Grant Writing Specialist

Bangalore - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

UMAMI is looking for an experienced self-driven Grant Writing Specialist to own our grant function end-to-end. You will identify the right opportunities build compelling cases that combine our science and commercial story write winning proposals and manage everything that follows an award. This role sits at the intersection of science strategy and communication.

Key Responsibilities:

Grant Landscape & Opportunity Assessment: Proactively research and monitor grant opportunities across US EU and Asian funding agencies. Evaluate fit against UMAMIs scientific roadmap and commercial priorities and maintain a pipeline of opportunities to pursue.
Proposal Development & Writing: Lead the end-to-end development of grant proposals from concept through submission. Translate UMAMIs cultivated technology into compelling narratives that articulate scientific innovation commercial USPs and real-world impact. Own the writing; produce clear persuasive submission-ready documents.
Science & Technology Fluency: Develop a working understanding of our technology platform. Use this knowledge to identify credible gaps and extensions that can anchor grant applications.
Grant Lifecycle Management: Manage grant lifecycle after award: liaise with funding agencies track milestones and deliverables maintain accurate records and fulfil all reporting requirements on time.
Stakeholder & Partner Collaboration: esearch and maintain a list of potential partners and collaborators both academic and industry for future grant proposals. Build relationships with these stakeholders to understand areas of scientific interest as well as unique technologies and approaches that could be applied to future grant proposals.

Requirements

What Were Looking For

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelors degree in a technical field (biology chemistry engineering or related); Masters degree preferred
2 years of grant writing experience ideally in a deep tech biotech or food innovation context
Hands-on experience with US and/or EU grant agencies and processes strongly preferred

Skills

Grant writing expertise Proven track record writing and managing grants through the full lifecycle from identification to post-award reporting.
Scientific comprehension Able to understand and accurately represent complex technical content; comfortable working directly with scientists and engineers.
Commercial awareness Understands how to frame innovation in terms of market opportunity customer need and business value not just scientific merit.
Communication & writing Exceptional written communication. You write with clarity precision and persuasion and can adapt your voice to different funders and formats.
Project & time management Skilled at managing multiple proposals simultaneously across different agencies and timelines with minimal oversight.
Collaborative working A team player who can pull together inputs from across the business and keep stakeholders aligned and on schedule.
Research skills Able to map a funding landscape assess the competitive field and synthesise background information to strengthen proposals.

Required Skills:

What Were Looking For Grant writing expertise Proven track record writing and managing grants through the full lifecycle from identification to post-award reporting. Scientific comprehension Able to understand and accurately represent complex technical content; comfortable working directly with scientists and engineers. Commercial awareness Understands how to frame innovation in terms of market opportunity customer need and business value not just scientific merit. Communication & writing Exceptional written communication. You write with clarity precision and persuasion and can adapt your voice to different funders and formats. Project & time management Skilled at managing multiple proposals simultaneously across different agencies and timelines with minimal oversight. Collaborative working A team player who can pull together inputs from across the business and keep stakeholders aligned and on schedule. Research skills Able to map a funding landscape assess the competitive field and synthesise background information to strengthen proposals.

Required Education:

Experience & Qualifications Bachelors degree in a technical field (biology chemistry engineering or related); Masters degree preferred2 years of grant writing experience ideally in a deep tech biotech or food innovation contextHands-on experience with US and/or EU grant agencies and processes strongly preferred

Key Responsibilities:

Grant Landscape & Opportunity Assessment: Proactively research and monitor grant opportunities across US EU and Asian funding agencies. Evaluate fit against UMAMIs scientific roadmap and commercial priorities and maintain a pipeline of opportunities to pursue.
Proposal Development & Writing: Lead the end-to-end development of grant proposals from concept through submission. Translate UMAMIs cultivated technology into compelling narratives that articulate scientific innovation commercial USPs and real-world impact. Own the writing; produce clear persuasive submission-ready documents.
Science & Technology Fluency: Develop a working understanding of our technology platform. Use this knowledge to identify credible gaps and extensions that can anchor grant applications.
Grant Lifecycle Management: Manage grant lifecycle after award: liaise with funding agencies track milestones and deliverables maintain accurate records and fulfil all reporting requirements on time.
Stakeholder & Partner Collaboration: esearch and maintain a list of potential partners and collaborators both academic and industry for future grant proposals. Build relationships with these stakeholders to understand areas of scientific interest as well as unique technologies and approaches that could be applied to future grant proposals.

Requirements

What Were Looking For

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelors degree in a technical field (biology chemistry engineering or related); Masters degree preferred
2 years of grant writing experience ideally in a deep tech biotech or food innovation context
Hands-on experience with US and/or EU grant agencies and processes strongly preferred

Skills

Grant writing expertise Proven track record writing and managing grants through the full lifecycle from identification to post-award reporting.
Scientific comprehension Able to understand and accurately represent complex technical content; comfortable working directly with scientists and engineers.
Commercial awareness Understands how to frame innovation in terms of market opportunity customer need and business value not just scientific merit.
Communication & writing Exceptional written communication. You write with clarity precision and persuasion and can adapt your voice to different funders and formats.
Project & time management Skilled at managing multiple proposals simultaneously across different agencies and timelines with minimal oversight.
Collaborative working A team player who can pull together inputs from across the business and keep stakeholders aligned and on schedule.
Research skills Able to map a funding landscape assess the competitive field and synthesise background information to strengthen proposals.