Senior Consultant for Innovation and Funding Advisory

You will:

• Lead the preparation and writing of high-quality Horizon Europe funding proposals (RIA, IA, CSA, ERC, MSCA, etc.);
• Collaborate with researchers, universities, SMEs, and industry partners to co-develop project concepts; 
• Conduct needs assessments, literature reviews, and market/scientific analyses to support proposal narratives;
• Coordinate the writing process, including technical, impact, and implementation sections;
• Prepare budgets, work plans, Gantt charts, and risk management strategies;
• Ensure proposals align with EC priorities and evaluation criteria (excellence, impact, quality and efficiency);
• Support the management and execution of funded Horizon Europe projects;
• Coordinate deliverables, milestones, and reporting in collaboration with project partners;
• Prepare periodic and final technical and financial reports, ensuring compliance with EC requirements;
• Organize and participate in consortium meetings, stakeholder workshops, and dissemination events;
• Identify key exploitable results (KERs) and contribute to exploitation and communication plans. 

Requirements:

• Master’s or PhD degree in Medicine, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, Material Science or a related field;
• General knowledge of EU research funding programs, EC evaluation criteria, and grant agreement obligations; 
• Excellent writing, communication, and coordination skills;
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders;
• Proven track record of successful proposals for Horizon 2020/Horizon Europe/ERC/ MSCA or other relevant grants is considered as advantage;
• Knowledge of intellectual property, ethics, and regulatory considerations is considered as advantage;
• Experience engaging with quadruple helix stakeholders (academia, industry, public sector, civil society) is considered as advantage.

Benefits:

• We believe in the fast professional growth of our employees, so we offer performance and salary review once a year;
• Professional growth opportunities in an international company with regular training and experience sharing sessions;
• Flexible working hours - we trust you to manage your time;
• Supporting environment and experienced colleagues;
• International offsite trips - every year we travel to a new location to spend time together with the whole team from all over Europe;
• Sports and health benefits contributing to your well-being;
• Fun activities with the team - we like finding new and creative ways to celebrate life together such as weekly joint lunches, Christmas party, Summer event.