Collaborative Innovation Manager

Permanent employee, Full-time · Netherlands

Your mission

Connect innovation, funding, and impact.

You will be the driving force connecting innovation, collaboration, and grant funding.
You’ll identify and shape opportunities for EU and US collaborative projects, build strong relationships across industry and academia, and translate ideas into winning multi-partner proposals.
Once funded, you’ll ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and in full alignment with our clinical and product development roadmap. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on coordination – ideal for someone who thrives on bridging science, technology, and partnerships in a mission-driven company.

Your Responsibilities

Map the collaborative funding landscape across EU and US programs, identifying opportunities aligned with Salvia’s roadmap.
Develop competitive proposals, including storyboarding, consortium building, budgeting, and risk management.
Coordinate ongoing projects with partners, track milestones, ensure compliance, and prepare high-quality technical and financial reports.
Collaborate with R&D and Clinical teams to identify new collaboration opportunities in future product generations, digital health, and clinical research.
Represent Salvia in consortia and innovation networks, keeping internal stakeholders aligned on scope, risks, and outcomes.
Maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities with clear go/no-go recommendations.
Manage current projects such as XECS, IHI, EICA, Chips JU, OP-Zuid, and Eurostars, ensuring timely coordination and reporting to agencies including RVO, Stimulus, and the EU.

Your profile

MSc or PhD inEngineering, Biomedical Sciences, ora relateddiscipline.
Proventrack recordingrant acquisition, networking, and multi-party project management.
Familiarity with programs such asIHI,Xecs,Eurostars, NIH, Chips JU, and regional/national schemes.
Strong communicator and relationship builder, able to translate complex ideas into clear, persuasive proposals.
Structured, proactive, and passionate about driving innovation in healthcare technology.

Nice to have:

Experience with implantable medical devices, digital health, or clinical studies.
Prior collaboration with funding agencies such as RVO, Stimulus, or the European Commission.

Why us?

Work at the intersection of science, engineering, and collaboration–accelerating innovations that can change lives.
Be part of a multi disciplinary team pioneering a new generation of neuromodulation therapies.
Contribute directly to strategic growth and funding success at a high-impact MedTech company.
Join our open, purpose-driven culture at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, where ideas turn into breakthroughs.

Do you have questions?

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About us

At Salvia BioElectronics, we are on a mission to empower people with migraine to reclaim their lives. We are pioneering a breakthrough therapy to transform chronic migraine treatment.

MySalvia Therapy features an ultra-thin, unnoticeable implant designed to calm key nerves involved in migraine, activated with a simple tap on a small wearable device. Built for everyday life, it is developed to deliver drug-free relief without compromise. So, millions of people with migraine can live life, uninterrupted.

Founded and headquartered at High Tech Campus Eindhoven, the heart of the Dutch Brainport region, Salvia brings together skilled device makers and entrepreneurs with extensive experience in medical devices and neuromodulation. Active in the United States, Europe, and Australia, Salvia is advancing clinical development with the support of leading investors.

What sets us apart is our ambition and our purpose: we are building solutions that make a real difference in patients’ lives. At Salvia, you’ll find a team-driven culture, room to grow with the company, and the opportunity to contribute to meaningful technologies every day. We put people first, guided by a patient-first ethos and strengthened by a diverse team that is 40 percent female and 18 nationalities strong, working together to drive inclusive innovation.

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