Scientific Coordinator

At the Cardiovascular Research Unit, we implement interdisciplinary approaches at the convergence of translational research and precision medicine. We combine established and new methods with omic technologies, with a strong focus on transcriptomics and multiomics. Our main target diseases are diseases of the brain-heart axis, eg., Parkinson’s disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, cardiac arrest.
We are looking for a motivated and organized Scientific Coordinator to join our team. The successful applicant will play a key and central role in the CVRU team, by coordinating and conducting scientific and administrative tasks for all research projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the research projects: drafting, implementation, follow-up, planning and supervision of Master and PhD students.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders. Interact with national and international partners (e.g., customer interviews, investor meetings, scientific collaborators, patient associations).
• Organize and coordinate administrative tasks.
• Ensure compliance to and prepare ethics, GDPR, DPIA and regulatory requirements.
• Project risk management.
• Coordination of a multidisciplinary team and collaborative external partners on the projects.
• Present the work and results during team meetings.
• Work in tight partnership and provide regular updates to the CVRU group leader.
• Support the CVRU group leader in the group development and in seeking external funding.
• Write scientific publications and give oral and written presentations at internal and external conferences.
• Evaluate research results for intellectual property rights generation and initiate a patent/spin-off procedure with the Science and Business Development Offices, whenever possible.
• Participate in the societal dimension: dissemination of simplified research results to the general public (through articles, internal and external conferences, website, social media, World Heart Day, etc.).
• Ensure project deadlines are met.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Master or PhD in biology or related fields with a general background in a medical discipline, business administration, entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Knowledge in wet-lab work.
• Proven experience in grant writing and project management.
• Good knowledge of project financial and administrative management.
• Experience in working with external partners in collaborative projects.
• Experience in team management.
• Rigor, motivation, organisation skills, writing skills, communication skills, conciseness, sense of priority and ability to work with others.
• Good negotiation and diplomatic skills to advance projects effectively.
• Ability to work in a multinational environment and interact positively with team members and stakeholders.
• Autonomy in organizing work, proactive attitude.
• Flexibility, adaptability, autonomy, target and detail-oriented.
• IT skills: Office, Outlook, project management tools, R.
• Language skills: fluent command of English, knowledge of another language of the European Union is an asset.