entrepreneurs in fields related to alternative aviation fuels and technologies. The team leader will stay abreast of other initiatives within the Energy & Environment vertical, share findings with other staff members across the Foundation and comply with standards and process set by the Prize Development Department.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The team leader is responsible for delivering a fully vetted and refined proposal to Volpe that will contain one or more detailed prize proposals; each proposed prize will include a comprehensive strategic plan, timelines and workplans (i.e., Gantt charts), detailed purse and operating budgets, a short list of potential corporate sponsors and additional funders and an analysis of the potential teams that would participate as competitors. Each strategic plan will include a comprehensive analysis of the short and long range objectives and projected outcomes of each proposed prize.
- Build a team of advisors (both as paid contractors and volunteers) to offer strategic and technical counsel
- Draft reports, detailing both the state of current technologies, the anticipated trajectories of emerging technologies, the stumbling blocks and inhibitors of breakthrough innovation in related fields, the strategic decision to purse one or more discreet prize concepts and detailed prize rules for proposed global competitions
- Coordinate meetings with leading thinkers and entrepreneurs in related fields to secure their input and to “game” proposed prize concepts
- Generate timelines, workplans, budgets and detailed descriptions for final prize concepts
- Offer regular reports to Foundation partners and internal staff, including both written and oral presentations
- Scrutinize expenses related to the project and maintain responsible financial accounting standards
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous experience as a consultant and/or project manager with a proven track record of delivering comprehensive strategic plans and detailed project timelines, budgets and analytic reports
- Academic and/or entrepreneurial credentials related to alternative aviation fuels and technologies
- Skilled facilitator of meetings with technical advisors and creative ideation sessions
- Strong written and verbal communications skills (must submit writing sample)
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree or PhD in a discipline related to alternative aviation fuels and technologies
- Familiarity with leading thinkers and entrepreneurs in fields related to alternative aviation fuels and technologies
- Experience investing in or building companies developing fuels and/or technologies for use in aviation industries
PERSONAL ABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- Strong team leadership
- Willingness to learn new tools and systems
- Ability to present findings to a broad range of potential interests
- Fondness for learning about emerging technologies and the diffusion of innovation
- Ability to manage and inspire a team in a start-up environment
- Capable of articulating specific goals and objectives in a clear and compelling way
- Willingness to discuss and refine the use of tools and process in a dynamic and innovative work
X PRIZE and YOU
This position is currently located one block from the bustling Santa Monica Promenade, minutes from the 10 and 405 freeways, as well as the ocean. We offer a full range of employment benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, LIFE, and an employee assistant program all paid in full by the organization for our regular full-time employees.
The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1995, attracting leaders in the fields of Life Sciences (Genomics, Medicine, etc), Space, Energy, Environment, Social Welfare, Automotive Technology and more. This position is for someone who will be dedicated to making an impact here at the X PRIZE Foundation and ultimately in the world at large. We are a small and rapidly growing organization, who will value your ideas and advice and are looking for people who will thrive in our fast paced, small group environment.
X PRIZE CULTURE
Our goals are as lofty as they come; where only through entrepreneurial persistence and visionary thinking are solutions to seemingly insurmountable social, technological and environmental issues made possible.
While we externally strive to create a better world, we are internally working to build a culture that supports the kind of passionate, forward thinking people we need to help deliver radical breakthrough solutions to today's most critical and meaningful challenges.
To this end, we are working together to create an environment that fosters learning and growth and encourages creativity, transparency, and diversity.
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION offers a comprehensive compensation package to our employee’s which includes the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- LIFE & AD&D
- Domestic Partner Benefit Coverage
- Year End Discretionary Bonus Program
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
Please note: Though submitting a resume to the X PRIZE FOUNDATION implies that you are interested in a position(s), it does not imply that you are an applicant. You are not considered an applicant until you have been contacted directly by a Human Resources representative requesting that you begin the designated application process, which may involve phone and/or in-person interview(s), job-related testing, and background checking.
