Coördinator Psynapse

Werkenbijumcg; Groningen; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Werkenbijumcg is seeking an experienced Coordinator to strengthen and professionalize the Psynapse national network in the Netherlands. You will support the Steering Committee, manage stakeholder relations, and drive organizational development and strategic planning for collaborations in mental healthcare innovation.

You will facilitate partnerships among academic institutions, healthcare providers, industry, and regulators, ensuring decisions translate into action and sustainable governance.

Qualifications

• Master's level degree in a relevant field.
• Strong interest in psychiatry, psychology and mental healthcare innovation.
• Fluent Dutch and English (C1/C2).
• Excellent networking, communication and relationship management skills.
• Strategic and conceptual thinking with a results‑oriented attitude.
• Independent and proactive mindset to understand academic medical centers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meetings of the Steering Committee with the Chair and draft minutes.
• Monitor the implementation of Steering Committee decisions.
• Develop plans for consolidation and expansion of the network.
• Organize and facilitate network-wide meetings and events.
• Coordinate follow-up and execution of decisions from network meetings.
• Oversee governance frameworks, bylaws and regulations.
• Liaise with boards, directors and departments of current and prospective partners.
• Prepare activity and financial reports on the network budget.
• Develop and manage the Psynapse website and stakeholder management system.
• Identify opportunities for new collaborations and strategic partnerships.

Skills

Networking

Stakeholder mgmt

Project coordination

Governance

Dutch & English

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Are you an experienced network builder who enjoys bringing together organizations, researchers, healthcare providers and other stakeholders around a shared ambition? Do you have an affinity with scientific research, innovation and mental healthcare? If so, this may be the opportunity you are looking for.

About Psynapse

Psynapse is a national network of academic institutions, healthcare providers, industry partners, payers, regulators and patient organizations. Its mission is to establish a comprehensive Dutch infrastructure for studying and implementing psychedelic-assisted and other innovative treatments in mental healthcare.The network aims to accelerate clinical research and innovation, enabling the development, implementation and scaling of more effective treatment options for individuals with treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. Psynapse facilitates national and international multicenter clinical studies and seeks to make participation in clinical research easier and more rewarding for patients, healthcare professionals and research organizations.

What will you do?

Psynapse is seeking a Coordinator who will play a key role in strengthening, expanding and professionalizing the national network. You will support the Steering Committee, manage stakeholder relations and ensure the smooth operation of the network and its shared facilities. As Coordinator, you will be responsible for the organizational and strategic development of the Psynapse network. You will facilitate collaboration between partners, coordinate key activities and ensure that decisions are translated into action.

• preparing meetings of the Psynapse Steering Committee together with the Chair;
• drafting meeting minutes and monitoring the implementation of Steering Committee decisions;
• developing plans for the consolidation and expansion of the Psynapse network;
• organizing and facilitating network-wide meetings and events;
• coordinating the follow-up and execution of decisions made during network meetings;
• overseeing the development of model agreements, bylaws, regulations and governance frameworks supporting the network, clinical trials and joint initiatives;
• liaising with boards, directors and relevant departments of current and prospective network partners;
• preparing activity reports and financial reports regarding the network budget;
• developing, maintaining and managing the Psynapse website;
• establishing and managing a stakeholder relationship management system;
• identifying opportunities for new collaborations and strategic partnerships.

Your impact

In this role, you will help build the partnerships, governance structures and collaborative environment necessary to advance innovative mental healthcare research. Your work will directly contribute to creating new opportunities for patients with severe and treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.

You are a proactive professional with excellent networking skills and the ability to connect stakeholders with diverse interests. You are comfortable operating in a dynamic environment where collaboration, communication and strategic thinking are essential. In addition, you have:

• a completed university degree at Master's level or higher in a relevant field;
• a strong interest in research in psychiatry, psychology and mental healthcare innovation;
• an excellent command of both Dutch and English (minimum C1 level, preferably C2 level);
• strong networking and communication and relationship management skills;
• stratetegic and conceptual thinking skills;
• a results-oriented approach;
• an independent and proactive attitude;
• the ability to quickly understand the interests and operations of academic medical centers, mental healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, patient organizations, regulators, investors and other stakeholders;
• an affinity with legal, governance and financial matters;
• experience coordinating large-scale collaborative initiatives;
• preferably experience within scientific research, healthcare, higher education or innovation networks;
• excellent organizational skills.