Ms. Vink is the director of the Smart Health Tech Center (SHTC) of Erasmus MC. SHTC focuses on the integration, development, testing and validation of technologies for health and healthcare. SHTC contributes to advancements in healthcare technology, enabling better patient outcomes and improving the overall healthcare landscape. In addition to her role at SHTC, Ms. Vink is also the Director of Research Development Office (RDO) of Erasmus MC. RDO offers a range of funding application-related services for research, innovation and education to promote (inter)national cooperation and financing. Ms. Vink is one of the co-founders of the Netherlands Women’s Health Research and Innovation Center at Erasmus MC, which was officially opened at the 7th of March 2025. Before Ms. Vink joined Erasmus MC in 2016, she was Business Director of the UNESCO-IHE Water Institute in Delft. Before that, from 2007 onwards, she worked as Special Advisor & Program Manager EU / Government relations at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Until then, she was Head of the Technical and Scientific Attaches Network of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands. Prior she worked as senior policy advisor European research and technology policy for the Ministry of Economic Affairs. She also worked as Director Liaison Office at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and as a research and training advisor for the United Nations (FAO & UNHCR).
In addition to her job at Erasmus MC, Ms. Vink advised the Netherlands AI Coalition (NLAIC) on European Affairs and UN Women Netherlands on Public Affairs. Ms. Vink is also a board member of UN Women Netherlands.