Air Cleaning Technologies Associate

Role Description

Intercept is looking for a strategic, execution-oriented operator to join our air cleaning technologies (ACTs) team. Intercept’s ACT function is focused on catalyzing the supply and demand of high-quality ACT products that can be deployed at scale. This role will focus on:

• Mapping the universe of available and in-development products.
• Identifying gaps relative to prospective customers’ needs and operational barriers to adoption.
• Filling those gaps.

This is an individual contributor role for someone who is obsessed with getting things done:

• Clarifying goals and priorities.
• Understanding stakeholder needs.
• Identifying and removing blockers.
• Working to make the process work more smoothly the next time.

Experience with physical products (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing; indoor air quality) is a major bonus, but the general attributes described below and a willingness to learn are more important.

A successful person will be action-oriented and comfortable working independently (vs. waiting to be told what to do) and a great listener who can translate user needs into product and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include:

• Track and evaluate commercially available (and upcoming) air cleaning tech.
• Help build and maintain a living product roadmap and target product profile (TPP) for ACTs.
• Design indoor air quality (IAQ) pilots for prospective ACT adopters.
• Conduct requests for proposals (RFPs) for suppliers to run these pilots, execute them, and scale capacity.
• Support the creation of playbooks for IAQ-curious organizations to DIY their own IAQ improvement projects.
• Conduct focus groups to learn how decision-makers consider IAQ investments.
• Build relationships with manufacturers, installers, servicers, etc. in the air cleaning tech space.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience in high impact strategy and operations, special projects, or commercial roles.
• Highly self-directed, hands-on project owner who executes directly.
• Expert communicator (both written and verbal).
• Experience evaluating physical products or technologies against structured criteria.
• Experience managing pilots or proof-of-concept programs.
• Experience conducting structured stakeholder interviews or focus groups.

Requirements

• HVAC/MEP familiarity.
• Experience at an organization that sells or manages physical product installations.
• Public health or biosecurity experience.