We are looking for a person to join the Research Management of International projects team. The mission of this team is to manage and ensure the correct execution of the entity’s research and innovation projects funded from European or international grants.

The person will be in charge of managing research and innovation projects mainly funded with competitive grants from the European Commission (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, EU4HEALTH among others). She/he will be responsible of budget planning, monitoring the implementation of projects and ensuring compliance with legal and funding body regulations.

The projects will be mainly in the field of Health, and led by the research groups of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, located in Esplugues de Llobregat.

Job Description

• Work directly with the PI and with Funding Institution of the managed projects.


• Review and negotiation of Grant Agreement and Consortium Agreement.


• Review and negotiation of other types of agreements, such as Third Party or Subcontract agreements, services agreements.


• Economic planning, monitoring and follow-up of international projects. Budget planning at group level, considering all international funded projects of PIs.


• Assuring adequate use of resources and expenses according to the funder regulations.


• Economic reporting and audit management.


• Assuring compliance with internal procedures.


• Liaison with other internal related Units (Pre-award, Post-award of national projects, Finances, HR, etc).


• Attendance at conferences, information sessions and meetings of interest.

Requirements of the candidates

• Higher education in Management, or equivalent.


• Experience in managing research grants funded from the European Commission.


• Professional English

Added value:

• Experience in the Health sector.


• Experience managing coordinated projects.


• Experience in transversal issues such us: ethical/regulatory, IPR, Data management,

Personal skills:

• Autonomy and high degree of responsibility in the development of complex tasks.


• Analytical thinking oriented to problem solving.


• Constructive attitude. Proactive.


• Ability to work under pressure with deadlines and ability to prioritize tasks.


• Numeracy skills.


• Communication and dialogue skills at different levels (researchers and funders). User orientation.

What we offer

• Indefinite full time contract (37.5 hours) with a trial period of 4 months


• Starting date: as soon as possible


• Economic conditions according to profile and knowledge provided


• Location: Esplugues de Llobregat