Goals of the position:
Join the R&D unit and become a key element teaming up and supporting our CTO, to follow and manage the external scientific collaborations and projects while actively participating into generating new opportunities. We are looking for a long-term engagement where the position could evolve into a direct manager of scientific public tender projects in the future.

Your main responsibilities:

• Manage full scientific projects, also from technical and administrative aspects
• Discuss with the CTO and produce contents for projects (e.g. presentations, reports, articles, prototypes, experiments), being really involved in deliverables
• Keep track of public-tender and scientific projects calendars and inform/discuss potential opportunities with the CTO
• Inform the CTO about important events to coordinate and synchronize activities (e.g. milestones, meetings, deadlines)
• Execute partners’ prospection and project co-writing (with partners and/or CTO)
• Get the skills to become the “boss” of public-tender managing portals (e.g. EU Horizon Portal) and generating financial reports with the administration aid
• Deliver assigned project-related tasks in the due times previously agreed or inform on previously unidentified delays as soon as detected
• Report/brainstorm/clarify on ongoing tasks to the CTO and record, by written document, on each finished task
• Fully understand and align with the overall Cherry Biotech strategy
• When appointed, go to some project-related scientific meetings as a representative of Cherry Biotech and present the company and our objectives, keeping track and reporting back
• Gain and demonstrate skills to become a full scientific project manager (build your own team in the mid-term)

Skills:

• Experience in writing and managing projects (from A to Z) with solid scientific knowledges
• Scientific and technical English (and ideally also French) writing skills
• Understanding strategies and fast adherence to processes (internal and collaborative)
• Reporting and calendar tracking habits
• Hands-on designing/building/assembling electronic, mechanical devices, and microfluidic systems
• Adaptation to unexpected events or changes affecting projects

Profile:

• You have a Ph.D. degree in engineering or applied physic or biotech, ideally in microfluidics with an experience with organ-on-ship (or at least knowledge on biomedical and biological disciplines). You are passionate and love what you do!
• You are organized and like to read and write scientific and not scientific literature, projects, and reports
• You have a “bootstrap” mindset: you are creative, and you perform adapting to the available means
• You love to build up prototypes and conduct experiments when possible
• You are not afraid to deliver and meet challenges, you are motivated and good handling of high-pressure
• You have strong relational capacities: you are diplomatic, assertive, an active listener, productive/open-minded, respectful to diverging opinions
• You are a team player, dynamic, curious, and proactive
• You like brainstorming and are attracted by the challenging environment of a start-up

No need for a CV or cover letter!
You should only fill out this form: https://forms.gle/1u6d1a9nNh262xhA7