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POSITION TITLE: Senior Director, Genomics
DEPARTMENT: Life Sciences
REPORTS TO: Executive Director, Life Sciences
DURATION: Regular, Full-Time
LOCATION: Santa Monica
X PRIZE FOUNDATION
X PRIZE Foundation recognizes entrepreneurial individuals and businesses as they reach seemingly impossible goals in competition with others. Through the medium of prize competition the X PRIZE Foundation encourages focused work and groundbreaking innovation in fields such as energy, environment, life sciences, genomics, healthcare, global development, education & space. The X PRIZE rewards those efforts and helps us all to push beyond the frontiers of human achievement into new and expanding human experiences for the benefit of all mankind.
The X PRIZE Foundation’s strategy for fostering innovation is ambitious. Rather than rewarding past achievements (the Nobel Prize is a well known example), the X PRIZE uses the prize competition model to create a sense of urgency and incite new thinking and invention. X PRIZE structures and publicizes competitions and the efforts of innovators, excites the imagination of investors and drives funding support toward competitors. The Foundation conceives, manages, promotes, judges and financially supports all X PRIZE’s and represents X PRIZE competitions to governments, businesses, competitors, entrepreneurs, inventors, media and the public.
LIFE SCIENCES
The Life Sciences department develops and oversees prizes related to human health and wellbeing. The first prize launched under this vertical was the Archon Prize, to be awarded to the first team to achieve cheap and fast sequencing of the human genome. We are in the process of launching a series of three additional prizes covering cancer prevention, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Additional prizes in development focus on ageing well and the treatment of obesity. Dr. Geesaman, who heads this vertical, has extensive past experience as a physician, scientist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.
The $10 million Archon XPRIZE for Genomics will be awarded to the first team that can build a device and use it to sequence 100 human genomes within 10 days or less and at a cost of no more than $10,000 per genome. Ultimately, affordable genome sequencing will allow for large population studies of afflicted disease groups; leading to new discoveries of disease/gene relationships. Results from population studies, in turn, allow for the development of new drugs and preventive treatments. Advocates of personalized medicine have stressed its potential to provide advanced screening of disease, select safer, more effective doses of medications and create better vaccines.
The X PRIZE Foundation specifically chose Dr. Laurence Kedes, a medical physician, as the Senior Advisor for the Prize because of his ability to translate the benefits of rapid genome sequencing into real benefits. Dr. Kedes is the Director of the Institute for Genetic Medicine at USC. He has experience as an administrator, a physician and a research scientist.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Executive Director of the Life Sciences department, this position will have the responsibility to help develop, launch and oversee the Foundation’s genomics prize. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial background, be a motivated self-starter, someone who takes initiative with strong leadership abilities and possesses excellent interpersonal and managerial skills. Hands on experience in marketing, public relations, public speaking, strategic planning, creating and running a business or major project is absolutely required. Some responsibilities will be shared with Dr. Kedes, whose assistance will be valuable in overseeing the success of this prize.
- Primary operational responsibility for Archon X PRIZE (i.e. prize "CEO")
- Identify and recruit potential competing teams
- Design and implement a sound detailed platform that will expand the current educational aspects of the prize to teach the general public about genomics and the benefits of preventive medicine
- Structure and work within a specific budget
- Represent the prize and foundation as a knowledgeable leader, acting as a spokesperson at events, conferences and in a variety of media interviews
- Strategize and collaborate with foundation partners such as marketing, alliances and communications to enable prize growth and potential
- Develop and maintain relevant contacts and relationships, enabling the prize and foundation to broaden its resources
- Plan, execute and oversee a multi-phased marketing campaign designed promote the prize and to educate the public
- Refining prize guidelines/rules working with KOIs and other stakeholders
- Fundraising to broaden scope of prize activities
- Communicate progress of prize to Foundation management and BOD
- Manage 1-3 team members
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of life sciences, particularly genetics
- Masters or equivalent in life sciences
- At least 5 years of prior management experience
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MD or PhD degree
- Project management skills
- Fundraising experience
PERSONAL ABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- Self-motivated and self-starting
- Not intimated by risk
- Be comfortable and confident presenting at conferences, speaking at events and interviewing with a variety of media outlets
- Ability to adapt to a changing job description/working environment
- Entrepreneurial
- Early adopter to new technology
X PRIZE and You
This position is currently located one block from the bustling Santa Monica Promenade, minutes from the 10 and 405 freeways, as well as the ocean. We offer a full range of employment benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, LIFE/AD&D all paid in full by the organization for our regular full-time employees.
