Total 4 Director/C-Level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in PASIR GUDANG

Scope of Responsibilities and Deliverables 

1. Oversees and coordinates ecosystem activities for quantum computing and technologies:

1. Supports the Executive Director of the National Quantum Office in developing and executing a go-to-industry strategy that will support the growth of a vibrant quantum ecosystem in Singapore.
2. Leads the National Quantum Office’s response to key companies interested to deepen collaboration on Quantum with our national-level quantum programmes such as the National Quantum Computing Hub, and coordinate with the Singapore’s ecosystem to secure stakeholders’ support.
3. Maintains a positive and productive relationship with partners, resolving partnership and technical issues on behalf of the Executive Director.
4. Provides industry domain expertise and advice to the Executive Director on industry and enterprise development aspects for quantum technologies.
5. Represents the Executive Director at various stakeholder platforms on ecosystem development matters.

Requirements

1. At least 10 years of working experience in a similar capacity, with background in science or engineering and an understanding of quantum technologies.
2. Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills for good relationship management.
3. Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities
4. Resourceful and independent
5. Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

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.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal. Please note your application will only be processed if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

NUS Career Portal link: https://careers.nus.edu.sg/job/Deputy-Director%2C-Clinical-Imaging-Research-Centre/31069-en_GB/

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for Deputy Director in the Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. It is equipped with on-site capability for the preparation of PET radiopharmaceuticals in a state-of-the-art GMP-certified facility. CIRC is positioned to support both academic and industry led clinical research programs, with dedicated clinical imaging facilities area advanced modalities of PET-CT and PET-MRI. For more details on what we do, do visit https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/circ/. The mission of CIRC is to provide a shared state-of-the-art national resource for translational molecular imaging research, to foster collaborations between scientists and clinicians and to support the development of human capital. The applicant plays a key role in our pursuit to being a leading centre for advanced clinical imaging research and to drive the development and translation of imaging biomarkers to clinical practice. She/he serves to lead and manage the operational functions of the radiopharmaceutical research centre, ensuring efficient day-to-day activities, regulatory compliance, and resource optimization, while driving strategic projects and identifying revenue generating opportunities to support innovation, growth, and translational impact of the centre’s research outputs.

 
Appointments will be made on a two-years contract basis with the possibility of extension. 

Operational Excellence and GMP Facility Oversight

• Provide executive oversight of the GMP Cyclotron and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing operations, ensuring capacity planning, uptime, and product release reliability.
• Set and enforce standards for scheduling, preventive maintenance, deviation management, change control, and batch record integrity.
• Optimize end-to-end workflows spanning production, QC/QA, logistics/distribution, and clinical imaging utilisation to meet performance, quality, and financial targets.

Research Enablement and Scientific Coordination

• Partner with PIs and cross-departmental teams to identify and prioritise translational opportunities; ensure operational readiness for complex studies.
• Oversee scientific operations support: experimental planning, method transfer, process scaling, workflow optimisation, and technical troubleshooting.

External Partnerships, Business Development, and Translational Impact

• Build and manage strategic partnerships with industry, hospitals, and regulatory bodies to expand CIRC’s footprint and impact.
• Lead business development, service contracting, and pricing strategies for GMP products and imaging services; identify new revenue streams.
• Support grant development, IP strategy, and potential commercialization pathways for imaging biomarkers and radiopharmaceutical innovations.

Regulatory Compliance, Quality, and Audit Readiness

• Ensure full compliance with local and international standards and relevant ISO frameworks.
• Maintain a robust Quality Management System.
• Ensure perpetual audit readiness and strong regulatory relationship management.

Financial Stewardship and Resource Optimisation

• Own operational budgets, forecasting, and financial controls; ensure cost-effectiveness and return on investment for strategic initiatives.
• Optimise procurement, inventory, and vendor contracts; implement data-driven resource allocation and pricing to meet margin and mission goals.

People Leadership and Culture

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing multidisciplinary operations team.
• Drive a safety-first, accountable, and collaborative culture

The Biomedical Data Hub (BDH) curates and maintains strategic deidentified health data cohorts and supports researchers and innovators with expertise in bioinformatics and A.I. Its mission is to act as a trusted research node that unlocks the value of digital health data to support cutting edge science and digital health solutions that will benefit Singapore and Singaporeans. BDH is a national initiative created by Singapore's Bioinformatics Institute and hosted by the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) in partnership with Ministry of Health (MOH) Singapore and is funded by Singapore's National Research Foundation (NRF). 

