• Oversee and set the strategic direction for R&D and Sales, ensuring alignment with company goals to drive growth and innovation.
• Develop and implement sales strategies to increase revenue and expand market share.
• Ensure R&D efforts focus on creating products that meet customer needs and market demands.
• Lead and foster a collaborative culture between R&D and sales teams to ensure seamless product development and market delivery.
• Collaborate closely with marketing, production, and operations to ensure timely and efficient product launches.
• Monitor sales performance, set objectives, and analyze results to continuously optimize the sales process.
• Manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for both R&D and Sales teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Establish strong relationships with customers and external stakeholders to gather feedback and identify new market opportunities.
• Manage R&D and sales budgets, ensuring cost-effective operations while maintaining quality and performance standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or a related field.
• A minimum of 10-15 years of experience in R&D and sales within a manufacturing environment.
• Fluency in Japanese to communicate effectively with Japanese clients and headquarters.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing teams with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of market trends, customer behavior, and the competitive landscape.
• Expertise in formulating and executing sales and R&D strategies aligned with business goals.
• Solid financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and strategic thinking skills.

Job Summary:

• Industry: Healthcare
• Working location: Novena
• Employment type: Permanent, full-time

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform learning needs analysis with internal stakeholders and recommend development interventions
• Develop and deliver skills-based and people capabilities training programs for the diverse family groups in the hospital
• Set up learning frameworks; propose high-quality interventions to support Organisational Health and Excellence
• Ensure training materials and curriculum are updated in a timely manner and kept relevant
• Develop and launch Train-the-trainer programmes
• Perform pre and post-training activities (e.g. training reports, post-course evaluation)
• Lead or be part of a squad to drive projects or initiatives
• Comfortable with various learning modalities and staying up-to-date with the latest learning development trends and best practices
• Monitor and review training programme effectiveness, success and ROI periodically and churn learning reports
• Ability to source, evaluate and adopt digital learning tools and software
• Fulfil any other roles related to training and general administration when required

Job Requirements:

• Degree in related fields (business, education, technology or healthcare)
• Full certification in WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training & Assessment (ACTA)/Advanced Certificate in Learning & Performance (ACLP)
• Minimum 8 years of experience in delivering stand-up classroom training in any industry
• Confident and effective presentation, training delivery and facilitation skills
• Skilled in driving influence and building rapport with decision-makers across all levels
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• A proven track record in driving agile L&D programmes, with the ability to prioritize time-sensitive projects and/or competing timelines.

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We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Registration No: R24123448 / EA Licence No: 12C6253

As a Training Centre Manager / Coordinator, you will be responsible for ensuring continuous planning for the training function, assigning proper instructors and classrooms for each scheduled course, and providing schedule changes for other departments in case of over schedule.

Reporting to Service Manager, you will be providing technical expertise to the overall EL services technical training curriculum (ABB active products, legacy ABB products, & AVO Training Institute).

Your responsibilities:

• Providing facility management & oversight of EL services training center within the functional and geographical area of responsibility. Ensuring safety & regulatory compliance in collaboration with Local HSE manager.
• Establishing pricing for courses and provides relevant date for use with proposals. Selecting, managing, and ensuring proper training of outsourced trainers.
• Planning periodic training for course instructors to ensure knowledge of current technical environment and solutions. Maintaining detailed record of the training courses attended by internal resources.
• In cooperation with the local HSE responsible person, ensures that HSE requirements as per ABB way are integrated and up to date in all business processes and applications used for trainings driven by the trainer.
• Ensuring (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guiding, motivating, and developing direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies.
• Developing /following technical curriculum developed by respective primary service centers for all active ABB & Legacy ABB products to support services training needs for both internal and external customers as per the local market demands.
• Developing technical content repository for training curriculums. This repository shall include training content (for both face-to-face and online/remote trainings), hands-on labs, & post course written assessments for both internal and external customer curriculum.
• Personally seeking “TRAINER” certifications of all ABB products. This will allow training for all global products to be conducted in the SG & reduce time & T&L for traveling to other primary service centers for training.

Your background:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Good Knowledge in MS Office
• Collaborative mindset with excellent written and oral communication in English.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health (GloW) aims to build a global research platform for transdisciplinary endeavours to address major health concerns over a woman's lifespan and across generations. Through its main hub in Singapore, the Centre will engage in multi-disciplinary research to promote women’s health, including a series of diet and lifestyle intervention studies.

