Senior / Programme Manager

**Programme Manager (Programme Office)**

**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

The Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium (STCC) aims to strengthen the overall impact of cancer research and translation in Singapore by bringing together key basic, clinical and translational teams on joint platforms to actively establish and implement collaborative cancer programmes. The consortium will be under the Ministry of Health Holdings (MOHH) Pte Ltd and anchored by the cancer research programmes and commercialization platforms of STCC’s research partners (NCCS, NCIS, NUS CSI and A*STAR).

STCC is seeking a manager who will be part of the STCC program office and responsible for:

- Supporting STCC’s clinical and research partners in the implementation of strategic cancer programmes across institutions and agencies
- Initiating and managing STCC-related activities, events, meetings or initiatives with industry partners, public institutions and private sectors
- Working cross-functionally across the different internal departments (legal, finance, HR, corporate communications, IT) and with the different STCC partner institutions to establish the successful set-up of platforms and programs.
- Convening the board and executive committee meetings, setting the agenda and providing secretariat support at various meeting platforms
- Working with the STCC partners to develop new grant proposals and to administer and monitor the allocated STCC budget
- Managing the administration and day-to-day operations of the STCC
- Tracking the progress and deliverables of the STCC including budget, milestones and deliverables
- Supporting the progress reporting of the STCC to the relevant agencies, institutions and funding bodies

**Job Requirements**
- Degree or Masters in health & biological sciences or related discipline; a PhD is not essential but will be an advantage
- At least 3-5 years of experience in the R&D and/or Healthcare sector
- Knowledge of clinical trials and oncology/cancer biology research would be preferred, but not necessary
- Familiarity with the healthcare biomedical landscape and experience with research/clinical collaborations and commercialization
- Project/programme management skills and able to work effectively in a cross-functional matrix
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
- Resourceful and able to work independently and in a team with mínimal supervision
- Good analytical and effective problem solving skills
- Strong organisational/administrative skills and attention to details
- Self-starter, proactive and results oriented
- Excellent Microsoft office skills including powerpoint, excel, word etc.

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