Innovation Research Analyst (Worcester, MA or Remote)
The Hanover Insurance Group
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- Pay
- $75K to $90K
- a year
- Location
- Worcester, MA
- Work style
- Hybrid
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 30
- 1 day ago
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About the company
The Hanover Insurance Group
Insurance · 5,001 to 10,000 employees
What you'll do
- Conduct ongoing research on market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies
- Synthesize insights into clear, actionable intelligence
- Lead structured vendor evaluations, including due diligence and comparative analysis
- Maintain consistent evaluation frameworks to assess technology fit, scalability, and enterprise value
- Consolidate insights, learnings, and experimentation results across business lines
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and alignment across business and technology stakeholders
- Prepare executive-level presentations, briefings, and updates for leadership
- Translate complex intelligence into clear narratives that support decision-making
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1-3 years experience
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication capabilities
- Presenting findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders
- Ability to understand the big picture
- Business or IT focus (preferred)
Key skills
Competitive intelligenceVendor evaluationsComparative analysisEvaluation frameworksVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication
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Our Hanover Technology Group (HTG) Business Innovation team is currently seeking an
Innovation Research Assistant
in our Worcester, MA location on a hybrid basis or fully remote work location. This is a full-time, exempt role.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
This role will report into our Business Innovation team and serve as the enterprise hub for emerging technology trends, competitive intelligence, and vendor evaluation. This role is responsible for delivering actionable insights to inform strategic decision-making, optimizing investment in innovation, and reducing duplicative efforts across business units. The analyst partners with business and technology leaders to bring an outside-in perspective and ensure alignment with enterprise priorities.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
Market, Competitive & Technology Intelligence
Conduct ongoing research on market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies relevant to the organization.
Synthesize insights from diverse sources (e.g., industry reports, venture capital activity, conferences, peer companies) into clear, actionable intelligence.
Maintain awareness of industry best practices, disruptive innovations, and strategic risks/opportunities.
Vendor Evaluation & Innovation Intake
Lead structured vendor evaluations, including due diligence, comparative analysis, and recommendation development.
Establish and maintain consistent evaluation frameworks to assess technology fit, scalability, and enterprise value.
Act as the primary liaison for BrokerTech Ventures intake, coordinating evaluation, prioritization, and feedback loops.
Enterprise Insight Sharing & Coordination
Consolidate insights, learnings, and experimentation results across business lines to reduce siloed efforts and duplication.
Facilitate knowledge sharing and alignment across business and technology stakeholders.
Develop repositories or forums for capturing and distributing strategic intelligence.
Executive Reporting & Communication
Prepare executive-level presentations, briefings, and updates for leadership on a regular and ad hoc basis.
Translate complex intelligence into clear narratives that support decision-making.
Incorporate external perspectives, including insights from venture capital firms, conferences, industry networks, and BrokerTech Ventures.
WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
Bachelor’s degree required with Business or IT focus preferred
1-3 years experience
Excellent Verbal and Written Communication capabilities required, including presenting findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders
Ability to understand the big picture
This job posting provides cursory examples of some of the job duties associated with this position. The examples provided are not complete, and the position may entail other essential and job-related functions and responsibilities that employees will be required to perform.