Program manager EAISI - Health

Position

Non academic staff (supporting staff)

Irène Curie Fellowship

No

Service(s)

Research Support and Valorization

Institutes and others

EAISI - Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute

Reference number

V19.6419

Work environment

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is one of Europe’s top technological universities, situated at the heart of a most innovative high-tech region. Thanks to a wealth of collaborations with industry and academic institutes, TU/e’s research has real-world impact. TU/e has around 3,000 employees and 2,300 PhD students (half of which international, representing about 70 nationalities).
Our university is at the heart of society: TU/e focuses in education and research on complex, societal challenges such as Energy, Health and Smart Mobility.

The Eindhoven Artificial Intelligent Systems Institute (EAISI) was established in the summer of 2019 as a cross-departmental institute. It has a staff consisting of a program acquisition team, a team focusing on (inter)national positioning, and a scientific team. It builds on the strengths of AI research in the Data Science Center Eindhoven), the High-tech Systems Center, the strategic area Smart Mobility and ongoing collaborations among TU/e researchers.

EAISI aims to develop AI-technology for real-time autonomous decision-making, which has a direct impact on the real world focusing on the application areas of health, mobility and high tech industry. Using our traditional strengths in systems engineering and our close ties with industry, TU/e wants to jumpstart the shift towards a next generation machine-data driven intelligence, which is intimately connected to the open world through: 1) data and algorithms, 2) humans and ethics, and 3) engineering systems. In other words: EAISI aims to make machines intelligent and to improve the development of meaningful technical solutions to societal challenges, via high-tech systems and robotics. This way TU/e aims to significantly speed up the AI transition

Visit the website for more information  www.tue.nl/ai .

The Research Support Office (RSO) is the central Research Support Office of TU/e and is consists of a small, close-knit team of professionals who support the scientific staff in applying for European and national grants for research. The RSO team further consists of research funding advisors, grant consultants, corporate lawyers, and project managers.

As Program Manager EAISI you will be embedded in the RSO and from there be allocated to work for EAISI. You will become part of a team of program managers and research support staff for other TU/e institutes such as EIRES, ICMS, and EHCI. This allows knowledge exchange and team building with colleagues with a similar role, albeit for a different institute. At the same time, you will be integral part of the EAISI program board and will have a physical location (office space) mainly in the institute.

The activities include:

Activities for the development of the TU/e Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute:

• Identifying promising national and European calls in relation to our mission and TU/e’s strength, forming consortia and managing the proposal writing process.
• Drawing up scientific and industrially relevant AI research programs, together with TU/e researchers and industrial parties.
• Be an active member in relevant (NL and EU) networks (Public Private Partnerships, Associations and Thematic working groups), both to influence them, as well as to have an early view on upcoming possibilities.
• Initiate projects with industry and TU/e researchers and supervise acquisition projects.
• Initiate and (co-) organize Artificial Intelligence related symposia, workshops and master classes.
• Consortium formation in the field of Artificial Intelligence, including financing from the business community and research subsidy programs.
• Exploring new research ideas and supporting researchers in clearly articulating problems, approaches, solutions and impact in project proposals or business contracts.

We are searching for an experienced Program Manager for the Health area. You’re the expert on acquiring AI research funding, developing new projects and consortia. In addition, you are able to establish a connecting role towards (potential) partners in the broad field of health/MedTech (with a focus on AI and Data). You know the rules and regulations imposed by the various funding organizations, you have built up (or are able to build) a network of relevant academic and non-academic contacts and you know how to collaborate with academics. Your expertise enables you to match interesting opportunities with innovative ideas. Together with the researchers, you explore new research ideas, and support them in clearly articulating problems, approach, solutions and impact in project proposals or business contracts.

The program manager will initiate and organise the setup of new projects and consortia in the field of artificial intelligence in the EAISI application area Health/MedTech. You have excellent communication and social skills, and initiates/facilitates the dialogue between the different teams and stakeholders. You are well-versed in the scientific world and seek the interfaces of disciplines to extract and embed new innovative research topics in the research agenda. You know the (research & development) agendas of different parties in health (government, insurers, hospitals, companies etc.) as well as the relevant National and European roadmaps from the research framework program.

We are looking for excellent candidates that meet the following requirements:

• A MSc or PhD degree level in e relevant field.
• >5 years of comparable work experience, e.g. in industry, a research institute or an academic or applied science university; preferably in in data science/ AI preferably in health.
• A proven track record in defining and attracting innovative research projects and funding in international consortia, for collaboration projects in national and European research funding programs.
• Affinity with academic research.
• Excellent communication & networking skills (written and oral).
• Extensive external network in national and international innovation and research networks with various cultural backgrounds and ability to maintain and pro-actively develop further the external network.
• Ability to connect the academic world and international external network resulting in well balanced consortia for successful research proposals.

We offer a 0,8-1,0 fte employment position with a gross month salary in the range of 4.814,- and 6.181,- (scale 12) based on your education and experience. Besides that, we offer an annual holiday allowance of 8%, an annual end of the year bonus of 8,3%, a total of 41 days of paid holiday leave and a broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical infrastructure, savings schemes, and excellent sports facilities).

For more information about the content of this vacancy you can contact Paul Merkus,
Head Research Support Office TU/e telephone 06-10467492 or Patricia Jaspers,
Managing Director EAISI - telephone 06-38852540.

If you have any questions regarding the application procedure, please contact HR Services,
040 – 247 3306 / 4147 / 5705, email: HRServices.SupportUnits[at]tue.nl.

Information about the employment conditions can be found here .

Application

You can respond to this vacancy via our application page www.tue.nl/jobs by clicking on the button “Solliciteer op deze vacature/Apply for this job”. We do not respond to applications that are sent to us in a different way. You can upload a maximum of 5 documents of 2 MB each.

If you are interested in working in an exciting, dynamic, high-tech environment, where you contribute to the creation of the society of the future, then please apply as soon as possible. The selection of the applicants will take place immediately after receipt, the final closing date of the vacancy is March 31, 2023.

Acquisition as a result of this advertisement is not appreciated.