Purpose of the role

The project coordinator/manager will play a key role in dietary intervention studies by actively managing and coordinating diet and lifestyle intervention studies in GloW. Responsibilities include performing administrative duties to ensure the studies’ success and compliance. The staff will work closely with Principal Investigators of intervention studies, collaborate closely with the research team, food service team, and other relevant stakeholders, as well as undertake other ad-hoc responsibilities assigned by the Centre’s Director as needed.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The staff will hold a few key responsibilities, including

• Recruit and interview study participants for the intervention study
• Provide administrative leadership for the trial, ensuring compliance with regulatory, ethics and governance requirements
• Train research assistants/research associates for the conduct of the intervention studies
• Maintain accurate records related to trial administration, participant interactions, and regulatory documentation
• Any other ad-hoc duties as allocated by the Centre Director

Qualifications

1. Possess a Master's degree (in Science or technology allied to food, health or nutrition, or relevant areas)
2. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
3. Excellent organizational and time-management skills
4. Sound understanding of the research environment
5. Adherence to high standards of professional integrity and ethics
6. Preferably with at least 6 years of relevant working experience for clinical research
7. Independence and adaptability in a fast-paced work environment, adept at working under tight deadlines
8. Commitment to the ongoing development of a positive organizational culture
9. Willingness to continuously learn and stay updated on skills and evidence-based medical information
10. Proficient in Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint), online meeting tools

Application

Remuneration will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Excellent leave and medical benefits by the National University of Singapore.

First round of application review will start on November 20th , 2024. Position will be closed on December 24th, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Applicants should email 1) a curriculum vitae; and 2) name and contact information of three references.

Job description – Digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in preventing and monitoring dengue and Covid-19: A comparative study of Singapore and other countries

Position: Research Assistant (Bachelor degree/Master level)
Contract: 4 months
Location: Singapore, CNRS@CREATE (NUS campus)

We are seeking a motivated Research Assistant (RA) to support a multidisciplinary project that investigates prevention strategies for dengue and Covid-19 in Singapore (https://www.cnrsatcreate.cnrs.fr/space/). The research emphasizes the transformative role of digital technologies and AI in public health management.

Tasks:

• Conduct literature reviews on the use of digital technologies and AI applications in public health, focusing on dengue and Covid-19 prevention, monitoring, and control.
• Assist with data collection through interviews with stakeholders (public health officials, tech developers, researchers) and through document analysis of government reports, policies, and relevant publications.
• Support comparative analysis of prevention strategies, focusing on digital technologies (mobile apps, AI, IoT, drones) used in different countries.
• Analyze secondary health data (e.g. dengue incidence rates, app usage statistics, etc.) and integrate qualitative findings from interviews.
• Assist in preparing academic manuscripts, policy briefs, and presentations.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's or Master's degree in public health, geography, urban studies, data science, or a related field.

· Experience with qualitative research methods.

· Strong interest in digital technologies, AI, and public health in Asia.

· Proficiency in literature reviews, data analysis, and report writing.

· Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative environment.

Preferred skills:

· Knowledge of health policies and urban public health challenges in Asia.

• Familiarity with research ethics, especially in relation to interviews or handling public health data
• Familiarity with Southeast Asian contexts, especially Singapore and neighboring countries.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is essential. Proficiency in additional languages spoken in Southeast Asia would be a plus, though not required.

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, effectively managing time, staying organized, and ensuring timely completion of tasks.

Additional information:

· The applicant must be based in Singapore and have the right to work there.

· The grade of appointment will be determined based on the candidate’s academic qualifications and years of relevant experience.

Application: Please send your CV, a cover letter, and one writing sample (e.g., academic paper, report) to elisabeth.peyrouxatcnrs.fr. In your cover letter, please highlight your relevant experience and explain why you are interested in this research project.

Application Deadline: 16 December 2024

Start Date: 2nd of January 2025

Job Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Research and Development Manager at Coval Technologies in Singapore. The Research and Development Manager will be responsible for leading R&D projects, managing research teams, and overseeing project execution. They will provide team leadership and contribute to the development of innovative nano coating technologies.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years' experience with track record in formulating / developing new coating products with commercial release.
• Experience working with solvent-based paint chemistry
• Leadership abilities
• Experience in paint additive chemistry
• Project Management expertise
• Experience in industrial coating performance standards such as ISO, ASTM., etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to drive innovation and creativity in a team setting
• Experience in nanotechnology or surface coatings is a plus
• Advanced degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, or related field preferred

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health (GloW) aims to build a global research platform for transdisciplinary endeavours to address major health concerns over a woman's lifespan and across generations. Through its main hub in Singapore, the Centre will engage in multi-disciplinary research to promote women’s health, including a series of diet and lifestyle intervention studies.

Purpose of the role

The project coordinator/manager will play a key role in dietary intervention studies by actively managing and coordinating diet and lifestyle intervention studies in GloW. Responsibilities include development, implementation and monitoring of meal plans, educating participants as needed, collecting dietary data, and performing administrative duties to ensure the studies’ success and compliance. The staff will work closely with Principal Investigators of intervention studies, collaborate closely with the research team, food service team, and other relevant stakeholders, as well as undertake other ad-hoc responsibilities assigned by the Centre’s Director as needed.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The staff will hold a few key responsibilities, including

(1) Intervention study coordinator:

• Recruit and interview study participants for the intervention study
• Implement methods for collecting dietary data, including detailed food intake records and compliance monitoring.
• Conduct regular assessments to evaluate participants' nutritional status and document any deviations from prescribed diets.

