Grant Writer - Job offer

Location Kraków

Employment type Full-time

Region / State / Province małopolskie

About job:

Sano presents a great opportunity for people who want to make a change in the world by developing life-changing technologies and solutions for healthcare worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced and established:

Grant Writer

At Sano we are developing the Grand Office Team. We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Grant Writer to support the development and administration of grant applications.

This position with hands-on involvement in identifying funding opportunities and preparing competitive grant proposals.

As the Grant Writer, you will play a key role in acquiring funding from national and international sources (including Horizon Europe and ERC programs). Working hand in hand with researchers and other Sano teams, you will ensure the financial sustainability and strategic growth of the centre. You will report directly to the Head of Grant Office and cooperate within an experienced team.

What are you going to do?

The selected candidate will work closely with principal investigators, research teams, support staff, and external partners to ensure successful execution of grant activities, especially in proposal development.

Your key responsibilities:

Active participation in planning and realization of Sano’s activities related to acquisition of funds, including European framework programs, Polish operational programs and others,

Identification and analysis of relevant funding opportunities for Sano researchers,

Coordination of the proposal development process including content creation, budget preparation,

Participation in the creation of R&D consortia and the management of their operations,

Collaboration with research teams including Research Team Leaders as well as the third parties,

Creation of project documentation according to the rules and regulations of a given program,

Operational contact with institutions responsible for project realization and project/WP leads,

Preparation of periodic and final reports,

Close collaboration with project managers within Sano,

Acquisition of funding from i.e. seed and VC capitals, private investors / angel and others.

What do we require?

As our successful candidate you should have:

Higher education degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) preferably in science, economics, public administration, social sciences or related. A PhD is a plus but not required.

Proven experience in research grant writing and fundraising.

Strong understanding of the academic or R&D environment and funding mechanisms (e.g., Horizon Europe, FNP, NCN, NCBR, etc.) ideally with experience in international research projects.

Excellent organizational and time-management skills, ability to meet strict deadlines.

Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages are an asset.

Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Analytical abilities, knowledge of budgeting and basic financial concepts.

Proficiency with project management tools and office software (e.g., MS Office, Jira, MS Project, Trello, etc.).

Our offer

We offer a contract for employment with an attractive salary and a wide range of benefits including private medical care, sports card, flexible working hours and additional paid holidays. We’re work in our modern, beautiful office in AGH UST Center of Energy and work in a hybrid mode.

Here’s what we offer:

Work in very dynamic international team creating a cutting-edge translational research in the field of AI application in medicine;

Work in highly innovative set up among driven and self-motivated international specialists in data science and artificial intelligence with entrepreneurship drive;

Work culture based on collaboration and support;

Participation in ambitious and highly innovative projects with the perspective of application in real life setting that will revolutionize the future of computational medicine;

Training opportunities enabling self-improvement and interesting scientific interactions;

Full time (40h per week) contract of employment under Polish Labor Law. By default, all new Sano employees are offered a 3-month trial period and a subsequent contract for 1 year following a positive review;

Salary depending on experience: 10 000 – 12 000 PLN gross monthly.

Possibility to work in a hybrid-mode – 50% of time working at the office.