Funding & Research Partnerships Manager, NIH (Medical Imaging) (m/f/d)
NVision Imaging Technologies
Funding & Research Partnerships Manager, NIH (Medical Imaging) (m/f/d)
Your mission
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end development and submission of grant applications, with a primary focus on NIH R01 grants.
- Independently shape grant content, including specific aims, study design, methodology, and work plans.
- Work directly with internal scientists and US-based academic and clinical partners to define and align the scientific scope.
- Assess funding opportunities and drive early-stage grant development (concept definition, feasibility, timelines).
- Manage grant timelines, inputs, and submission processes with a high level of autonomy.
- Ensure full compliance with call requirements, formats, and review criteria.
- Coordinate responses to reviewer comments and resubmissions where applicable.
- Maintain clear, structured project communication across stakeholders.
Your profile
- PhD in medical physics, biomedical imaging, or a closely related field.
- Hands-on research experience with hyperpolarized MRI (HP MRI) is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of medical imaging and translational applications.
- Proven experience contributing to or leading NIH R01 grant applications.
- In-depth knowledge of the US research funding system, particularly NIH processes.
- Proven ability to work independently while collaborating closely with external partners, including advising and supporting customers in strengthening research proposals and grant submissions.
- Strong project management and excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
Why us?
- Attractive compensation package, including a competitive base salary and stock options
- Key role in a highly advanced and fast-growing startup company
- Impactful product promoting better understanding and treatment of cancer
- International team, from over 30 different nationalities
- Positive work environment with open communication and a collaborative mindset
- Remote working model
- 30 days PTO
- Flexible working hours
- Relocation support
- Health Insurance Plan, Vision and Dental
- 401K with a 5% employer match
Contact information
Any questions? Please contact:
Emilija Stojanovska
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
mail: careers@nvision-imaging.com
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
About us
NVision is innovating quantum technology with a unique approach - leveraging organic molecules to change lives for the better. Our platform spans from quantum signal enhancement that enables metabolic imaging today to quantum computing that could transform drug discovery tomorrow. Headquartered in Ulm, Germany, and backed by leading investors from the United States and Europe, we are now entering a phase of global commercialization and expansion.
With our POLARIS product line, we are extending the capabilities of standard MRIs to enable real-time metabolic imaging, transforming how diseases are detected, understood, and treated. Our work sits at the intersection of physics, engineering, chemistry, and medicine - translating cutting-edge science into clinical reality. We collaborate with leading academic and clinical partners worldwide, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Technical University of Munich, and the University of Cambridge.
At NVision, we believe transformative innovation happens when talented people from different disciplines work together toward a shared, meaningful goal. We are a global, multidisciplinary team of nearly 150 employees from more than 30 nationalities, driven by curiosity, rigor, and a commitment to solving complex challenges. Here, ideas are valued, ownership is real, and collaboration spans functions, disciplines, and borders.
If you are motivated by impact, thrive in dynamic environments, and want to contribute to something fundamentally new, NVision offers the opportunity to grow while building technology that changes lives.
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