The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1996, attracting leaders in the fields of Life Sciences (Genomics, Healthcare, etc), Space, Energy, Environment, Global Development, Automotive Technology and more. This position is for someone who will be dedicated to making an impact here at the X PRIZE Foundation and ultimately in the world at large. We are a small and rapidly growing organization, who will value your ideas and advice and are looking for people who will thrive in our fast paced, innovative, small group environment.
X PRIZE CULTURE
Our goals are as lofty as they come; where only through entrepreneurial persistence and visionary thinking are solutions to seemingly insurmountable social, technological and environmental issues made possible.
While we externally strive to create a better world, we are internally working to build a culture that supports the kind of passionate, forward thinking people we need to help deliver radical breakthrough solutions to today's most critical and meaningful challenges. To this end, we are working together to create an environment that fosters learning and growth and encourages creativity, transparency, and diversity.
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION offers a comprehensive compensation package to our employee's, which includes the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- LIFE Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Domestic Partner Benefit Coverage
- Year End Discretionary Bonus Program
- Generous Paid Vacation Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off Leave
- 10 Paid Holidays
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
Please note: Though submitting a resume to the X PRIZE FOUNDATION implies that you are interested in a position(s), it does not imply that you are an applicant. Furthermore, you are not considered an applicant until you have been contacted directly by a Human Resources representative requesting that you begin the designated application process, which may involve phone and/or in-person interview(s), job-related testing, and background checking.
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General Manager/Operations - Smoking Cessation Prize
POSITION TITLE: Smoking Cessation - General Manager
DEPARTMENT: Life Sciences
REPORTS TO: Executive Director, Life Sciences
DURATION: Regular, Full-Time
LOCATION: Santa Monica
X PRIZE FOUNDATION
X PRIZE Foundation recognizes entrepreneurial individuals and businesses as they reach seemingly impossible goals in competition with others. Through the medium of prize competition the X PRIZE Foundation encourages focused work and groundbreaking innovation in fields such as energy, environment, life sciences, genomics, healthcare, global development, education & space. The X PRIZE rewards those efforts and helps us all to push beyond the frontiers of human achievement into new and expanding human experiences for the benefit of all mankind.
The X PRIZE Foundation’s strategy for fostering innovation is ambitious. Rather than rewarding past achievements (the Nobel Prize is a well known example), the X PRIZE uses the prize competition model to create a sense of urgency and incite new thinking and invention. X PRIZE structures and publicizes competitions and the efforts of innovators, excites the imagination of investors and drives funding support toward competitors. The Foundation conceives, manages, promotes, judges and financially supports all X PRIZE’s and represents X PRIZE competitions to governments, businesses, competitors, entrepreneurs, inventors, media and the public.
LIFE SCIENCES
The Life Sciences department develops and oversees prizes related to human health and wellbeing. The first prize launched under this vertical was the Archon Prize, to be awarded to the first team to achieve cheap and fast sequencing of the human genome. We are in the process of launching a series of three additional prizes covering cancer prevention, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Additional prizes in development focus on ageing well and the treatment of obesity. Dr. Geesaman, who heads this vertical, has extensive past experience as a physician, scientist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.
X PRIZE Foundation is developing a prize around smoking cessation. A $35M prize purse will be given to the team(s) that gets the greatest number of people to stop smoking for at least one year. By awarding such a large prize, we believe we will motivate talented entrepreneurs to compete for the prize and bring innovative new methods to solving this important public health problem. In order to validate the winning team, we will adopt methods from clinical trial research.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Full operational responsibility for the smoking cessation prize. Answers directly to Dr. Geesaman, the executive director of Life Sciences. Will ultimately manage a team of 5-8 people. Role can be best conceptualized as the “CEO” of this prize with Dr. Geesaman acting as Chairman. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Planning and budgeting for the smoking cessation prize
- Managing relationships with Contract Research Organizations (CRO’s) and other service providers to validate prize
- Coordination of meetings and conferences with subject matter experts for the purpose of further prize criteria development
- Managing relationships with outside partners
- Building and managing a staff of 5-8 people
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 8 years operational experience, preferably in startups
- At least 4 years of experience with clinical trial management
- Bachelors degree; preferably in a life science
- 4 years of experience building and managing teams
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA
- Background in Healthcare and/or Biology
- Experience with addictions services
- Budgeting
- Proficiency in public speaking
PERSONAL ABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- Adept at public speaking
- Proficient at written communications
- Research skills
- Highly organized
- Self starter
- Highly motivated
- Ambitious
- Ability to inspire others
- Positive attitude
X PRIZE and YOU
This position is currently located one block from the bustling Santa Monica Promenade, minutes from the 10 and 405 freeways, as well as the ocean. We offer a full range of employment benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, LIFE, and an employee assistant program all paid in full by the organization for our regular full-time employees.
