Deputy Director, Strategy

1 week 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 Deputy Director to join its Strategy and Research Excellence department.

Job Description:

  • Assist the Department Director to lead a team to undertake technical and scientific foresighting in developing A.STARs long-term research and scientific roadmap, including a portfolio on Moonshots
  • 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
  • Assist the Department Director in leading a team to support A.STARs Deputy Chief Executive for Research in attracting top strategic talent for A.STAR research entities
  • Assist the Department Director in leading a team to undertake scientific bibliometric and talent analysis and
  • Working closely with councils to drive research excellence and international competitiveness including periodic scientific reviews and senior talent benchmarking for promotion.

Job Requirements:

  • PhD in a relevant STEM discipline
  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to engage internal and external stakeholders
  • Have relevant experience in scientific foresighting and strategic planning
  • Possess good understanding of metrics for measuring scientific excellence
  • Strong track record of leading teams towards outcomes and impact


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