Job Description

About PRECISE PRECision Health Research, SingaporE (PRECISE) is the entity set up to coordinate a whole of government effort to implement Phase II of Singapore's 10-year National Precision Medicine (NPM) strategy. PRECISE is part of the Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation Singapore (CRIS) umbrella of research-related business entities.

Responsibilities

Industry engagement Engage with companies to understand their businesses – product/service offerings, technology needs, business strategy and R&D roadmap; Identify common trends and needs in relevant industry sectors; Promote the National Precision Medicine programme and the Singapore precision medicine ecosystem to overseas companies

Ecosystem engagement Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Singapore precision medicine ecosystem; Work with stakeholders including government and other public academic, research and clinical entities to drive enterprise and innovation efforts; Engage with Singapore's scientific and clinical units to understand their capabilities and relevance to companies and form connections for long-term public-private partnerships

Partnership development Identify partnership opportunities based on scientific and industry trends, national and economic imperatives; Develop deep know-how in structuring and negotiating collaborations or partnerships

Community development Develop and organise events among academic, clinical and business communities to share knowledge, inspire ideas and create collaboration and partnership opportunities

Strategy development Formulate and implement industry development and engagement and strategies for, but not limited to, local enterprises and start-ups

Other duties The Business Development Manager is expected to take on secretariat role for key PRECISE meetings, and assist in other ad hoc duties as assigned

Requirements

• Degree in Life Sciences or a related field; a postgraduate degree is preferred

• 2 - 4 years of working experience in biomedical, life sciences, pharmaceutical or biotech industry, or in a science-business role

• Good understanding of the technological and business trends in relevant sectors such as genomics and informatics, precision medicine, pharmaceutical and biotech, health and wellness

• Possess strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills

• Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills and ability to contextualise issues

• Resourceful, quality conscious, results oriented and a team player

• Able to identify and contextualise stakeholder issues, and manage them appropriately

• Willing, adaptable and flexible to take on required/necessary tasks beyond the job description