Strategic Project Manager – 80% to 100%

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Convinced that "everyone can make a difference", the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) have established an Innovation Centre with the aim of improving and evolving the hospital.

A unique platform for exchange, the Centre fosters collective intelligence by bringing together, valuing, and realising the best ideas from staff. Both a centre of expertise and a collaborative workspace, the HUG Innovation Centre (CI) offers a range of services to evaluate, support, nurture, promote, and enhance innovative ideas and projects from staff and HUG structures. As a laboratory for experimentation, a catalyst for change and participatory approaches, the Innovation Centre offers various ideal spaces for collaborative workshops or events.

A pioneer at the European level in the hospital environment, the Innovation Centre has evolved the intrapreneurship model by forging close links with the Patients Partners (PP) project. This close collaboration with the PP platform has yielded effects and benefits in developing solutions close to patient needs.

HUG is implementing its new institutional strategy 2026-2030 structured around five strategic axes. Research and innovation occupy a central place to energise research, innovation, and digital transformation.

Within this framework, flagship achievement 3.1 "Translational Research Programme" of axis 3 of the institutional strategy aims to better structure, simplify, and connect the entire research and innovation ecosystem to accelerate the transfer of scientific discoveries to clinical practice.

This programme will cover protection of time dedicated to research, better support for obtaining funding, dissemination and protection of results, as well as support for the transition from research to spin-off. Coordination between the various institutional actors supporting research will also be strengthened.

As Strategic Project Manager, you play a key role in the central management of flagship achievement 3.1.

Reporting to the Innovation Centre, the Strategic Project Manager is responsible for coordinating and operationally implementing this flagship achievement in collaboration with the programme’s reference managers and mandates. The position involves regular interactions with clinical departments, research laboratories, academic partners, and governance bodies.

You prepare and lead steering committees, coordinate working groups, and ensure overall monitoring of deliverables and expected indicators.

The deliverables are as follows:

Structuring and visibility of the research and innovation ecosystem

You coordinate the creation of a mapping of actors, services, infrastructures, laboratories, and processes covering the entire value chain, from fundamental research to valorisation and technology transfer.

You coordinate the development of tools to make these resources visible, accessible, and easily mobilisable by researchers, clinicians, academic and industrial partners.

Structuring of standardised pathways and processes

You analyse existing processes and coordinate the implementation of standardised procedures aimed at clarifying, harmonising, and accelerating translational research.

You notably coordinate the optimisation of administrative, ethical, contractual, and invention disclosure processes.

Strengthening support structures and improving coordination

You identify organisational bottlenecks and propose measures to strengthen research support structures.

You promote coordination between the various departments and entities involved in research, innovation, valorisation, regulatory affairs, partnerships, and funding.

You contribute to establishing clear and effective governance of the translational research ecosystem.

Development of protected time for research

You lead the implementation of an institutional framework allowing equitable access to protected research time. You participate in defining allocation criteria, monitoring mechanisms, and associated HR tools to promote the development of research activities.

Establishment of a translational committee

You set up a translational committee responsible for evaluating and supporting projects with high clinical, scientific, translational, and commercial potential. You develop a proactive scouting approach with laboratories and clinical teams to detect early projects with high clinical potential and commercial impact.

Funding, valorisation, and technology transfer

You contribute to strengthening access to competitive funding and resources necessary for project development, are responsible for designing processes and making them understandable for partners.

Development of a collaborative ecosystem and innovation culture

You structure and animate a research and innovation community bringing together experts, researchers, clinicians, academic, industrial, and institutional partners.

You encourage knowledge sharing, resource pooling, partnership development, and the emergence of collaborative projects.

You lead awareness and training actions on clinical research issues, intellectual property, technology transfer, and health innovation.

Structuring of research data

You contribute to defining the institutional strategy regarding research data. You collaborate with the Digital Transformation Directorate and ensure their availability to serve clinical, translational research, and innovation.

You hold a university Master’s degree, a Doctorate, or equivalent training in one of the following fields: life sciences; medicine; public health; engineering.

Additional training in project management is an asset.

You have proven experience in managing strategic programmes and complex project portfolios, ideally in an institutional or healthcare environment. You have solid experience in change management supporting organisational transformations.

You are recognised for your organisational skills and rigour. With excellent interpersonal skills, you know how to adapt your communication to various interlocutors, mobilise teams, and create engagement. Solution-oriented, committed, and passionate about agile and collaborative approaches, you actively contribute to transforming practices and strengthening excellence within the institution.

You have very good analytical and synthesis skills, and know how to formalise processes and identify simplification levers.

You have solid knowledge of:

the hospital-university ecosystem;
research funding mechanisms;
intellectual property and valorisation;
public-private partnerships;
issues related to research data.

You can monitor and report on several projects conducted in parallel and produce decision-support elements for management.

You have excellent writing skills, with a structured mind and critical thinking. You can move from operational detail to a consolidated overall vision. You demonstrate reliability, anticipation, autonomy, diplomacy, a sense of teamwork, and know how to interact with diverse stakeholders.

You are rigorous and deliver quality outputs with attention to detail. You communicate fluently on the progress of your activities. Your curiosity and learning ability allow you to explore unfamiliar areas and you do not hesitate to ask questions to those around you.

Working in a continuously transforming environment, you show great adaptability enabling you to meet challenges as they arise according to the Innovation Centre’s current situation.

More specifically, you possess excellent analytical and synthesis skills; change management; network and community facilitation.

Organisation, dynamism, creativity, proactivity, rigour, and autonomy are key qualities for success in this position. Furthermore, your positive attitude and good humour make you an asset to join the Innovation Centre team.

• Start date: 01.11.2026
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 80% to 100%
• Job classification: under evaluation
• Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract
• Application deadline: 04.09.2026
• Information requests: contact the Innovation Centre operational manager, centre.innovation@hug.ch

Your application must include a motivation letter, your CV, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Committed to fighting unemployment, HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.