MBA Summer Intern

Adiabatic Materials • Somerville, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a MBA Summer Intern to help refine Adiabatic's product, commercial, and go-to-market strategies.
Our platform can potentially produce a wide range of chemical products across pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, agrochemicals, and other fine chemicals. A key challenge for the company is determining which products and markets to pursue first and how best to bring them to market.
You will work closely with the founding team to help answer these questions through market research, industry engagement, and strategic analysis.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an MBA (or equivalent graduate business program)
• Prior experience in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, materials, or industrial supply chains
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to translate technical concepts into commercial opportunities
• Comfort working in a fast-moving startup environment with ambiguity

Nice To Haves

• Background in chemical engineering, chemistry, or materials science
• Experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, venture capital, or industrial business development
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical or fine chemical manufacturing value chains
• Exposure to techno-economic analysis or cost modeling

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy: Help identify and prioritize the most promising chemical products and reaction classes based on market size, margin potential, technical feasibility, strategic positioning, and industry feedback.
• Market & Competitive Analysis: Research fine chemical and pharmaceutical supply chains, including pricing, production methods, customer needs, and competitive technologies.
• Customer Discovery: Support conversations with potential partners, customers, and distributors in pharma, chemical manufacturing, and materials industries.
• Go-to-Market Strategy: Help evaluate commercialization pathways such as channel sales through chemical distributors, direct fine chemical production, partnerships with manufacturers, or technology licensing.
• Supply Chain Mapping: Analyze how key pharmaceutical intermediates/APIs and fine chemicals are currently produced and where Adiabatic's technology could offer cost, safety, or sustainability advantages.
• Strategic Modeling: Assist with basic techno-economic analysis, margin modeling, and product portfolio prioritization.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern