About ClavystBio
ClavystBio is a life sciences investor and venture builder set up by Temasek to accelerate the commercialization of breakthrough ideas into health impact.
We invest and partner with innovators, entrepreneurs and founders to launch and grow global companies from Singapore. Our focus spans therapeutics, digital health and MedTech, with an emphasis on first-in-class science and technology.
Our collaborative space, Node 1, provides plug-and-play spaces for ventures that have graduated from incubators to progress to their next milestones. By bringing startups together, we foster a vibrant and supportive community.
Since our inception in 2022, ClavystBio has committed over US $220 million in investments in the life sciences sector.
For more information, please visit https://www.clavystbio.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn.
Job Summary
The Vice President and Expert-in-Residence (EIR) will work closely with partner academic and research institutions to identify novel academic drug discovery opportunities suitable for investor support, with a view to create and grow innovative new biotech companies in Singapore.
Key Responsibilities
Project Applications
* Provide support to research institutions in drafting project applications
* Work with PIs to determine project milestones (i.e. technical milestones that need to be fulfilled as part of tranched funding), resources required (i.e. requirements from CRO/CDMO, PIs or third-party vendors), and budget for the project (i.e. funding tranches)
* Coordinate with research institutions for IP due diligence as part of project applications including, but not limited to, potentially performing informal searches related to patentability and freedom to operate to ascertain and minimise risk
* Review all project applications and perform the initial triage of applications to identify appropriate ones to be shortlisted for the Joint Steering Committee’s review
* Organise shortlisted project applications for review by the Joint Steering Committee
Funded Project Management
* In consultation with CRO/CDMO, provide advice on milestones required to progress studies towards drug development
* Monitor and track project milestones and resource requirements
* Provide funding vehicle with regular updates on funding requirements, including notifying funding vehicle upon completion of project milestones for release of the next tranche of funding for funded projects
* Oversee progress of funded projects, including progress of the project team, budget, working with PIs to guide the developments of the funded project, reporting funded project deviations from plan
* Prepare annual progress reports of the funded projects for the Joint Steering Committee’s review
* Work with PIs to prepare the final report for each funded project for the Joint Steering Committee’s review
* Keep abreast of IP developments for funded projects, including, but not limited to, refreshing any informal freedom to operate or patentability searches
Lead the Collaboration Committee
* Organise and lead the annual Collaboration Committee meeting, including developing meeting agenda and meeting materials
Project Sourcing
* Manage and maintain a log, documenting the projects under review and the status of interactions with the various research institutions, TTOs, and Principal Investigators (PIs)
* Actively source for projects within research institutions with a goal to engage at least 20 PIs/projects annually
* Organise and/or participate in outreach sessions with PIs/research institutions to publicise the program and its objectives
* Develop and maintain good working relationships with PIs and TTOs
* Organise at least quarterly meetings with each of the TTOs to discuss potential projects/PIs of interest
Timely Reporting Monitoring to Joint Steering Committee
* Organise and lead the Joint Steering Committee meeting (once every quarter), including developing meeting agenda and meeting materials
* Present updates on funded projects at the Joint Steering Committee quarterly meetings
* Engage with each partner that is part of the funding vehicle for informal catch-up sessions regularly
Candidate Profile
* Advanced degree such as Ph.D. in a life sciences field or Medical degree is required
* At least 15 years' of relevant pre-clinical/drug development and discovery experience, with project management experience in the pharma/biotech/CRO industry
* Strong knowledge and network with global CROs/CDMOs
* Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders
