Senior Assistant Director, Strategy

2 weeks ago


Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Full time

The Strategy & Research Excellence (SRE) is one of the 3 departments under the A.STAR Research Office (RO). This department champions long term (5 years and beyond) research strategies for A.STAR and works closely with A.STAR's 2 research councils (Biomedical Research and Science & Engineering Research) to drive the agency's research excellence and international scientific competitiveness. This department also supports the Deputy Chief Executive for Research on strategic talent attraction for A.STAR in key areas of research priorities. The SRE works closely with the other 2 RO departments, namely Planning, Research & Ops Management (PROM) and Research Integrity Compliance & Ethics (RICE) to fulfill the mandate of the Research Office.

The Research Office is recruiting a Senior Assistant Director to join its Strategy and Research Excellence department.

The key job responsibilities of the Senior Assistant Director include the following:

  • A senior member of the team to undertake technical and scientific foresighting in developing A.STARs long-term research and scientific roadmap, including a portfolio on Moonshots, A.STARs Strategic Research and Translational Thrusts
  • Engage relevant stakeholders internally and externally, including the National Research Foundation and the RIE ecosystem, aimed at championing national level allocation of resources to support long term research priorities for Singapore
  • Support A.STAR's Deputy Chief Executive for Research in attracting top strategic talent for A.STAR research entities
  • Contribute to scientific editing services and the A.STAR Research Magazine as well as scientific bibliometric, and talent analysis and
  • Working closely with councils in serving as secretariat in key functions, such as periodic scientific reviews and senior talent benchmarking for promotion.

Profile:

  • PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with at least 3 years of relevant work experience
  • Or degree in relevant STEM discipline with at least 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Strong communications skills with the ability to work independently and in team structure
  • Adaptable, able to multitask and work with speed


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