The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1995, attracting leaders in the fields of Life Sciences (Genomics, Medicine, etc), Space, Energy, Environment, Social Welfare, Automotive Technology and more. This position is for someone who will be dedicated to making an impact here at the X PRIZE Foundation and ultimately in the world at large. We are a small and rapidly growing organization, who will value your ideas and advice and are looking for people who will thrive in our fast paced, small group environment.
X PRIZE CULTURE
Our goals are as lofty as they come; where only through entrepreneurial persistence and visionary thinking are solutions to seemingly insurmountable social, technological and environmental issues made possible.
While we externally strive to create a better world, we are internally working to build a culture that supports the kind of passionate, forward thinking people we need to help deliver radical breakthrough solutions to today's most critical and meaningful challenges.
To this end, we are working together to create an environment that fosters learning and growth and encourages creativity, transparency, and diversity.
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION offers a comprehensive compensation package to our employee’s which includes the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- LIFE & AD&D
- Domestic Partner Benefit Coverage
- Year End Discretionary Bonus Program
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
Please note: Though submitting a resume to the X PRIZE FOUNDATION implies that you are interested in a position(s), it does not imply that you are an applicant. You are not considered an applicant until you have been contacted directly by a Human Resources representative requesting that you begin the designated application process, which may involve phone and/or in-person interview(s), job-related testing, and background checking.
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Technical Director - Smoking Cessation Prize
DEPARTMENT: Life Sciences
REPORTS TO: Executive Director, Life Sciences
DURATION: Regular, Full-time
LOCATION: Santa Monica
X PRIZE FOUNDATION
X PRIZE Foundation recognizes entrepreneurial individuals and businesses as they reach seemingly impossible goals in competition with others. Through the medium of prize competition the X PRIZE Foundation encourages focused work and groundbreaking innovation in fields such as energy, environment, life sciences, genomics, healthcare, global development, education & space. The X PRIZE rewards those efforts and helps us all to push beyond the frontiers of human achievement into new and expanding human experiences for the benefit of all mankind.
The X PRIZE Foundation’s strategy for fostering innovation is ambitious. Rather than rewarding past achievements (the Nobel Prize is a well known example), the X PRIZE uses the prize competition model to create a sense of urgency and incite new thinking and invention. X PRIZE structures and publicizes competitions and the efforts of innovators, excites the imagination of investors and drives funding support toward competitors. The Foundation conceives, manages, promotes, judges and financially supports all X PRIZE’s and represents X PRIZE competitions to governments, businesses, competitors, entrepreneurs, inventors, media and the public.
LIFE SCIENCES
The Life Sciences department develops and oversees prizes related to human health and wellbeing. The first prize launched under this vertical was the Archon Prize, to be awarded to the first team to achieve cheap and fast sequencing of the human genome. We are in the process of launching a series of three additional prizes covering cancer prevention, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Additional prizes in development focus on ageing well and the treatment of obesity. Dr. Geesaman, who heads this vertical, has extensive past experience as a physician, scientist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.
