UASEEDs Project Manager (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · EIT Health e.V.

Your responsibilities
About the Position

EIT Health is participating as a consortium partner in a diverse twenty-partner consortium to implement the UASEEDs project, which has a budget of €20million, under Horizon Europe. The UASEEDs’ mission is to build a pan-European network that bilaterally supports both the integration of Ukrainian tech innovators into European ecosystems, as well as their enhanced operations within Ukraine.
The Project Manager (II) role is a full-time position, responsible for supporting in delivering the UASEEDs project: including overseeing and managing all aspects of this project in alignment with Accelerator Strategy and EIT Health positioning. This role includes coordination, yet is more focused on content development in activities and fulfilment within work packages, as well as working with the other project managers to plan and achieve EIT Health’s goals within project. The manager will report to the Head of Programmes within the Accelerator Team with a dotted line to the UASEED Lead project manager. 
This is a temporary position for 2 years and is based in our Central Office in Munich. However, remotely working from Germany, Spain or France is also possible.

Your responsibilities

Ensuring that the implementation of work packages and delivery of ecosystem activities is of high-quality, timely and within the allocated budget (particularly in the work packages that EIT Health leads)
  • Monitoring the implementation of the work packages EIT Health is involved in and ensuring progress is captured and deadlines are met.
  • Ensuring effective quality assurance, with compliant processes including call publication, data management and expenditure.
  • Managing risks to the project's successful outcome, while ensuring deliverables and KPIs are met.
Actively implement the project activities set forth in the proposal, which will require co-creation, development, and alignment with other EIT Health's units and activities
  • Responsible for steering the collaboration with UASEEDs Project Manager and EIT Health Innostars to develop matchmaking activities to ensure pan-European Integration and the Jumpstarter team to implement the Jumpstarter-based Pre-acceleration programme.
  • Responsible for steering the collaboration between the UASEEDs Project Manager and the Innovation Unit to design and deliver entrepreneurship education and upskilling activities.
  • Provide support to UASEEDs project manager with Accelerator Programme managers to design Access to Finance activities linked to Finance Booster.
  • Provide support to UASEEDs project manager to build activities and opportunities with other KICs that span across all sectors.
  • Provide support to UASEEDs project manager with Market Intelligence Units to design market access activities linked to the Business Acceleration Services and the former Bridgehead Programme.

Your skills & knowledge
Education:
  • Relevant academic degrees at Master level or higher in a relevant health or science discipline and/or equivalent professional experience/qualifications in both science and business or finance.
Experience:
  • Validated 2-3 years of work experience in the Life Science/healthcare start-up and venture ecosystem.
  • Validated experience in managing European Projects.
  • Ideally, experience in market access, access to finance, proposal writing and soft-funding within the healthcare or life sciences sector with a strong network of contacts
  • In-depth understanding of healthcare and technology transfer
  • Insights into the challenges of modest and moderate regions, particularly Urkaine or Eastern Europe
  • Proven track record of steering a multidisciplinary international team of internal or external collaborators
Management and Support Skills:
  • In-depth knowledge of the start-up ecosystem, including an understanding of the challenges and opportunities they face. Awareness of Ukraine’s challenges, and desires.
  • Experience in defining and maintaining high standards for project delivery, monitoring performance, and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including startups.
  • Relational: Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-cultural relationships in a trust-based ecosystem with a reputation for excellence, transparency, big-picture vision and detail-oriented execution.
Personal Attributes:
  • Creative mindset to adjust project activities in case obstacles or risks arise.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication capabilities to manage the Consortium with negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Pragmatic, proactive, and agile with a hands-on business approach.
  • Proficiency in English (both written and spoken) and at least one additional language,
  • Previous experience as an entrepreneur, or leading “intrapreneur” units and initiatives.
  • Interest in rebuilding the Ukrainian ecosystem and enabling modest and moderate regions to thrive.
What we offer
  • We are a “Remote First” company, hiring in Germany, France and Spain.
  • The possibility to join offices in various locations around Europe.
  • Your personal equipment and a one-time surcharge for furnishing your home office.
  • 30 days of vacation & flexible working hours
  • Yearly bonus and our employee recognition programme
  • Straight forward internal communication, non-hierarchical structure, and freedom to operate with autonomy.
  • A large and vibrant network in the healthcare sector, with exposure to high-level and senior rep-resentatives from key players and influencers.
  • The opportunity to work on critical projects of European interest, contributing to improving the lives of citizens and patients.
Application process
  • EIT Health applies a policy of equal opportunities and accepts applications without discrimination on any grounds.
  • Applications should consist of a cover letter and a full curriculum vitae.
  • Please include the following in the cover letter: introduction, your motivations for applying for the position, your earliest start date, and your salary expectations. 
  • Applications via our careers page only
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the right candidate is identified. The position is new and is to be filled as soon as possible.
About us
EIT Health, a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) under the umbrella of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), is focused on supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and education, to promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve healthcare. EIT Health brings together leading organisations along the entire value chain – smaller companies, larger industry, excellent academic and research institutions, and public sector organisations. Together we work toward a healthier Europe by removing barriers to innovation, promoting talent and education, leveraging enabling technologies and exploiting big data. EIT Health has Central Offices in Munich and develops activities across a network of regional Innovation Hubs in Paris, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Vienna. In addition, the InnoStars office in Budapest involves Partners from Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Italy. EIT Health includes more than 150 partners.
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