Senior Grants and Contracts Manager

Sr. Grants & Contracts Manager

At Philips, you’ll play a pivotal role in advancing our mission to improve people’s health and well‑being through meaningful innovation. In this position, you will directly accelerate breakthrough HealthTech developments by uncovering high‑impact Public‑Private Partnership (PPP) funding opportunities, crafting winning proposals, and coordinating government‑funded R&D grants in North America.

 Your role:

As a Senior Grants & Contracts Manager, you will be the driving force behind acquiring and managing R&D grants and contracts in the HealthTech space. Your work spans the full lifecycle—from identifying opportunities to ensuring successful delivery.

Pre-Award Excellence:

• Scout, evaluate, and prioritize government and NGO innovation funding opportunities that strategically align with our Business Unit ambitions.
• Lead and coordinate the full proposal process—partnering closely with internal subject‑matter experts, external collaborators, and our U.S. Government Contract Compliance Center to create high‑quality, competitive submissions.
• Ensure that every proposal not only meets but exceeds the solicitation requirements.

Post-Award Impact:

• Collaborate with subcontractors and university research offices to drive smooth project execution.
• Support negotiation of prime and subcontract agreements.

• Monitor, track, and report on contract deliverables in close partnership with technical project leaders—ensuring accountability, transparency, and measurable progress.

You're the right fit if:

• You have a Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, Program Management or equivalent. Masters degree preferred.

• You have 5+ years of hands-on experience in R&D proposal development, ideally in HealthTech, with a proven track record in successful grant acquisition
• You are familiar with government grant and contract (prime and subcontracts) processes, rules and regulations.
• You have a results‑driven mindset, excellent communication and influencing skills, and the ability to adapt your workstyle while managing multiple deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• You are able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Office/Remote position. 

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $141,900 to $198,700 Annually. 

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.    

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. 

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge MA.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.