Funding & Research Partnerships Manager (Medical Imaging) (m/f/d)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development and submission of grant applications for research and innovation projects.
• Identify and evaluate national and international funding opportunities aligned with NVision's strategic objectives and customer needs.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams, external partners, and customers to define project scope, gather technical input, and shape compelling grant proposals.
• Conduct scientific and market research to develop clear, accurate, and persuasive proposal content.
• Manage grant timelines, deliverables, and submission processes independently, ensuring all milestones are met.
• Ensure proposals comply with funding call requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission guidelines.
• Cook up responses to reviewer feedback, revisions, and resubmissions where applicable.
• Maintain clear communication across all stakeholders and track project progress, priorities, and deliverables.

Your Profile

• PhD in medical physics, biomedical imaging, or a closely related field.
• Strong understanding of medical imaging and translational applications.
• Proven experience in scientific writing, with a strong portfolio showcasing the ability to distill complex scientific concepts into clear, engaging content for diverse audiences.
• A history of successful publication of scientific papers is considered an advantage.
• Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders in a scientific or technical setting.
• Hands-on research experience with hyperpolarized MRI (HP MRI) is considered a strong advantage.
• Experience contributing to or leading NIH R01 grant applications is considered a strong advantage.
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, including scientists, clinicians, external partners, and non-technical stakeholders, to develop high-quality scientific content.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.

About Us

• Innovating quantum technology with a unique approach - leveraging organic molecules to change lives for the better.
• Our platform spans from quantum signal enhancement that enables metabolic imaging today to quantum computing that could transform drug discovery tomorrow.
• Headquartered in Ulm, Germany, and backed by leading investors from the United States and Europe, we are now entering a phase of global commercialization and expansion.
• We are extending the capabilities of standard MRIs to enable real-time metabolic imaging, transforming how diseases are detected, understood, and treated.
• We collaborate with leading academic and clinical partners worldwide, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Technical University of Munich, and the University of Cambridge.
• We are a global, multidisciplinary team of nearly 150 employees from more than 30 nationalities, driven by curiosity, rigor, and a commitment to solving complex challenges.
• We offer the opportunity to grow while building technology that changes lives.