The Nanomedicines for Therapy Group (NM4T) at IQAC-CSIC is seeking a motivated and proactive European Research Project Manager.
The selected candidate will support the scientific and operational management of two European collaborative projects focused on pancreatic cancer and will contribute to the preparation of new funding proposals for the NM4T group. The position offers an opportunity to work at the interface of nanomedicine, cancer research, advanced cellular models, artificial intelligence and clinical translation
The position will support two complementary European projects:
- CancerScan, an EIC Pathfinder Open project developing experimental and computational approaches to investigate treatment response in pancreatic cancer. The project combines multicellular tumor models, molecular profiling, medical image analysis, artificial intelligence and digital twins (2025-2028).
- Facilitate collaboration between scientific, computational, clinical and administrative partners, with active involvement in EU and national projects involving hospitals and clinical centers.
The selected candidate will also work with the IQAC Excellence and Internalization Office to identify funding opportunities and prepare new competitive proposals for the NM4T group in nanomedicine, cancer and advanced therapies.
Main responsibilities
- Monitor the scientific, technical and administrative implementation of CancerScan and NanoPanther, including work packages, milestones, deliverables, risks and dependencies.
- Coordinate the preparation of technical reports, deliverables, meetings, reviews, agendas, minutes and project-monitoring documents.
- Maintain regular communication with consortium partners, clinical centres, Project Officers and institutional administrative and financial teams.
- Support financial monitoring, amendments, data-management, ethical, regulatory, intellectual-property, dissemination and exploitation activities.
- Facilitate collaboration between scientific, computational, clinical and administrative partners, with active involvement in NanoPanther activities involving hospitals and clinical centers.
- Identify relevant European, national and international funding opportunities for NM4T in collaboration with the IQAC Office of Excellence.
- Contribute to the preparation of new proposals, including project concepts, work plans, consortia, budgets, impact pathways and exploitation strategies.
What do we look for?
Qualifications
- Degree or Master’s degree in life sciences, biomedicine, biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacy, nanoscience, materials science or a related discipline. A PhD will be positively valued.
Professional experience
- At least one year of professional experience in the management of European or international research projects. Alternatively, substantial (3-4 year) experience participating in European collaborative projects.
- Experience in cancer research, nanomedicine, drug delivery, biotechnology or translational biomedical research.
Competences
- Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of Spanish or Catalan is desirable.
- Strong organizational, scientific-writing and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple activities, deadlines and stakeholders.
- Proactive, responsible and solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Strong motivation to learn and become familiar with new scientific, clinical, regulatory and project-management areas.
What do we offer?
- An indefinite employment contract linked to externally funded research projects
- Full-time position at IQAC-CSIC in Barcelona.
- Expected starting date between December 2026 and January 2027.
- Gross annual salary of approximately €40,000 to €55,000, depending on qualifications, professional category and experience, and in accordance with applicable CSIC salary scales.
- Flexible working hours
- Possibility of teleworking up to two days per week after joining the group, subject to institutional rules and project needs.
- Travel and participation in European consortium meetings, project reviews and networking activities.
- A multidisciplinary and international working environment involving academic, clinical, computational and industrial partners
- Professional development in European project management, clinical translation, competitive funding and research strategy.
How to apply?
Interested candidates should send the following documents to ibane.abasolo@iqac.csic.es with the subject “European Research Project Manager”:
- CV.
- Motivation letter (1 page max)
- If possible, contact details of two referees
Deadline: 15 October 2026