Innovation Consultant– Life Sciences&Health, Utrecht

We are looking for a Junior / Medior Innovation Consultant to strengthen our Life Sciences&Health team in the Netherlands. In this role, you will support innovative companies, research organizations, universities, hospitals, and startups in securing Dutch and European funding for impactful innovation projects. This includes programmes such as Horizon Europe, EU4Health, IHI, Eurostars, NWO/NWA-ORC, ZonMW, and Health~Holland.

You will work on topics such as biotech, medtech, digital health, therapeutics, diagnostics, and healthcare innovation. Together with colleagues and clients, you will contribute to the development of high-quality funding proposals, innovation strategies, and collaborative R&D projects.

In addition, you will support clients throughout the lifecycle of funded projects by advising on project management activities such as stakeholder coordination, reporting, compliance, and financial monitoring, as well as the exploitation of project results.

We are looking for a consultant with strong writing skills, a structured way of working, and the motivation to grow within an international innovation consultancy environment.

What are you going to do? Your mission is to help innovative Life Sciences&Health organizations turn strong ideas into successful innovation projects and funding applications. You will contribute to proposal development, project coordination, and client support while building expertise in innovation funding and consultancy.

Support the preparation and writing of Dutch and European funding proposals, translating scientific, technical, and business information into clear and convincing proposal content

Manage timelines and contribute to high-quality proposal submissions under tight deadlines

Support the coordination of collaborative innovation projects and multi-stakeholder applications

Conduct research on funding opportunities, market trends, and innovation ecosystems

Define project plans, impact strategies, work packages, and budgets together with clients

Support clients with the implementation and management of funded innovation projects

Collaborate closely with colleagues across different teams and disciplines

Contribute to knowledge sharing, service improvement, and long-term client relationships

Do you have any questions about this position? I’d love to tell you more about it! Please contact me.

What do we offer you?

Work on impactful innovation projects in Life Sciences&Health

Join an international and collaborative innovation consultancy

Learn from experienced consultants and sector specialists

Clear development path with strong coaching and growth opportunities

About you

Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Health Sciences, MedTech, Pharmacy, or a related field

1–5 years of relevant experience in consulting, grant writing, innovation support, research valorization, or project coordination

Excellent Dutch and English communication skills, both written and spoken

Strong writing, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder management skills

About us PNO Innovation is the leading innovation and funding consultancy in Europe. With our broad sector expertise, generative AI tools and more than 40 years of experience in national and European grants, we help give space to good ideas and make innovation happen.

PNO Innovation employs more than 600 professionals across offices throughout Europe: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the UK. What started more than 40 years ago as a student project in the Netherlands has grown into a European industry leader with a focus on creating sustainable impact.

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