Senior Grant Management Specialist (all genders)

Evotec SE; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension after probation

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private health insurance

Private dental cover

Wellbeing support

Company bonus scheme

Career progression

Job summary

Evotec SE in Abingdon, UK is seeking a Senior Grant Management Specialist to lead European, North American and Asian funding initiatives within its Academic Partnerships team. The role focuses on proactive funder engagement, identifying grant opportunities, and supporting researchers in competitive applications.

You will collaborate across Evotec sites in Europe and the USA, write grants in English, travel internationally, and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in grant management with a proven track record.
• Ability to write grant applications in English.
• Experience collaborating with diverse funders across regions.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of European, North American and Asian funding schemes.
• Expand Evotec's global network of funders and engage with funders directly.
• Identify grant opportunities and brief senior staff for opportunities.
• Support researchers in preparing competitive applications.
• Lead ongoing improvements to grant management processes.
• Collaborate across Evotec sites in Europe and the USA.

Skills

Grant management

Funder relations

Network building

English grant writing

Cross‑site collaboration

Travel internationally

Education

Natural or medical sciences degree

PhD preferred

Job description

Evotec’s Academic Partnerships department is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated

Senior Grant Management Specialist (all genders)

Full-time and permanent

Your key 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 organizations
• 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

Your ideal qualifications:

• 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

Our offer:

• Pension on completion (but not subject to) of your 3-month probationary period. Contributions 6% for employees (salary sacrifice) and 6% for the employer. The employee can opt to increase their contribution and the employer will match the increase up to a maximum of 7.5%.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional length of service days awarded on the anniversary, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Private health insurance with BUPA for the employee and their partner/family under the company scheme.
• Private dental cover, on completion (but not subject to) of your 3-month probationary period.
• Wellbeing support 24/7 and counselling services
• Permanent health insurance provides 75% of the base salary after the qualifying period.
• Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme. This is a discretionary benefit.
• Career progression within the company, we have excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities.
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme, team and annual events, recognition awards and many more!

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.