(2) Nutritional Intervention study monitoring:

• Monitor food/nutrient composition for meals developed for intervention study
• Collaborate with the research team to integrate nutritional components into the study design and ensure alignment with research objectives.
• Liaise and coordinate with the Food Service team, providing diet requirements, and assisting in menu and recipe development and analysis as required

Main Duties and Responsibilities

(3) Participant Education and Counseling:

• Provide individualized nutrition education to study participants
• Communicate complex nutritional information and address participants’ questions and concerns about their prescribed meal plans.
• Foster participant compliance by offering ongoing support and guidance, emphasizing the importance of dietary adherence to the research trial.

(4) Administration and Leadership:

• Provide administrative leadership for the trial, ensuring compliance with regulatory, ethics and governance requirements
• Maintain accurate records related to trial administration, participant interactions, and regulatory documentation

(5) Others:

• Any other ad-hoc duties as allocated by the Centre Director

Qualifications

1. Possess a Master's degree (in Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Science & Technology or relevant areas)
2. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
3. Excellent organizational and time-management skills
4. Sound understanding of the research environment
5. Adherence to high standards of professional integrity and ethics
6. Be a Registered Dietitian at Singapore Nutrition & Dietetics Association (SNDA) or other well-recognized Dietitians Association -preferable
7. Preferably with at least 6 years of relevant working experience with the application of nutrition or dietetics background

Qualifications

1. Familiarity with local and global cuisines
2. Independence and adaptability in a fast-paced work environment, adept at working under tight deadlines
3. Commitment to the ongoing development of a positive organizational culture
4. Willingness to continuously learn and stay updated on skills and evidence-based medical and nutrition information
5. Proficient in Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint), online meeting tools
6. Familiar with nutrient databases

Application

Remuneration will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Excellent leave and medical benefits by the National University of Singapore.

First round of application review will start on November 20th , 2024. Position will be closed on December 24th, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Applicants should email 1) a curriculum vitae; and 2) name and contact information of three references.

Duke-NUS embodies a strategic partnership between Duke University and National University of Singapore (NUS). It works closely with the Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) cluster which is a network of national specialty disease centres, hospitals and polyclinics, to advance medicine and improve lives through cutting-edge research and education. Together, Duke-NUS and SingHealth form an Academic Medical Centre that comprises a number of academic collaborations.

The Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) Programme at Duke-NUS is a centre of academic excellence for research and education on the organisation, funding and delivery of health services. The programme’ s focus is on public health and clinical service innovation in an increasingly complex and connected world. The selected candidate will work in Cardiovascular Health Research Services Unit established under the CArdiovascular DiseasE National Collaborative Enterprise (CADENCE) national clinical translational programme. They will perform a variety of activities relevant to the planned economic evaluations for health interventions and assist a team of health economists.

Job Description

• Perform data cleaning, handling and analysis
• Perform economic evaluations in healthcare (cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis or budget impact analysis) with guidance
• Assist in drafting research abstracts and manuscripts
• Assist in preparation of PowerPoint presentations to various stakeholders
• Conduct literature reviews to evaluate the potential value of health innovations
• Assist in preparation of evaluation reports for the health economics team
• Extract data from existing databases and published literature
• Manage projects from start to end with guidance (i.e. Develop research objectives and study design, perform data extraction and data collation, conduct data modelling, perform statistical analysis and engage and collaborate with various stakeholders)
• Support secretariat and administrative functions pertaining to the health economics team at HSSR

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline. Master’s Degree in Public Health is preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of working experience with quantitative data
• Adept at working with data, including processing raw data to visualise trends and deciphering patterns and ability to handle large data sets
• Experience in various quantitative research methods preferred.
• Experience or training in health economics will be beneficial.
• Experience with R programming language, and a willingness to learn more applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work in a team, with dynamic reporting lines and multiple stakeholders
• Able to work independently with limited supervision
• Action-oriented, highly motivated and target-focused

Training Analysis

• Conduct training needs analysis for Daikin affiliates, specifically in Applied Product/System & Control Solutions
• Work closely with affiliates and collaborators to understand their respective training needs and make constructive proposals to improve their capabilities

Training Management

• Training management, especially for Applied Product/System & Control Solution training

LMS

• Study , Plan and Develop of LMS
• Simplify LMS & create a hassle-free user experience
• Adopt feasible functions which catered to Daikin Training needs
• Any adhoc duties as assigned by HOD

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management / any related disciplines
• Experience in planning and implementing employee skill analysis, training needs analysis
• Well versed in LMS/ HRM systems e.g. Planning and developing training modules in LMS. Planning, designing, and building talent management systems
• Have basic knowledge of Applied Product/ HVAC/Control will have an advantage

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

We are looking for a Scientific Partnership and Alliance Manager. The role would be to support the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM) in new scientific initiatives with new or existing partners leading to answering grant calls, initiating new scientific consortiums and subsequent management of new scientific alliances.

