Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Support senior management in operational and strategic activities of the Nucleic Acids Therapeutics Initiative (NATi) Joint Coordination Office (JCO), including, but not limited to:
• Formulating and executing strategies to build industry-relevant capabilities and infrastructure.
• Managing positive relationships and ensuring effective governance of relationships with partners, including clinical and industry partners locally and globally.
• Ensuring good governance and management of funding and projects.
• Contributing to organisational budget planning process and liaising closely with resource management and business development teams to ensure accurate and robust budget monitoring against project plans.
• Provide leadership for project management team:

Define and implement the project management team strategy, standards and processes, and organisational structure in alignment with the initiative?s strategy.
Supervise, coach, and develop the project management team members, and ensure the appropriate competence level of all group members.
Manage the day-to-day activities of the project management team and provide performance feedback and goal setting.
Instil and promote project management standards and guidelines.

• Oversee the planning, execution and coordination of all projects.

Ensure post-project reviews are in place and include lessons learnt exercises which identify both positive and negative outcomes to be actioned.
Organise and lead regular review meetings with the project management team to track the progress of NATi projects.
Organise and lead regular updates on project status, including timelines, budgets, risks, and issues to the senior management.
Organise and lead regular meetings with the Cell and Gene Therapy Steering Committee and NAT Scientific and Business Advisory Board, or any other committees/boards as required.
Form good user relations by cultivating trust and building a good rapport with project teams, stakeholders, vendors and industry partners.
Provide strong leadership in a matrix environment to promote collaborative efforts among multi-disciplinary teams.
Manage and ensure effective communication across project teams, stakeholders, vendors, and industry partners.
Perform any other relevant duties as required.

Requirements:
Bachelor or Masters in life sciences, biomedical sciences, engineering or business management specialisation with at least 5 to 8 years of relevant industry and/or project management experience.
PhD in Chemical, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences will be advantageous.
Extensive project leadership / management experience and proficient in project management methodology, techniques, and tools.
Certification in Project Management (e.g. PMP, CITPM) preferred.
Experience in business process management and certification in Business Analysis (e.g. CBAP) will be advantageous.
In-depth knowledge of working principles in pharmaceutical industries. Experience in multiple clinical indications and/or therapy areas will be advantageous.
Outstanding writing abilities, oral communication, and presentation skills with a flair for engaging multiple stakeholders for outcome-driven discussions.
Ability to exert influence at multiple levels across the organisation with strong collaboration and persuasion skills.
Excellent interpersonal and conflict management skills.
Energetic self-starter with the ability to multi-task and take on concurrent projects.
Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to self-direct and flex between varieties of approaches projects, and priorities.
Willingness to take on required/necessary tasks beyond the job description.
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.
Type of Employment : Full-Time
Minimum Experience : 5 Years
Work Location : Biopolis