Your responsibilitiesThe Innovation to Market unit at EIT Health designs and delivers a high-impact portfolio of funding programmes and support services that accelerate the development and market entry of innovative healthcare solutions, contributing to the transformation of healthcare systems across Europe. The unit serves a diverse ecosystem including start-ups, established healthcare companies, hospitals, and medical research institutions.
EIT Health is seeking an Innovation Manager to contribute to the design and delivery of programmes that fund and support the development, validation, and commercialisation of innovative healthcare solutions and technologies. Reporting to the Head of Innovation to Market, you will manage one or two programmes with pre-defined focus areas (e.g. in terms of innovation stage, healthcare applications, target audience) and oversee a portfolio of EIT Health-backed projects and ventures.
The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in innovation or acceleration programmes—preferably in healthcare—along with a strong interest in early-stage ventures and deep technology trends. You will thrive in a remote-first, fast-paced environment that values initiative, adaptability, and cross-functional collaboration.

Programme Management:
• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of Innovation Programmes, from conceptualisation and planning aligned with EIT Health’s Strategic Agenda to Call design, projectselection, contracting, and active portfolio management.
• Lead the promotion of programmes through targeted outreach, webinars, events, and communications, acting as a primary point of contact for applicants and supporting the conversion of leads into high-quality proposals.
• Coordinate evaluation and funding award processes, including eligibility checks, expert assessments, and due diligence, in line with EIT Health’s evaluation standards and financial sustainability criteria.
• Capture insights and lessons learned through structured reviews, contributing to continuous improvement of programme design and execution.

Project Portfolio Management:
• Coordinate onboarding and contracting processes to enabletimelyproject start-up.
• Serve as the main point of contact for funded projects,monitoring progress,anticipating risks, addressing execution challenges, and escalating issues to the Head of Unit when required.
• Manage ongoing monitoring and reporting processes,participating in regular project review meetings and tracking KPIs at portfolio level.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth grant and project management processes.
• Provide tailored advisory support to projects, connecting them with relevant EIT Health, EIT, and European ecosystem opportunities.
• Support post-funding monitoring of completed projects.

Thought Leadership & Team Collaboration
• Contribute to shared tools, best practices, and portfolio-level initiatives within the Innovation to Market team.
• Support dissemination and visibility activities, including success stories, publications, and award nominations.
• Contribute input to reporting, strategic positioning, and business planning for EIT Health, informed by programme and portfolio insights.

Your skills & knowledge
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Business, Health Economics, Innovation Management, Biomedical sciences).
• At least 5 years of professional experience in technology and innovation,gained within a company, consultancy, fund, or public–private organisation, with a strong understanding of product development, emerging technologies, and the European start-up and scale-up ecosystem.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder programmes or initiatives, with excellent project management skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with grant funding processes and European research and innovation funding mechanisms is a strong asset.
• Solid understanding of healthcare innovation ecosystems, includingkey stakeholders,regulatory environments, business models, and health technology trends; a medical or clinical background is notrequiredbut can be an asset.
• Strong critical thinking and learning mindset, with the ability to question assumptions, identify improvement opportunities, and contribute constructively to strategic discussions.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills in both internal and external contexts.
• Comfortable working in an agile, remote-first, and evolving environment.
• Full professional fluency in English, written and spoken.
• Willingness and ability to travel within Europe up to once per quarter on average.

What we offer
• We are a 100% “Remote First” company, hiring in Germany, France, Spain and Poland
• The possibility to join offices in various locations around Europe during business travel.
• Flexible working hours
• Straight forward internal communication, non-hierarchical structure, and freedom tooperatewith autonomy.
• A large and vibrant network in the healthcare sector, with exposure to high-level and senior representatives from key players and influencers.
• The opportunity to work on critical projects of European interest, contributing to improving the lives of citizens and patients.

About usEIT Health is one of Europe’s largest and most dynamic health innovation communities, dedicated to improving the lives of citizens and patients and strengthening healthcare systems across the continent.
Our mission is simple: to drive healthcare innovation and create positive societal impact across Europe. In a landscape marked by an ageing population, rising chronic disease, workforce shortages, and increasing pressure on healthcare budgets, our community serves as a catalyst, enabling creative thinking, cross-border collaboration, and evidence-based solutions that deliver real-world impact.
As a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), our pan-European network brings t