Business Development Assistant/manager, Precise

**Overview**

The Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS) brings together six 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)
- National Health Innovation Centre (NHIC)
- Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS)
- Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE)
- Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium (STCC)
- Cardiovascular Disease National Collaborative Enterprise (CADENCE)

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

**Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE)** is the central entity set up to coordinate a whole of government effort to implement Phase II of Singapore's 10-year National Precision Medicine (NPM) strategy. PRECISE is part of the Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation Singapore (CRIS) umbrella of research-related business entities.

**Responsibilities**
- Industry engagement: Engage with companies to understand their businesses - product/service offerings, technology needs, business strategy and R&D roadmap; Identify common trends and needs in relevant industry sectors; Promote the National Precision Medicine programme and the Singapore precision medicine ecosystem to overseas companies
- Ecosystem engagement: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Singapore precision medicine ecosystem; Work with stakeholders including government and other public academic, research and clinical entities to drive innovation and enterprise efforts; Engage with Singapore's scientific and clinical units to understand their capabilities and relevance to companies and perform ‘match making’
- Partnership development: Identify partnership opportunities based on scientific and industry trends, national and economic imperatives; Develop deep know-how in structuring and negotiating collaborations or partnerships
- Event development: Develop and organise events among academic, clinical and business communities to share knowledge, inspire ideas and create collaboration or partnership opportunities
- Strategy development: Help to formulate and implement industry engagement and development strategies, especially for local enterprises and start-ups
- Other duties: The Business Development Manager is expected to take on secretariat role for key PRECISE meetings, and assist in other ad hoc duties assigned

**Requirements**:

- Degree in Life Sciences or a related field; a postgraduate degree (Master or Doctorate) is preferred
- 2 - 6 years of working experience in relevant industry, in healthcare or research settings, or in a science-business role
- Good understanding of the technological and business trends in relevant sectors such as genomics and omics, informatics and data sciences, pharmaceutical and biotech, precision medicine
- Possess strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
- Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills
- Resourceful, quality conscious, results oriented and a team player
- Able to identify and contextualise stakeholder issues, and manage them appropriately
- Willing, adaptable and flexible to take on required/necessary tasks beyond the job description

**What you need to know