The job scope will cover the following aspects:

Solicitation, networking and events

• Support the Director in reaching out to partners soliciting interest in partnerships
• Organise networking symposiums and discussion platforms
• Communicate with partners and align with partnership goals
• Match and track partnerships that lead to concrete projects

White paper

• Prepare white papers to launch new initiatives reaching out to partners soliciting interest in partnerships
• Discuss with research partners on contribution, requirements, deliverables and goals

Grantsmanship support, proposal crafting and post-award management

• Support Directors, PIs, and partners with proposal writing and collate preliminary data
• Work on references, editorial and proof reading
• Compile proposals with inputs on budget and CVs (working in partnership with I-FIM's research administrator)

Liaison with funding agencies and NUS Office of Deputy President for Research and Technology (ODPRT)

• Lead discussions with various funding agencies (Singapore and overseas) in securing funding for agreed research initiatives
• Collaborate with NUS and partners in setting up management framework of such research enterprise space
• Lead discussions on establishment of enterprise, space, budgetary matters, scope of research, deliverables and tracking

Management of partnerships that will involve agreements and resource planning

• Support Directors and PIs on agreements and documentation with partners (in collaboration with Admin Director)
• Work on resource planning and pledging on such agreements
• Work with NUS business office and legal counsels in crafting agreements
• Administer implementation of such agreements including reporting, invoicing, payments and cost recovery (where applicable)

Budget management and payment

• Oversee and regularly update equipment and maintenance budget and yearly procurement schedule to ensure timely utilization of allocated funds in every Financial Year of all external grant funding
• Ensure suppliers comply with terms and conditions and stick to committed delivery timelines. Engage with NUS procurement and legal teams on penalizing suppliers for extended delay in delivery.
• Perform grant virement as and when required

Project management

• Track performance of partnerships
• Write reports
• Joint conferences and symposiums
• Spring board to upscale enterprise and/or scope of alliances

Job Requirements

• PhD degree in Materials Science, Engineering or their equivalent from a reputable university
• Have at least 5 years of working experience in research administration and management
• Experience with grant writing and agreements
• Excellent command of English and communication skills
• Strong people skills

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is a leading public policy school in Asia, part of the National University of Singapore. Its mission is to improve governance in Asia, and improve lives for a sustainable world. Its faculty consists of accomplished scholars, educators, and experienced policy practitioners. The school offers several Master's degree programmes, a small PhD programme, as well as executive education programmes for policymakers in Asia and beyond.

The School and the University place strong emphasis on teaching and learning. To serve the educational mission of the School and the University, the Educator Track has been designed to bring together and support the career pathway of outstanding educators. Faculty on the Educator Track will be expected to teach as well contribute to the broader educational mission of the School. At more senior levels, they are expected to lead on pedagogical innovations and in teaching and learning matters. A research background in a primary disciplinary domain is valued. Scholarly research on pedagogy and teaching is a bonus, but not mandated. Although the NUS Educator Track is not a tenurable line, it has a route towards an Associate Professorship on an open contract, along with the possibility of funding for overseas conference travel.

The LKY School invites applications for the following full-time positions on the Educator Track:

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Public Finance & Budgeting (disciplinary field – Economics or Public Administration)
• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics or Advanced Methods/Tools, with an ability to teach R and Python preferred (disciplinary field – Public Administration, Public Management, or Public Policy)

Applicants for Senior Lecturer positions must possess a PhD degree as well as at least five years teaching experience and demonstrated impact in higher education settings. Candidates for Lecturer positions should have a PhD degree, and prior teaching experience in higher education settings would be advantageous.

The appointments of Senior Lecturer and Lecturer will be for an initial period of 3-5 years and 2-3 years, respectively, ideally beginning January 2025, with the possibility of contract renewal based on performance and the school’s teaching requirements.

Application

To apply, please provide a detailed resume and a cover letter describing your background and preparation for the position, your teaching interests, and your potential contributions to the school.

Interested candidates are encouraged to find out more about the National University of Singapore and the LKY School at www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg.

Required Documents

• Detailed curriculum vitae, including details of education, employment history, past experience of teaching and supervision, research activities (including publications) and achievements, honours and awards, and service accomplishments.
• Cover letter.
• Teaching statement.
• A teaching portfolio with sample classroom exercises and recent student or peer teaching evaluations.
• Three letters of reference.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.