Senior Executive

Senior Executive / Assistant Manager, Planning Join to apply for the Senior Executive / Assistant Manager, Planning role at Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS) Overview The Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS) brings together seven national R&D, clinical translation and service programmes to advance clinical research and innovation for Singapore and establish important capabilities for a future-ready healthcare system. The Business Entities under CRIS include: Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI) Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS) Cardiovascular Disease National Collaborative Enterprise (CADENCE) SIngapore Medical Foundation AI Model Programme (SIMFONI) About CRIS The Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation Singapore (CRIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of MOH Holdings, was established in 2020 with the goal of strengthening synergies and promulgating strategies for national-level clinical research and translation programmes under the stewardship of the Singapore Ministry of Health. Together, CRIS makes a positive difference to Singapore patients and researchers by ensuring that these clinical research platforms and programmes are at the cutting edge of capability development and innovation. If you are as passionate as we are in clinical trials and research, we want you The Role As a member of the Planning team in CRIS, you will be involved in supporting CEO office functions, developing strategic frameworks, contributing to implementation initiatives, and providing Board secretariat services. You will gain valuable experience in stakeholder management through regular interaction with CRIS’s Business Units and diverse partners across the healthcare and research ecosystem. This role offers significant exposure to senior officials from the healthcare and research industry, providing opportunities to understand high-level decision-making processes and build professional networks within Singapore's biomedical research landscape. Roles and Responsibilities Work with key stakeholders in CRIS and the Business Units to ensure smooth planning and execution of the organisation’s key goals. Be involved in developing key initiatives within CRIS and the Business Units. Handle administrative support tasks as part of the CRIS Planning function, including but not limited to working with other corporate functions within the organisation for budget planning, managing procurement activities (such as sourcing quotations from vendors, raising purchase orders, processing invoices, and ensuring compliance with procurement thresholds and guidelines), drafting funding papers and communicating initiatives to internal and external stakeholders. For CRIS Board meetings and other selected meetings, attend and take on a secretariat role, which includes managing relevant approval processes, coordinating meeting schedules of attendees, consolidating meeting agenda and materials, recording minutes, tracking task deadlines and matters arising, attendance taking and making other logistics arrangements necessary to ensure a successful and seamless meeting. Track performance measures for key initiatives and manage periodic reports to the management and stakeholders. Take part in ad-hoc planning and strategy tasks as required by the management. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Biotechnology or related fields. At least 3 years of relevant experience, with experience managing funding initiatives and report writing. Experience and/or strong technical knowledge in health care and/or clinical science is an advantage. Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, experience with meeting secretariat function is advantageous. Excellent organisational and multi-tasking skills. Able to work independently and as a team in a fast-paced environment. Able to complete quality work within tight deadlines, detail-oriented, well organised and resourceful. Able to participate actively and capture key points in complex discussions and organise them into structured workflow processes. Highly competent in Microsoft Office applications, e.g. MS Powerpoint, MS Word and MS Excel. Positive learning attitude with a pleasant personality. What you need to know Successful candidate will be offered a 3‑year renewable contract. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Seniority level Entry level Employment type Full‑time Job function Administrative and Strategy/Planning Industries Hospitals and Health Care CRIS – SCRI – NHIC – ACTRIS – PRECISE – STCC – CADENCE – #J-18808-Ljbffr