About the Team
Sattva’s Innovation Practice is India’s dedicated intermediary for the TRL 4–7 gap, sitting at the intersection of philanthropic capital mobilisation, impact intelligence, and AI-enabled advisory. Underlying everything the Innovation Practice does is a simple conviction: scientific discovery only fulfils its potential when it reaches the people who need it. India produces world-class science. The gap is not in research, it is in the journey from research to real-world application. Two capabilities are needed to bridge that gap, which we
are building as a part of Innovation Practice at Sattva:
Translational Research Infrastructure – We are increasing our focus on enabling scientists and innovators
to prototype, test, and pilot academic research to move faster by enabling this infrastructure.
Science Communication - We are also building our capacity in science communication - translating complex technology initiatives into stories that a funder, policymaker, or citizen can understand and act on.
This is an early stage role in an emerging practice, where Senior Consultant will be one of the founding team members of a practice that is being built from scratch. The ultimate aim of this role would be to inspire and guide the stakeholders to achieve intended outcomes through innovative strategy and implementation efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
At Sattva we believe in outcome-orientation in everything we do. The key responsibilities for this role include:
1. Business Development & Funder Management:
-- Own a portfolio of active funder conversations across domestic foundations, international philanthropies, and CSR from proposal and close.
-- Lead the preparation of client proposals, Innovation Scan briefs and advisory decks.
-- Support in anchoring the roundtable series, the flagship events and other marketing channels.
-- Manage follow-through on every warm funder contact ensuring no relationship falls
through the cracks.
2. Client Delivery:
-- Lead delivery of innovation engagements conducting TRL assessments, synthesizing funder-ready impact briefs, and presenting findings to client stakeholders.
-- Build and manage Impact Measurement Frameworks by designing custom metrics, milestone tracking systems, and annual review structures.
-- Support Capital Raise Advisory - structuring term sheets, facilitating funder-innovator conversations, and managing deal timelines.
3. Thought Leadership & Knowledge Research:
-- Co-author research papers, policy briefs, and long-form blog content
-- Contribute to building the practice's proprietary methodologies
-- Monitor the Indian and global innovation philanthropy landscape
Key qualifications and experiences:
At Sattva, our goal is to realize the impact on the ground and to drive a collective win by engaging with multiple stakeholders. This role will provide a high growth opportunity, exposure across all levels of leadership and will be instrumental in driving the next stage of growth. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our vision and have the following profile:
-- 6-8 years of experience in strategic consulting for science and technology-led initiatives, innovation management at research institutes, accelerators, or venture studios
-- Project management, and stakeholder engagement across corporates, consulting firms, social enterprises, or development agencies.
-- Strong analytical and financial acumen with hands-on experience in data analysis.
-- Solid understanding of innovation and science-based research landscape in India and globally
-- Client-facing experience with a proven track record in stakeholder management and delivering strategic advisory.
-- Problem-solver with strong communication and presentation skills, capable of navigating ambiguity and driving outcomes.
-- Preferred qualifications: Graduation in a sciences stream ; MBA/M.Tech/MS or equivalent; prior team leadership is a plus.
-- Demonstrates humility, curiosity, and a growth mindset, with a self-starter attitude and willingness to learn.
-- Flexibility to travel.