Total 21 Director/C-Level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies

The Corporate Development and Strategy Director plays a critical role in shaping and executing the long-term direction of the organisation. Operating as a key strategic partner to and reporting into the Chief Strategy Officer, this role drives corporate strategy and corporate development initiatives, leads cross functional high-impact projects through a global project management office, and develops materials that inform key decision-making for the Executive Team and Board. Responsible for market intelligence, stakeholder engagement and strategic partnership development.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Initiatives & Corporate Projects

• Lead or support enterprise-wide strategic initiatives aligned with the corporate strategy, including growth strategy development, operational improvements, and global transformation programs.
• Lead or support development of business plans with clear financial objectives for new offerings and products 
• Work closely with senior business leaders to assess strategic priorities, define problem statements, and deliver actionable recommendations.
• Build data driven frameworks, feasibility assessments, and business cases to evaluate new opportunities or strategic shifts.
• Track and report on the progress of key strategic programs and performance against strategy.
• Lead the design and delivery of long-term strategic initiatives, including managing annual corporate planning cycles and cross-functional special projects.
• Drive the strategy for integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning across organizational processes for both efficiency gains and competitive differentiation

Executive & Board Level Material

• Develop high quality presentations, insights, and briefing documents for the Executive Leadership team, and Board of Directors with CSO guidance.
• Translate complex data and strategic issues into crisp, compelling narratives suitable for senior audiences.
• Prepare materials for investor related discussions and partner engagements (as required).

Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Drive market research and competitive analysis across the global CRO, biotech, and pharma landscape.
• Identify strategic trends, emerging risks, and new opportunities in clinical development and outsourced R&D services.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Build strong relationships across global functional and regional teams to drive alignment and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Corporate Development, BD, Operations, and HR on cross functional strategic work.
• Support and mentor more junior strategy team members as needed.

Minimum Qualifications &Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business Management or related field, MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 10+ years in a leadership role, with either management consulting (Life Sciences practice) with CRO/healthcare strategy experience.
• Advanced skills in data analytics, visualization, valuation, financial modelling and storyboarding 
• Experience in strategic planning and business analysis, business process improvement 
• Experience in market analysis, go-to-market strategy development, and competitor analysis

General Description:

Director, GRDS will primarily act as Program and Strategy Lead to drive Business Operation Transformation initiatives like

• Resource Management Ecosystem roadmap development and implementation

• Development of playbook to support seamless end to end clinical trial budget development for external collaboration with Biotechs

• Any other related projects and initiatives to drive business strategy

Aside to this the role will support and drive the development, enhancement, and governance of our enterprise resource need estimating tool for Phase I–III clinical trials (Rainbow). This role will be responsible for supporting the design of robust costing methodologies, work with functional team to develop and review costing algorithms, and ensuring seamless integration of the Rainbow tool with internal systems across Resource Management, Finance, HR, and IT. This is in support of accurate study level internal cost estimation as well as forecast of resource requirements.

The ideal candidate brings sound operational knowledge of the CRO or biopharmaceutical industry, strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities, and exceptional cross-functional communication skills. He/She brings experience of leading the enterprise level cross-functional initiatives. This position plays a crucial role in enhancing costing accuracy, operational efficiency, and financial insight throughout our organization.

• In future, the role will potentially act as a Team Lead for Budget Managers to support study level costing and overall budget management activities

Essential Functions of the Job:

1. Program and strategy management for business transformation initiatives:

a. Resource Management Ecosystem roadmap development and implementation

b. Develop Playbook for BeOne’s external collaboration with Biotech partners

c. Any other strategic projects and initiatives

2. Costing Tool & Algorithm Development

a. Support the design, development, and continuous improvement of the clinical trial costing tool.

b. Ensure cost drivers, assumptions, effort models, service levels, and resource seniority levels are accurate, scalable, and aligned with operational realities.

c. Partner with functional subject matter experts (SMEs) to maintain up-to-date operational parameters and cost benchmarks.

3. Governance & Process Management

a. Support the leadership in implementing and overseeing the cross-functional governance frameworks, including cost assumptions, version control, approval flows, and auditability.

b. Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidance documents, and training materials.

c. Supporting monitoring compliance and escalating exceptions or identified risks.

d. Provide training and support to internal stakeholders, Functional units, Global Strategic Sourcing, and Finance teams.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

a. Work closely with Resource Management to integrate capacity, utilization, and effort drivers into costing models.

b. Collaborate with Finance on resource structure, budget methodologies and validation processes.

c. Partner with HR to ensure alignment of job roles, labour categories, and seniority levels

d. Coordinate with IT to support system integration, data flows, user access, and technical enhancements.

5. Systems Integration & Technical Implementation

a. Guide integration of the Costing tool with enterprise systems (e.g., budgeting, financial tracking, resource forecasting, HRIS platforms).

b. Coordinate with IT on system specifications, testing (UAT), releases, and troubleshooting.

c. Ensure data integrity, automation, and reporting capabilities meet business needs.

6. Data Analytics & Insights

a. Analyze cost trends, operational performance, and competitiveness to inform leadership decisions.

b. Generate dashboards, scenario models, and pricing insights to support any external business development activities as well as charge back mechanism.

c. Contribute to benchmarking, portfolio analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

None

Computer Skills:   Proficiency with Excel, financial modelling tools, and ideally system integration or Excel-based pricing platforms.

Other Qualifications:    

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.

• 15+ years of experience in the CRO or biopharmaceutical industry, preferably in Pricing Tools and Systems, clinical operations, project finance, business operations, or proposal & Costing management.

• Strong understanding of clinical trial delivery across Phases I–III and associated cost drivers.

• Experience with pricing tools, operational costing, resource modelling, or financial planning systems.

