Total 3 brand manager job vacancies in Education / Training category in Singapore

The Research Partnership and Grant Management Senior Manager/Manager supports both the Office of Business Development and Industry Engagement (OBI) and the Office of Grant Management in administrative, coordination and innovation efforts in the area of research partnerships and grant management at GIS.

The successful candidate will lead research partnership efforts to enable strategic partnerships with public sector parties in advancing GIS's mission and vision. He or she will also lead in efforts to identify and promote valuable intellectual properties and assets arising from GIS's research; and develop viable commercialisation pathways alongside teams from GIS's business development, Innovation and Enterprise, Biomedical Sciences Industry Partnership Office, etc.

As for Grant Management, the successful candidate will coordinate grant applications and develop strategies alongside GIS's researchers to improve chances of successful grant application. He or she will also organise training and coaching for early career researchers in their grant applications.

The candidate should demonstrate

1. keen acumen in determining valuable assets for industry,
2. good tenacity and people skill to discuss, develop and negotiate commercialisation plan with various stakeholder,
3. a good command of the written language with a keen eye for detail to forge collaboration framework
4. good administrative and management skills in ensuring processes are adhered to,
5. commitment to continuous improvement in streamlining and optimising processes.

The expected duties are:

1. Lead and organise legal documentation (i.e. NDA, MTA, RCA etc), including the drafting, review, discussion and negotiations with collaborators in accordance with A*STAR's guidelines.
2. Develop a network of institutional relationships with academic institutions, clinical communities, government agencies, grantors and internal A*STAR stakeholders.
3. Support and administer filing of technical disclosures and provide filing strategies for researchers.
4. Develop processes to support Technical Disclosure Showcase in engaging various A*STAR stakeholders.
5. Manage and track defined commercialisation plans for GIS? IP portfolio.
6. Track and compile periodic institutional KPI reporting for management review.
7. Support and administer publications.
8. Administration for pre and post award stages of competitive grants, including the review and submission of grant proposals, progress reports, etc.
9. Provide guidance to researchers to ensure compliance to various grant T&C.
10. Seek opportunities to enhance grant application processes through organising trainings and coaching for GIS's ECR.
11. Assist with other ad-hoc duties

Job Requirements

1. Degree in a scientific discipline related to GIS's core research areas
2. More than 5 years of industry or research experience.
3. Outstanding written, communication and administrative skills
4. Customer-oriented and a team player.
5. Excellent organisation and leadership skills.
6. A self-starter and problem solver who pro-actively tackles problems.
7. Self Driven
8. Ability to build and maintain long-term and short-term partnerships, and to identify and contextualise stakeholder issues and manage them in an appropriate manner.
9. Occasional travel may be required.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Data Management and preparation of statistical reports

• Status tracking, including collecting, analysing, summarising/dashboarding for regular reporting of proposals and awarded grants, technology disclosures and publications:
• Awarded Grants: Liaise with other offices (Finance, PMO, SIMTech IDO, ARTC BDO) to consolidate data
• Technology Disclosures: Liase within RDO to consolidate data
• Publications: Liaise with SIMTech and ARTC Divisions and A*STAR SERC Planning to consolidate and align data
• Consolidate statistics and provide regular reporting to SIMTech, ARTC and SERC
• Carry out periodic update of Staff List and Affiliations for up-to-date reporting
• Continuous improvement to enhance data capture and information flow across departments
• Management of RDO shared folders and archival of documents for Grants, Technological Disclosure and Publications

Digitalisation and Dashboards

• Update (as required) and maintain Power BI Dashboard for pipeline proposals
• Design and maintain Power BI Dashboard for Technology Disclosures and Publications
• Propose, develop, maintain, and automate process approval workflows for all RDO-related approvals

System maintenance and updates

• Own, update and maintain TD system including troubleshooting and updating of approval workflows
• Design, build and maintain S&A Knowledge Management System (connecting Research Personnel, Technology Disclosures and Publications)

Intranet Page and Portals

• Maintain RDO intranet page with up-to-date information on Technology Disclosures and Publications
• Set up and maintain lists for Scopus and Scival portals
• Support RDO activities and tasks, as required
• Cover other RDO job functions, as required

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

• Diploma or Degree in administration or science or engineering

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Meticulous and attention to details
• Good command of PowerPoint and Words functionality for reporting
• Good command of Excel and Power BI for data management and dashboarding
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge on research/technical terminologies
• Good communication, interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
• Able to multi-task and deliver results under tight timelines

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Innovation & Enterprise Fellowship Programme (IFP) seeks to grow the pool of deep-tech talent in Singapore with the capabilities to support the commercialisation of deep-tech research and bring nascent technologies to market. Targeting researchers, scientists, and engineers (RSEs), the programme aims to develop industry relevant innovation and entrepreneurial skills through both formal and on-the-job training.

At EDDC, our goal is to discover and develop novel therapeutics by working collaboratively with public sector and industry partners. EDDC now has an opening and is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled IFP Fellow in our Antibody Design group at EDDC. This is an eighteen-month on-the-job training programme that involves participation in and supporting inter-disciplinary and collaborative drug discovery projects. The successful candidate will be responsible to help enhance our antibody platform technologies. The position will provide an exciting opportunity to thrive at the intersection of technology and biology.

Responsibilities:

• Independently design and engineer innovative antibodies for therapeutic and technology-development applications
• Perform biochemical, biophysical, and functional characterization of antibodies with different modalities and specificity
• Collaborate with scientists from various therapeutic areas to ensure timely progress in research projects
• Analyze and present data in a clear and concise manner, demonstrating a good understanding of its implications in the context of drug discovery

Requirements:

• Degree or postgraduate degree in biology, biochemistry, chemistry or related disciplines with at least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience in molecular biology including design, expression, purification, biochemical/biophysical characterization of proteins
• Desirable experience in employing in silico approaches for antibody engineering
• Experience in flow cytometry-based and immune cell function assays
• Understanding of protein and/or antibody structure-function relationships
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks, deliver results within timelines
• Good written and oral communication skills, with meticulous record-keeping
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Experience in antibody technology and immunology-related research is a plus

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.