Grant Writing Specialist
Opportunity to join a fast-growing startup and create massive impact by building the production system that will feed humanity with the next generation of sustainable seafood.
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At Umami Bioworks, we are pioneering cultivated, 'not caught' seafood by developing the production system for delicious, nutritious, and affordable cultivated fish, starting with IUCN Red Listed species that are difficult to farm and being driven extinct by human consumption. We are partnering with food producers to scale our cultivated seafood production system to provide people around the world with a stable, resilient, local supply of seafood free from mercury, antibiotics, microplastics, and ocean pollutants.
We’re on a mission to empower humanity to eat sustainably without sacrifice. We believe the only way to change how the majority of the world eats meat and seafood is to create real seafood - the most delicious, healthiest seafood available - without the environmental and animal welfare consequences of our current practices.
We’re a venture-backed biotech startup located in Singapore where some of the world’s smartest, most passionate people are pioneering a sustainable food future that is attractive and accessible to people around the world. We are united by our collective drive to ask tough questions, take on challenging problems, and apply cutting-edge science and engineering to create a better future for humanity. At Umami Bioworks, you will be encouraged to dream big and will have the freedom to create, invent, and do the best, most impactful work of your career.
Umami Bioworks is looking to hire an inquisitive, innovative, and independent Grant Writing Specialist to join our R&D team in India or work remotely.
About the role:
We are seeking an experienced and driven grant Writing Specialist to join the UMAMI team. The ideal candidate will have strong business acumen, be highly creative, and have a deep understanding of B2B models. This role requires someone who can identify and develop high-end market opportunities for our unique cultivated seafood technology, enabling our clients to produce cultured seafood cells for use in finished product applications.
Responsibilities:
- Landscape Analysis & Opportunity Identification: Conduct thorough research to identify potential grant opportunities & rank the best fits.
- Technology Understanding: Gain a deep understanding of our cultivated seafood technology, including its capabilities and limitations, to understand gaps and potential extensions for R&D grant opportunities.
- Grant writing: Lead the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals. Act as the owner of grant concept brainstorming and drafting of high-quality proposals.
- Grant lifecycle management: Act as liaison to all funding agencies and grant collaborators, maintain records and fulfill reporting requirements.
- Stakeholder management: Research 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.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to research, develop, and craft proposals and to prepare and submit grant applications.
Core Competencies:
- Grant writing and management: Knowledge of and experience with grant-writing and post-award processes to routinely deliver high-quality grant applications.
- Stakeholder management: proven ability to determine next steps, prioritize your work based on key objectives and deadlines, and coordinate stakeholders to deliver on schedule with minimal oversight.
- Innovative Thinking: Bring creativity and innovation to identify new uses and applications for our technologies and to assess potential problems such technologies could solve.
- Research: Strong skills in technical research to identify sources for background, map current state of the field, and shape internal thinking about high-potential approaches.
- Communication: Strong communication skills with proven capability with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Experience:
- B.S. in technical field (biology, chemistry, engineering, or similar), Master's degree preferred
- 2+ years of experience in grant writing is strongly preferred
- Experience with US grant agencies and processes is strongly preferred
- Department
- R&D
- Locations
- India R&D Center
- Remote status
- Hybrid
India R&D Center
In Return, We’ll Support You With:
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A competitive salary and benefits package
We offer competitive salary and benefits, including healthcare, paid time off, wellness benefits, and stock options -
A safe, supportive, and collaborative environment
We provide a collaborative work environment that encourages taking smart risks, setting ambitious goals, and taking initiative. We will challenge you to do your best work and provide a safe and supportive environment for you to do the best work of your career. -
An open and adaptive workplace
You will have the freedom to define best approaches to solving problems, both technical and organizational, without legacy overhead. We want the best ideas to win, not just those put forward by the most senior team members. -
Constant opportunity for growth
We believe that learning and self-improvement never stop. We will provide you with opportunities to learn new skills, mentorship from the leadership team, and the chance to explore interests beyond your core role. -
Impactful work tackling one of the world’s most pressing problems
We believe feeding 10 billion people sustainably while restoring our degraded biosphere is one of the most pressing, intractable challenges of our time. At Umami Meats, you will be actively working to make progress toward solving this problem every day.
Workplace & culture
You will work closely with our technical and business leadership to overcome a number of technical challenges to make a cultivated, sustainable food future possible.
You will work directly with other members of our small but growing team to do cutting-edge science and will have the autonomy to test new ideas and identify better ways to do things.
What We are Looking For:
- Above all, you’re mission-aligned: you want to apply your technical talents to building a more sustainable food system and a better future for humanity. Whether you’re driven by animal welfare, environmental protection, ocean sustainability, climate change, or something else, we all bring different perspectives to our shared mission.
- You’re proactive. You take initiative and think about the big picture.
- You’re inquisitive, curious, and have a growth mindset.
- You strive to be high-performing and want to work with others who will help you achieve peak performance.
- You’re kind, collaborative, and believe that you can learn something from everyone you encounter.
- You thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy “hacking” new and innovative solutions to pressing problems.
At Umami Bioworks, we are building a more sustainable food future for everyone. To achieve our goal, we strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we aim to serve. We believe that a diversity of backgrounds - and the confluence of unique perspectives it creates - drives innovation and helps us avoid blind spots, and we are building a culture that reflects these beliefs.
About Umami Bioworks
Umami Bioworks is cultivating the future of sustainable seafood by crafting delicious, nutritious, affordable cultivated fish that is better for our health, our oceans, and our planet.
Grant Writing Specialist
Opportunity to join a fast-growing startup and create massive impact by building the production system that will feed humanity with the next generation of sustainable seafood.
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