X PRIZE Foundation is developing a prize around smoking cessation. A $35M prize purse will be given to the team(s) that gets the greatest number of people to stop smoking for at least one year. By awarding such a large prize, we believe we will motivate talented entrepreneurs to compete for the prize and bring innovative new methods to solving this important public health problem. In order to validate the winning team, we will adopt methods from clinical trial research.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary responsibility for educational aspects of the prize. The person in this position will need to manage relationships with and organize conferences with key opinion leaders. The technical director of the smoking cessation prize will be our gateway into the Smoking Cessation community. This position reports directly to Dr. Geesaman, the executive director of Life Sciences. Key responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:
- Managing KOL relationships
- Acting as knowledge center for technical aspects of smoking cessation
- Providing content for meetings and conferences
- Helping to prepare academic studies and publications surrounding the prize
- Building and managing a small staff of 1-2 team members
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS- At least 4 years of experience with smoking cessation
- Academic publications in smoking cessation
- Masters degree in related field
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS- MD or PhD
- Experience with clinical trial design
- Public speaking and journal writing
- Public health quantitative modeling skills
PERSONAL ABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS- Adept at public speaking
- Proficient at written communications
- Research skills
- Highly organized
- Self starter
- Highly motivated
- Ambitious
- Ability to inspire others
- Positive attitude
X PRIZE and You
This position is currently located one block from the bustling Santa Monica Promenade, minutes from the 10 and 405 freeways, as well as the ocean. We offer a full range of employment benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, LIFE/AD&D all paid in full by the organization for our regular full-time employees.
The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1996, attracting leaders in the fields of Life Sciences (Genomics, Healthcare, etc), Space, Energy, Environment, Global Development, Automotive Technology and more. This position is for someone who will be dedicated to making an impact here at the X PRIZE Foundation and ultimately in the world at large. We are a small and rapidly growing organization, who will value your ideas and advice and are looking for people who will thrive in our fast paced, innovative, small group environment.
X PRIZE CULTURE
Our goals are as lofty as they come; where only through entrepreneurial persistence and visionary thinking are solutions to seemingly insurmountable social, technological and environmental issues made possible.
While we externally strive to create a better world, we are internally working to build a culture that supports the kind of passionate, forward thinking people we need to help deliver radical breakthrough solutions to today's most critical and meaningful challenges. To this end, we are working together to create an environment that fosters learning and growth and encourages creativity, transparency, and diversity.
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION offers a comprehensive compensation package to our employee's, which includes the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- LIFE Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Domestic Partner Benefit Coverage
- Year End Discretionary Bonus Program
- Generous Paid Vacation Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off Leave
- 10 Paid Holidays
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
Please note: Though submitting a resume to the X PRIZE FOUNDATION implies that you are interested in a position(s), it does not imply that you are an applicant. Furthermore, you are not considered an applicant until you have been contacted directly by a Human Resources representative requesting that you begin the designated application process, which may involve phone and/or in-person interview(s), job-related testing, and background checking.
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Director of Team Development and Relations, Progressive Automotive X PRIZE
DEPARTMENT:Progressive Automotive PRIZE - Contract Fulfillment
REPORTS TO:Senior Director
DURATION:Regular, Full-Time
LOCATION:Santa Monica, CA
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Progressive Automotive X PRIZE team is seeking a Director of Team Development and Relations to identify, attract and recruit a wide and qualified variety of entrants to the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE Competition. You will own the strategy and tactics for ensuring the prize has as many qualified entrants as possible while building lasting relationships and lines of communication with these organizations. You will use your deep automotive industry experience, your extensive network of automotive industry contacts, and your knowledge of efficient vehicle technology and alternative fuels to succeed in this role. Sales and business development experience is mandatory as you develop a compelling marketing package to attract and retain entrants into the competition. You will be the voice and advocate for these entrants in all management-level decisions. A secondary responsibility will be the development of relationships, services, tools and contacts that help level the playing field for all entrants and increase the likelihood that these entrants will meet the goals of the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE. Additionally, you will have extensive input into the competition guidelines, rules, master team agreements, venue agreements and judging panels and processes. You must be a driven self-starter with a deep belief in the mission of the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE. You will be a key member of the senior management of the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE, and must share our belief in teamwork and open communication.
- Identify top companies and organizations that would be ideal entrants into the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE Competition
- Create compelling marketing packages and programs to attract entrants into the prize
- Development and implementation of strategy and tactics for recruiting and maintaining positive and productive relationships with entrants
- Travel to and leadership of meetings and events with entrants and potential entrants
- Ownership of team relations, outreach and communication strategy, including newsletters, web conferences, in-person summits, etc.
