Project Manager Alzheimer’s Research

Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen seeks a highly organized project manager to support genomics, brain ageing and Alzheimer’s research. You will work with the project PI and embed in the Medical Neuroscience Department, coordinating milestones, deliverables and administrative tasks.

You will prepare MTAs, coordinate budget oversight and liaise with international partners, ensuring compliance with funders’ requirements. A Master’s degree and fluency in English and Dutch are required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in neuroscience, genetics, or related field.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.
• Certificate of Conduct (VOG) required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor milestones and progress, tackle bottlenecks.
• Support deliverables and annual reports preparation.
• Coordinate research service requests and budget oversight.
• Prepare project paperwork including MTAs and data transfers.
• Coordinate annual PPIE activities with partner centres.
• Communicate with funders and ensure award requirements.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Communication

Budget coordination

Education

Master's degree in neuroscience/genetics/biomedical sciences

Job description

Job description

We are seeking a project manager to support our research on genomics, brain ageing and Alzheimer’s disease. The project manager will work closely with the project principal investigator, Dr. Sourena Soheili-Nezhad, and will be embedded within the research group of Dr. Emma Sprooten in the Medical Neuroscience Department at Radboudumc.

Our team collaborates with the Department of Human Genetics and academic partners in Groningen (ERIBA), London (UCL), Leiden (LUMC), and other global organisations. The programme begins in November 2026 under the scheme of the Dementia Frontiers Fund for a duration of two years, subject to successful annual assessments.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring key milestones and progress, and identifying and tackling procedural and administrative bottlenecks.
• Supporting the team in preparing deliverables and annual reports.
• Coordinating research service requests from third parties, overseeing correct payments, and liaising with the department’s budget control team for budget oversight.
• Preparing project paperwork, such as Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), contracts, and coordinating material and data transfer across participating study centres.
• Coordinating annual Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activities in collaboration with Radboudumc Alzheimer Centrum.
• Ensuring adherence to the award’s requirements and communicating with our funders — Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Place of work

This is an opportunity to work at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour in Nijmegen, a leading neuroscience research centre in Europe. Nijmegen is a vibrant city with a unique combination of historic character and a green environment.

Profile

This role would suit a highly organised and proactive project manager who is interested in joining a fast-paced and ambitious research team. Previous experience with human resource management, project administration, wet-lab, neuroscience, immunology or genetics is desirable.

This role requires a Master’s degree related to any of the above fields, as well as a good command of both English and Dutch. For an interested candidate there will also be ample opportunities to gain knowledge on brain ageing mechanisms and human genetics research.

Good to know

• This position requires a Certificate of Conduct (VOG).

We are recruiting for this position ourselves.