Indigo Research

Head of Department

• Own ScienceFair end-to-end as a GM/business owner, including business growth, student outcomes, operating model, and the Indigo/Crimson Education relationship
• Own the commercial growth strategy across global markets
• Partner with country teams and sales leadership to increase ScienceFair penetration and build sales processes and enablement
• Increase attach rates to Indigo Researcher and Innovator and grow ScienceFair International and LevelUp offerings
• Monitor pipeline, conversion, revenue, attach rates, and market-level performance
• Own the ScienceFair P&L, including budget, unit economics, and cost management
• Identify new commercial opportunities, markets, partnerships, and product extensions
• Own the quality and outcomes of the student experience, including research quality, handoff, submissions, advancement, and awards
• Build systems to identify students falling behind and ensure intervention
• Establish feedback loops from students, mentors, judges, and competition outcomes
• Build and manage operational infrastructure for mentor allocation, scheduling, student progression, and submissions
• Lead the ScienceFair operations team and establish ownership, workflows, SLAs, and escalation processes
• Manage compliance processes including IRB, consent, and competition eligibility
• Create dashboards and reporting for student progress, commercial performance, and operational health
• Anticipate bottlenecks and build scalable systems without compromising quality
• Manage contractors who deliver the service
• As the program scales, hire, coach, and manage a dedicated ScienceFair team
• Act as product owner with responsibility for what is sold and how it works
• Evaluate and improve ScienceFair Regional, ScienceFair International/ISEF, and LevelUp offerings
• Define student profiles, positioning, and program structure
• Use student outcomes, mentor and sales feedback, and competition results to drive product iteration and roadmap decisions
• Maintain standards for ISEF-ready research projects and avoid over-promising outcomes

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