Description:

As Senior Manager / Assistant Director - Partnerships and Product, you are responsible for shaping BDH's product and services offerings. Your ability to deeply understand user needs, both stated an unstated, and translate those into technical requirements are critical to your success. You also possess excellent judgement when it comes to prioritizing the product and services development pipeline. 

You are a systems thinker and excellent communicator who can strike a balance between speed and compliance. Your work will bring together users, developers, and operations teams.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of data cohorts that could be supported by BDH by surveying local and overseas scientific and innovation activities
• Maintain and drive BDH product and development roadmap
• Map user journeys and workflows for entire data lifecycle and define standard processes for data on-boarding, management, analysis and off-boarding
• Create specifications for development and services teams to implement
• Create and maintain controlled forms and document templates
• Create and maintain standard toolset for BDH analytical environment

Requirements:

• Degree in Science, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration or related field
• Strong people skills
• Detailed and process oriented
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Basic financial and accounting literacy, including the ability to conduct benefit/cost analysis
• MS Office proficiency (esp. MS Excel and PowerPoint)
• Previous product management and/or services management experience a plus
• Working knowledge of data science / analytics software (e.g. R, Python) and related libraries 
• Previous experience in bioinformatics and/or data science strongly desired

Project Overview

Food security is a growing global concern. Singapore, as an island city-state with little to no arable land, is almost completely dependent on other nations to feed its population of >5M. Additionally, 15% of the world’s 7.4-billion-person population currently lacks access to sufficient calories or micronutrients and is malnourished. The ability of traditional agricultural practices to meet the world’s growing nutritional demand (with the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050) is further threatened by climate and political instability as well as increased demand for energy and water. Novel methods and technologies for the efficient and sustainable production of foodstuffs are needed to ensure both Singapore, and global food security.

The Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) program is developing a suite of novel analytical, genetic and biomaterial technologies that are fundamentally changing how plant biosynthetic pathways are discovered, monitored, engineered and ultimately translated to meet the global demand for food and nutrients. The DiSTAP Integrated Research Group (distap.mit.edu) is a part of the SMART program, MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore.  Our focus is to develop new tools, based on nanotechnology and advanced optics for the continuous measurement of important plant metabolites and hormones for novel discovery, deeper understanding and control of plant biosynthetic pathways in ways here-to-fore not yet possible. DiSTAP works with our partner institutions including the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, the National University of Singapore, and the Nanyang Technical University in Singapore to leverage these new techniques to engineer plants with highly desirable properties for global food security, including high yield density production, drought and pathogen resistance and biosynthesis of high-value commercial products.

Responsibilities

The Scientific Director will provide the day to day scientific oversight to the interdisciplinary research group (IRG) and assist with the development and integration of the IRG’s scientific vision, goals and objectives. The Scientific Director is responsible for the daily scientific direction and operation of the IRG. The candidate will also lead efforts to commercialize DISTAP technology, and support business development efforts. The Scientific Director reports to the Lead Principal Investigator with oversight from the Director of Research Operations. The Scientific Director provides overall leadership for a diverse workforce that includes research scientists, post-doctoral students, graduate students, and technical staff. The candidate will receive SMART PI status.

The candidate

• is responsible for the day to day scientific operation and management of the IRG
• assists the Lead Principal Investigator to ensure that all the IRG projects are scientifically productive and are operating consistently with the descriptions in the principle investigator’s proposal
• provides leadership and technical direction in carrying out the IRG’s research objectives
• provides mentorship and career guidance to post-docs and graduate students
• works with Singapore collaborators to strengthen and enhance the research projects
• is responsible for ensuring and maintaining a strong safety culture
• leads efforts to secure extramural research funds from governmental and industry sponsors
• represents the IRG at meetings with governmental agencies, industry sponsors or visitors
• works with the intellectual property offices to ensure SMART IP is protected and/or licensed

Requirements

• Ph.D. in an engineering or science field or MBA with a scientific/engineering background or experience.
• Proven scientific contributions or experience in one or more of the following fields are viewed positively: nanotechnology, applied optics, biosensing, plant biotechnology, biomaterials, AI/ML computational expertise.
• Research management in a large-scale research centre or academic laboratory viewed positively.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary research effort viewed positively.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience in proposal writing

To apply, please visit our website at: https://portal.smart.mit.edu/careers/career-opportunities

Interested applicants are invited to send in their full CV/resume, cover letter and list of three references (to include reference names and contact information). We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.