Pattern Geeks: Fundraising and Scientific Communications Intern

Fundraising and scientific communications intern

Company: PatternGeeks

Position type: Internship

Location: Remote

About PatternGeeks

PatternGeeks is developing a wearable earpiece for people with epilepsy that aims to help predict seizures before they happen. Our work combines wearable technology, EEG brain-signal monitoring, data science, and human-centered design to support people living with epilepsy and their families.

Role overview

We are looking for a fundraising and scientific communications intern to help PatternGeeks identify funding opportunities and communicate our technology clearly to non-technical audiences.

This role is ideal for someone interested in startups, health technology, fundraising, grant research, investor outreach, science communication, and visual storytelling. You will help research funding opportunities, support fundraising materials, and turn complex scientific or technical concepts into clear visuals and simple explanations for patients, families, investors, donors, advisors, and partners.

Responsibilities

1. Research relevant grants, pitch competitions, accelerators, fellowships, and startup funding opportunities.
2. Identify potential angel investors, health-tech investors, epilepsy-focused organizations, foundations, donors, and strategic partners.
3. Create and maintain a fundraising tracker with deadlines, eligibility requirements, application links, contact information, and next steps.
4. Help draft and edit grant applications, funding applications, donor messages, and investor outreach emails.
5. Support updates to fundraising materials, such as pitch decks, one-pagers, executive summaries, investor updates, campaign pages, and outreach materials.
6. Help turn complex scientific, medical, and technical concepts into clear visuals, diagrams, slide graphics, and simple explanations for non-technical audiences.
7. Research comparable companies, market trends, and funding activity in wearable health technology, epilepsy, EEG, medical devices, and AI.
8. Help organize follow-ups, meeting notes, outreach status, and application deadlines.
9. Work directly with the founder/team to prioritize the most relevant funding opportunities and materials.

Qualifications

1. Interest in startups, fundraising, health technology, medical devices, venture capital, grants, nonprofit/social-impact work, or science communication.
2. Strong research, writing, and organizational skills.
3. Ability to understand complex scientific or technical ideas and communicate them clearly to people without a science or medical background.
4. Strong visual communication skills, including the ability to create simple diagrams, infographics, or slide visuals.
5. Comfortable using spreadsheets, Google Docs, Notion, Airtable, Canva, Figma, PowerPoint, Google Slides, or similar tools.
6. Ability to summarize information clearly and keep track of details.
7. Strong communication skills and willingness to take feedback.
8. Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
9. Prior experience with fundraising, grant writing, investor research, business development, startup competitions, scientific communication, or visual design is helpful, but not required.

Nice to have

1. Interest in epilepsy, neuroscience, wearable technology, AI, digital health, or medical devices.
2. Experience with grant databases, accelerator applications, pitch competitions, or investor lists.
3. Experience with Canva, Figma, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Illustrator, BioRender, or similar visual design tools.
4. Experience writing concise, persuasive messages or application materials.
5. Interest in mission-driven startups and patient-centered innovation.

What you will gain

1. Hands-on experience with early-stage startup fundraising.
2. Exposure to health-tech fundraising, grants, investors, accelerators, and strategic partnerships.
3. Experience translating complex science and technology into clear visuals and plain-language materials.
4. Portfolio-ready work, including fundraising trackers, pitch materials, diagrams, outreach materials, and application support.
5. Direct collaboration with the founder/team of a mission-driven wearable EEG startup.