- Along with Executive Director and Sr. Director of Operations, development and implementation of strategy to build a marketplace of relationships with sponsors, suppliers, service providers, investors and other beneficial relationships that level the playing field for entrants into the prize
- Along with Sr. Director of Technology and Government Relations, development of effective and fair judging procedures and panels
- Deep input into competition guidelines & rules as well as the development of a Master Team Agreement
- Input into race design and management
- Management & oversight of full-time Manager of Team Relations
- Act as voice and advocate for the competition’s entrants in all Progressive Automotive X PRIZE strategy and executive-level decisions
- Primary metric for success will be the quantity and, more importantly, quality of entrants into the competition throughout the life of the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep knowledge of automotive industry and, more specifically, efficient vehicle development, technologies and development Wide network of contacts within large auto manufacturers, small automotive startups, automotive suppliers, automotive research firms, automotive industry analysts, environmental organizations and automotive & environmental related government agencies
- Insight into automotive industry and environment/alternative fuel trends and forecasts
- Minimum 10 years of automotive industry experience
- Minimum 5 years of sales and/or business development experience
- Ability to create compelling sales and marketing collateral packages
- Advanced knowledge of MS Outlook, MS Exchange and MS Office Suite, especially MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
- Clear, precise and concise written and verbal communication skills (writing samples will be requested)
- Flexibility to grow with the organization and assume new and expanded responsibilities
- BS or BA in a related business or engineering field Ability to quickly learn about and use new software, technology and processes
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA or advanced business, engineering or environmental degree
- Automotive Racing background
- Experience with automotive-related “green” awards or efficient vehicle demonstrations
- Experience using Salesforce or other similar contact & sales management tool/program
- Technology “early-adopter” tendency
GENERAL ABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- Self-starter who takes the initiative to start projects, work unsupervised, complete tasks independently, solve roadblocks, and address issues before they become problems
- Collaborative approach; appreciation and enjoyment of working as part of a team
- Exceptional organizational abilities; aggressive attention to detail
- Rigorous time management
- Ability to thrive and think creatively and calmly in highly fluid situations and under intense schedules, pressure & deadlines
- Prioritization skills and ability to multi-task
- Personable, professional and calm demeanor
- Patience and flexibility
- Incredible interpersonal skills and can-do attitude
- Sense of humor and work-life balance
- Belief that a small group of motivated individuals can truly change the world for the better
X PRIZE and You
This position is currently located one block from the bustling Santa Monica Promenade, minutes from the 10 and 405 freeways, as well as the ocean. We offer a full range of employment benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, LIFE/AD&D all paid in full by the organization for our regular full-time employees.
The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1996, attracting leaders in the fields of Life Sciences (Genomics, Healthcare, etc), Space, Energy, Environment, Global Development, Automotive Technology and more. This position is for someone who will be dedicated to making an impact here at the X PRIZE Foundation and ultimately in the world at large. We are a small and rapidly growing organization, who will value your ideas and advice and are looking for people who will thrive in our fast paced, innovative, small group environment.
X PRIZE CULTURE
Our goals are as lofty as they come; where only through entrepreneurial persistence and visionary thinking are solutions to seemingly insurmountable social, technological and environmental issues made possible.
While we externally strive to create a better world, we are internally working to build a culture that supports the kind of passionate, forward thinking people we need to help deliver radical breakthrough solutions to today's most critical and meaningful challenges. To this end, we are working together to create an environment that fosters learning and growth and encourages creativity, transparency, and diversity.
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION offers a comprehensive compensation package to our employee's, which includes the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- LIFE Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Domestic Partner Benefit Coverage
- Year End Discretionary Bonus Program
- Generous Paid Vacation Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off Leave
- 10 Paid Holidays
The X PRIZE FOUNDATION is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.
Please note: Though submitting a resume to the X PRIZE FOUNDATION implies that you are interested in a position(s), it does not imply that you are an applicant. Furthermore, you are not considered an applicant until you have been contacted directly by a Human Resources representative requesting that you begin the designated application process, which may involve phone and/or in-person interview(s), job-related testing, and background checking.
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