Economist, Strategic Planning and Policy

3 days ago

Singapore Government of Singapore Full time

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
- Permanent/Contract

Closing on 13 Sep 2025

**What the role is**
- As a member of the Strategic Planning and Policy team, you will play a key role in shaping Singapore’s national plans to build the country as a global hub for intangible assets (IA) and intellectual property (IP). You will contribute directly to the development and implementation of IP-related policies and initiatives that support creators, innovators, and enterprises in unlocking the value of their intangible assets for business growth. In this role, you will plan, coordinate and deliver a range of economic research and statistical analysis to support policy and programme formulation. This data-driven approach is critical to help us achieve stronger outcomes from our policies and programmes.

**What you will be working on**
- Key responsibilities: - Plan, coordinate and deliver a range of economic research and statistical analysis to support policy and programme formulation - Shape organisational directions and plans by undertaking practice-oriented and quantitative research - Frame IP and innovation narratives, and support national and cross-agency efforts to build Singapore’s innovation and IP ecosystem - Explore and coordinate areas of collaboration with industry partners, overseas IP offices and international organisations - Represent IPOS at international IP economics and statistics-related forums, e.g., those organised by the World IP Organization (WIPO) or the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

**What we are looking for**
- We are looking for someone with: - Strong proficiency in econometrics and statistical analysis - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to express complex ideas simply and logically - Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams and agencies - Relevant experience in economics, data science or statistics strongly preferred

**About**Intellectual Property Office of Singapore**
- The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is the national authority that registers and is responsible for the administration of IP rights in Singapore. IPOS helps businesses use intangible assets (IA) and IP to grow and is committed to building Singapore into an international IA/IP hub. We help to catalyse a future driven by life-enhancing, commercially successful ideas created by businesses, professionals and everyday people. We help to turn today’s ideas into tomorrow’s assets. IPOS is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law.

This job is closing on 13 Sep 2025.

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