Senior Grant Management Specialist

Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of European, North American and Asian key funding schemes, and associated application processes
• Expand Evotec's global network of funders proactively and work directly with funding organisations
• Seek, evaluate, and brief senior staff on novel grant opportunities
• Support Evotec researchers actively in preparing competitive applications
• Take a leading role in continuous review and development of grant management processes and procedures
• Work efficiently across teams at the various Evotec sites in Europe, and USA

Requirements

• Degree in natural or medical sciences; PhD degree would be ideal
• Several years of experience in grant management with a strong track record of supporting and advising on funding applications
• Successful track record in working with various funders
• Able to write grant applications in English
• Dynamic, resilient, and positive‑minded even under pressure
• Self‑motivated and able to motivate others
• Agile forward‑thinking individual, comfortable with change and able to deal with ambiguity
• Ability to effectively network across Evotec’s sites and to build strong working relationships with staff across the entire Evotec organization
• Willingness to travel internationally
• Drive to grow with role and advance in seniority
• Excellent command of one or more of these languages would be a plus: German, Italian or French

Hard Skills

• Grant Writing
• Funding Scheme Evaluation
• Application Process Development
• Competitive Application Preparation
• Grant Management Processes

Soft Skills

• Dynamic
• Resilient
• Self‑Motivated
• Positive‑Minded
• Agile