Senior Officer / Assistant Head (Biomedical Sciences Industry Partnership Office), 3 year renew[…] Permanent

We’re looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.

• Networks – Develop a network of relationships with the academic research and clinical communities, as well as industry partnership and technology transfer offices in Singapore.
• Project development and implementation – identify the right research partners in the Singapore research community for meetings with Company visitors, participate in meetings, submit proposals for collaboration, assist Singapore researchers in putting together their research plans/proposals, provide relevant feedback, and support contracting/financing discussions for specific project agreements where necessary.
• Regular communications with company and other government agencies – ensure that developments at ground-level around established collaborations are fed back to the relevant government agencies as required.
• Troubleshooting – identify potential issues that may arise in the project development/implementation stages, mediate between different institutions and the company to ensure expectations are aligned, and troubleshoot administrative and policy matters amongst the Singapore entities where appropriate.
• Assist in organizing key events such as symposia, roundtable meetings, etc.

• Minimum 3 years of working experience in Healthcare and Biomedical Sciences or Medical Technology; with a background in research, clinical research/development, product development or technology commercialization. Prior industry experience will be favourable considered.
• Broad vision of science and technology, able to handle diverse technical topics beyond one’s direct field of education and experience, and awareness of emerging fields. Able to appreciate and quickly understand new technologies and provide market assessment and their potential to be applied in different business contexts
• Resourcefulness and ability to work independently with minimal supervision, independently and in a team
• Able to analyse topics and situations; and make judgements and recommendations
• Effective and thoughtful communicator
• Willing, adaptable and flexible to perform required/necessary tasks beyond the job description
• A self-starter and problem solver who pro-actively tackles problems.