Programm Manager – NEURA Research Programm (human)

The role

The Programme Manager owns research projects under the NEURA research programme end to end. This person translates business objectives into deliverables and coordinates funded projects to build Physical AI capabilities on the MiPA robot.

What you will do

• Act as the single point of contact for all funded projects and manage interfaces between external leads and internal teams
• Run project kick-offs and set up cooperation agreements, milestones and reporting cycles
• Track progress, budgets and deliverables across the full project portfolio
• Anticipate risks early and develop mitigation plans
• Coordinate NEURA's contributions including MiPA robots, robotic hands, Gym access time and Neuraverse access
• Own the operating model including weekly execution reviews and monthly management reviews
• Connect project results with product and engineering teams
• Manage IP, publication and dissemination topics
• Build the programme community through partner events, demo days and showcases
• Improve programme processes and tools

Required qualifications

• University degree in engineering, computer science, natural sciences or business, or a comparable qualification
• At least 8 years of experience managing research, funding or innovation programmes with several partners
• Hands-on experience with project controlling: milestones, budgets, reporting and risk management across a portfolio of projects
• Good technical understanding of robotics and AI
• Confident communicator
• Fluent English, written and spoken

Nice to have

• Experience with public funding schemes (e.g. Horizon Europe, BMBF/BMFTR, state programmes) or industry–academia cooperations
• Knowledge of cooperation agreements, IP and publication rules in research projects
• Background in Health Care, Retail or Hospitality
• German language skills

Benefits

• A visible key role in one of Europe's largest industry-funded Physical AI research programmes
• Direct access to leading universities, institutes and startups
• Close cooperation with management and the NEURA Research Board
• Hands-on work with MiPA, the Neuraverse and the NEURA Gym
• Room to shape the programme and the next calls
• Flexible working hours
• Option of partial remote work
• An international team

About the company

neura-robotics-gmbh is a fast-growing robotics company.