PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
In a context of growing EU and French public funding opportunities (EuroHPC, Horizon Europe, France 2030) and an expanding network of academic and industrial partners, the R&D Partnerships & Funded Projects Intern supports the securing, contractualisation, delivery and communication of funded collaborative projects.
Reporting to the Project Manager, you will work closely with R&D leads, Legal/IP, Finance and Marketing to ensure funded projects are well prepared, well coordinated and compliant with their reporting obligations.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the drafting and submission of proposals to EU and French public funding bodies
- Support the production of project deliverables and the monitoring of reporting obligations
2. Support partnership and consortium coordination
- Maintain the mapping of academic and industrial partners against internal technical teams
- Prepare and follow up partner and consortium meetings
3. Contribute to contractualisation of collaborative projects
- Brief Legal/IP on project scope and business intention for collaboration and consortium agreements
- Track contract progress and follow-ups with partners
4. Contribute to project communication
- Support internal and external dissemination actions for funded projects
5. Contribute to funded-project management methods and tools
- Help develop tracking tools, templates and governance practices for publicly funded projects
Requirements:
- EDUCATION: Master's degree in progress in Innovation Management, Project Management or a related field, with prior technical studies (engineering, science, technology)
- LANGUAGES: Proficient in English and proficient in French
- Clear, structured written communication in both French and English
- Organisation and attention to detail in documentation and follow-up
- Ability to work across teams and interact with varied internal and external stakeholders
- Interest in deep tech and quantum technologies
Nice to have:
- Prior internship in a deep tech environment or exposure to project management, innovation management or publicly funded projects is a plus
- Understanding of public funding mechanisms (EU, national) is a plus
Skills Required
- Master’s degree in progress in Innovation Management, Project Management, or a related field
- Prior technical studies in engineering, science, or technology
- Proficiency in English
- Proficiency in French
- Clear and structured written communication in French and English
- Organization and attention to detail in documentation and follow-up
- Ability to coordinate across teams and interact with internal and external stakeholders
- Interest in deep tech and quantum technologies
- Prior internship in a deep tech environment or exposure to project management, innovation management, or publicly funded projects
- Understanding of EU or national public funding mechanisms
What We Do
Founded in 2020, Alice & Bob secured $30 M funding in Series A. Today, we're recognized as one of the leaders in Quantum Computing. Our cat qubits are error corrected by design, reducing hardware requirements by up to 200 times compared to other platforms enabling fault-tolerant quantum computing at scale. Our headquarters is located in Paris, with offices in Boston, MA. We are 80+ smart and dedicated innovators, coming from 17+ countries and growing by the day. We are committed to one mission: build a useful quantum computer. Check open positions: bit.ly/joinusatAB
