Project Business Development Manager, Biologics Pharma Innovation Programme (BTI)
A*star Research Entities
13 days ago
Posted date13 days ago
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Account Management and Company Engagements
Industry Outreach
Project Management
Technical Workshops and Grant Calls
Job Requirements
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-TimeWork
- Point of contact for all agreement related matters.
- Drafting of contracts, project related agreements (Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA), etc.) membership agreements for review and approval/signature in partnership with A*STAR HQ functions (Legal, I&E, etc.).
Industry Outreach
- Contract negotiation with new/existing members ? core and extended.
- Identify and engage potential members ? core and extended.
- Reach out and engage research community and extended members (current and potential) to expand the capabilities that BioPIPS can access to.
- Point of contact for companies.
Project Management
- Moderate, facilitate and schedule discussions with project stakeholders, including Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and the project team.
- Provide the overall oversight of projects and management of resources including budget.
- Ensure that all project management processes are adhered to by the project teams executing the projects.
- Ensure that project objectives are met, milestones are tracked, and outcomes are delivered, and spending is within budget.
- Ensure that grant sub-awardees comply to the A*STAR Grants Terms and Conditions and guidelines.
- Refine and continuously improve existing project management SOPs and workflows.
- Engage and manage stakeholders from the industry, research community and A*STAR to resolve administrative project issues.
- Responsible for developing the commercialisation processes/workflows.
Technical Workshops and Grant Calls
- Organise technical workshops with industry stakeholders to formulate problem statements for grant calls.
- Work with the stakeholders, industry representatives and research performers to analyse workshop output to form industry-relevant problem statements.
- Ensure end-to-end execution of processes (i.e., submission to award to project management/closure): liaise with research/technology themes for grant call review; launch grant calls and manage the review and awarding process.
- Facilitator for ART, TGT and workstream meetings.
- In addition to the role and responsibilities as described, the staff may be required to perform any other tasks and responsibilities as needed in the Programme Office.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor/Master's in Science or Engineering.
- Minimum 8 years' working experience, preferably in public sector agency, industry R&D and/or in a science-based business role. A background in programme and project management, business development, and grant administration would be an advantage.
- Have a broad vision of science and technology, able to handle diverse technical topics beyond one?s direct field of education and experience, with excellent awareness of emerging technologies and global trends.
- Effective and thoughtful communicator with outstanding writing, oral and presentation abilities with a flair for engaging multiple stakeholders for outcome-driven discussions.
- Energetic self-starter and problem solver who can proactively address any situation.
- Strong organisational, administrative, and operations management skills.
- Good strategic and analytical thinking skills.
- Resourceful and able to self-direct with minimal supervision, independently and in a team.
- Ability to prioritise responsibilities and multi-task.
- Collaborative team player showcasing strong interpersonal skills and the ability to thrive in cross-functional teams.
- The following competencies would be ideal:
- Ability to convince: ?pitch? to different audience his/her ideas.
- Able to identify and contextualise stakeholder issues and manage these challenges appropriately.
- Ability to expand sphere of influence: network, understand the local ecosystem and connect with the right people.
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-TimeWork
JOB SUMMARY
Project Business Development Manager, Biologics Pharma Innovation Programme (BTI)A*star Research Entities
Singapore
13 days ago
N/A
Contract / Freelance / Self-employed