• Proven track record working cross-functionally with operational, commercial, and technical teams across different time zones in a global multicultural environment.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate operational details into quantitative models.

• Familiarity with financial modelling, pricing governance, and change management.

• Strong project management and organizational skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment.

Travel:  Occasional

Job Summary

Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) at Standard Chartered Bank has embarked on an ambitious journey to incorporate the latest AI and data science capabilities in all aspects of our business. This includes our Financial Markets and Transaction Banking businesses. To that end, we are seeking a senior data scientist with strong background and experience in developing and deploying sound AI solutions using both the classical machine learning techniques as well as the latest Large Language Models.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with product owners and business stakeholders, identify pain points and business use-cases and gather requirements

• Understand business use-cases and develop AI/ML solutions for various business use-cases in collaboration with product owners and the wider team

• Productionize the developed solutions in collaboration with MLOps Engineer and the wider Tech and Data team

• Stay up-to-date with recent developments in Data Science and NLP domains: algorithms, best practices etc. and disseminate them across the team

• Mentor and upskill more junior team members

Strategy

• Support the development of data and AI solutions in cooperation with business stakeholders, IT teams and other relevant parties and to assure that solutions are aligned to the business strategy, released on time, on budget and with high quality.

Governance

• Ensure data quality (DQMF) is applied for data analytics and AI projects

• Adherence to Risk & Data Quality Management Requirements

• Risk and Audit Continuous management of the Trade Application System risk

• Proactively identify issues and actions

• Monitor and remediate issues and actions from audits

• Awareness of the regulatory requirements and ensuring these are catered for in the platform design

Regulatory and Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.

• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Technology and Engineering teams across the bank

• Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) business teams

• Digital, Data & Coverage Platforms (DDCP)

Our Ideal Candidate

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related fields

• 6+ years of experience in machine learning, data science and/or other relevant quantitative roles -Banking,finance, fraud, risk

• Proficient in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python

• Experienced Data Scientist with in-depth knowledge of machine learning, deep learning and statistical analysis techniques

• Experience in NLP/DocumentAI, Entity Matching, Anomaly and Fraud detection would be an advantage

• Proficient in using ML, DL, and NLP libraries such as Scikit-learn, HuggingFace, LangChain and PyTorch

• Experience in using big data tools such as Hadoop, Spark and Hive in a cloud environment would be beneficial

• Familiar with CI/CD and MLOps frameworks and building end-to-end ML pipelines

• Experienced in leading and delivering data science projects and supervising/mentoring junior resources

• Experience in working in an agile environment

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Self-driven and highly motivated professional with a strong sense of ownership and a passion towards delivering high-quality client solutions

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Data Science

• Python

• NLP

• Deep Learning

• Stakeholder Management

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

Recruitment Assessments

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Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers

Due to continued growth, our Resources & Industry (R&I) team are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join their team, based in Brisbane. The position will suit a candidate with exposure to mining / heavy industrial projects and is looking for a new opportunity 

How you’ll make a difference.

• Work with Tier 1 clients across mining, industrial and heavy industry projects, delivering high-quality electrical engineering solutions from concept design through to construction and commissioning.

• Lead and contribute to the preparation of technical reports, project documentation and electrical design packages, supporting project delivery across multiple phases.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams (mechanical, civil, structural and process) to coordinate electrical design and ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule and within budget.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers within the team, supporting capability development and ensuring consistent engineering standards.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships, supporting business development initiatives and contributing to successful project outcomes.

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.

About Gain City

At Gain City, we have been delivering trusted expertise and quality solutions in consumer electronics, air-conditioning and home appliances since 1981. As a household name in Singapore, we take pride in our strong customer focus, innovative spirit, and commitment to service excellence. With a dynamic workforce and a network of stores and service centres island wide, we offer a vibrant and growth-oriented environment where employees are empowered to thrive, take ownership and make a real impact.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Research and Development (R&D) Director or Assistant Director or Senior Manager to lead the development and enhancement of consumer products for the Gain City portfolio.

This role will oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept and feasibility through testing, sourcing, certification, and launch. The R&D Director will lead cross-functional product project teams to deliver innovative, reliable, and market-relevant consumer products, including new product introductions and enhancements to existing product ranges.

The ideal candidate is analytical, strategic, resourceful, and has a deep understanding of the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities 

• Develop and implement R&D strategies, procedures and techniques, and architectures that align with the company's goals and objectives.

• Identify and propose innovative research and development projects

• Manage the R&D and product development budget, ensuring cost efficiency, value engineering, and margin optimisation

• Collaborate with other departments such as marketing and sales to integrate product development strategies

• Establish performance metrics, monitor and analyze the performance of the R&D projects

• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and quality standards in all R&D processes

• Stay abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and market conditions

• Report on R&D activities to senior management and stakeholders

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing product and R&D team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Present detailed reports of test results and presenting new product proposals to the company’s executive team

• Lead the product team and foster a culture of innovation and excellence

• Manage the development of new products from concept to production

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful launch of new products
  

Qualifications and Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Engineering or a related discipline

• A minimum of 10 years of proven experience as an R&D Director or similar role in the related field

• Strong knowledge of the product development lifecycle and project management methodologies

• Excellent leadership, team management, and communication skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities

• Ability to stay informed about the latest industry trends and technologies

• Strong understanding of budgeting and performance metrics

• Good knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, Singapore standards and industry practices.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Resourceful and proactive, able to work around ambiguity.

• Able to work independently and in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

At Gain City, we are committed to the growth and development of our employees. You will be offered various learning and development opportunities and a collaborative, forward-thinking and growth-focused work environment to thrive in your career. You will also receive a comprehensive benefits package.

If you are passionate about empowering people, fostering organizational growth and leading impactful R&D strategies, apply now to be a part of our growing team!

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified