Job Description

What the role is:The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a department within the Prime Minister\'s Office, and we set the national direction for research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) by developing policies, plans and strategies; funding strategic initiatives that strengthen our scientific and technological capabilities, grow our RIE talent base, and achieve economic and national impact; and fostering RIE collaboration in Singapore and internationally. Strong, sustained support for Human Health & Potential is a cornerstone for RIE. Sustained investments in Human Health & Potential have enabled Singapore to build up a foundation of research capabilities across many critical disciplinary areas.What you will be working on:Responsibilities: \xe2\x80\xa2 Part of a dynamic team responsible for working with NRF management and HHP RIE agencies to plan, strategize and implement national innovation and enterprise (I&E) initiatives to plug gaps and catalyze value creation/capture; \xe2\x80\xa2 Engage the HHP community as well as other activities to foster closer links between the different segments in the HHP ecosystem to achieve NRF\'s national objectives and goals; \xe2\x80\xa2 Continual scanning of the technological trends, and research and development landscape pertaining to HHP, and the key players involved; and \xe2\x80\xa2 Support NRF management in the ongoing governance of the RIE programmes, including assessing post-award progress for the various projects under those programmesWhat we are looking for:Requirements: \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong tertiary (including postgraduate) education in Biomedical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Medicine, or related disciplines; \xe2\x80\xa2 At least 4 years of relevant working experience in an administrative/policy-making position, or strong interest in policy/strategy formulation; \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong data sciences skillsets, including analytical and project management skills, with a broad sense of perspective; \xe2\x80\xa2 Excellent inter-personal and communication skills (written and verbal); \xe2\x80\xa2 Independent, meticulous, organised, resourceful, able to work in a fast-paced environment and to perform under pressure; and \xe2\x80\xa2 A good team player and ability to collaborate well with othersAbout National Research Foundation:The National Research Foundation (NRF) was set up on 1 January 2006 as a department under the Prime Minister\'s Office. It was set up to perform the following: a) To provide secretariat support to the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), chaired by the Prime Minister; b) To coordinate the research of different agencies within the larger national framework in order to provide a coherent strategic overview and direction; c) To develop policies and plans to implement the five strategic thrusts for the national R&D agenda; and d) To implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies approved by the RIEC, and to allocate funding to programmes that meet NRF\'s strategic objectives.

National Research Foundation