Research Assistant/Associate

Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre ABIC; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre ABIC in Hong Kong seeks a Senior Clinical & Regulatory Affairs Specialist to lead regulatory strategies across FDA, NMPA, EMA, PMDA, and other bodies. The role covers medical devices, drugs, and software including AI tools, with responsibility for pre-clinical to clinical trial planning and market authorization.

You will draft regulatory plans, present to investors and regulators, manage budgets, recruit clinical partners, and coordinate IIT and

Qualifications

• PhD in Healthcare, Life Sciences, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years in running pre-clinical operations, and clinical studies through hospital IRBs and regulatory approvals.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory approval processes for medical devices and/or biologics across key markets.
• Ability to deliver presentations to investors and business partners.
• Highly outgoing and extroverted; skilled at building networks for commercial and research operations.
• Speaks English and Mandarin; able to write professionally in Chinese and English.
• Proven experience in writing, submitting, and managing regulatory dossiers.
• Corporate R&D hands-on experience is a MUST.

Responsibilities

• Study regulatory strategies across FDA, NMPA, EMA, PMDA, and other regulatory bodies.
• Develop detailed plans for regulatory approval from pre-clinical studies to market authorization.
• Draft, explain, negotiate, and deliver regulatory plans to stakeholders.
• Act as the primary contact for regulatory officers, clinicians, investors, and manufacturers.
• Manage budgets and track milestones to avoid delays and overruns.
• Identify and recruit clinical doctors, hospitals, and clinical groups for studies.
• Scope includes IITs, sponsored trials, and pre-clinical operations.
• Author clinical protocols, informed consent forms, collaboration agreements, IRB submissions, and reports.
• Deliver oral presentations as required.
• Liaise with clinical staff, nurses, labs, and logistics for smooth operations.
• For pre-clinical, monitor in-vitro/in-vivo studies and data science work towards regulatory approval.
• For manufacturing, coordinate CDMOs or internal teams to prepare products for human trials.
• Develop and manage QMS for biomedical product development.
• Travel frequently domestically and overseas.

Skills

Public speaking

Regulatory writing

Clinical trial coordination

Investor relations

English & Mandarin

Project management

Networking

Independent leadership

Education

PhD in Healthcare/Life Sciences

Job description

Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre ABIC View all jobs

Senior Clinical & Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Ref. H01/2026/053)

Applications are invited for appointment as Senior Clinical & Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Ref. H01/2026/053).

Job Description:

• Study biomedical technologies and products, and investigate pre-clinical and clinical approval strategies at the US FDA, China NMPA, Japan PMDA, European EMA, Australia TGA, and other regulatory bodies.
• Coverage includes medical devices, drugs, and medical computer software, including AI tools and data science applications.
• Develop detailed plans for obtaining regulatory approval, from conducting pre-clinical studies for clinical trial entry, to running and completing clinical trials required for market authorisation.
• Draft, explain, negotiate, and deliver high-quality presentations of regulatory plans to investors, companies, regulatory bodies, medical doctors, CROs, CDMOs, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Act as the primary contact point for regulatory officers, medical professionals, investors, company representatives, research teams, consultants, and manufacturers. Represent ABIC in various meetings and produce all necessary written materials to drive projects forward through effective communication.
• Manage projects by calculating and tracking budgets and expenses, and closely follow up on project milestones to ensure they are executed according to schedule, without delays or budget overruns.
• Identify and recruit clinical doctors, hospitals, and clinical groups to participate in clinical studies. Deliver presentations and negotiate with these parties to secure their support for clinical projects, ensuring they meet the needs and requirements of both ABICand investors.
• Scope of work includes both Investigator-Initiated Trials (IIT) and sponsored trials, and also pre-clinical operations.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of conducting clinical studies and serve as the primary author for relevant documentation, including clinical protocols, informed consent forms, collaboration agreements, Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission packs, and progress reports.
• In addition to drafting documents, effectively deliver oral presentations as required.
• Serve as the primary point of contact to support and liaise with clinical doctors, nurses, laboratory operators, and logistics personnel, ensuring the smooth daily operation of projects.
• For pre-clinical development, develop, monitor, and track in-vitro, in-vivo (animal), and data science studies to ensure valid planning and adequate progress towards securing approval from pre-clinical to clinical stages.
• For manufacturing, act as the primary person to source, screen, negotiate contracts with, and monitor the progress of CDMOs or internal manufacturing teams. Ensure products and prototypes are adequately prepared to facilitate the commencement of clinical studies and obtain approval for human trials.
• Develop and execute plans in collaboration with relevant teams to create Drug Development Tools (DDT), New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), ISTAND qualifications, organ-on-chip models, in silico analyses, and other methodologies intended for qualification by the FDA or other regulatory bodies.
• Develop and manage Quality Management Systems (QMS) for biomedical product development.
• Travel as needed for meetings and work-related duties, under the instruction of ABIC supervisors.
• Frequent travel to the Chinese Mainland and other overseas regions is expected.
• Actively participate in commercialisation activities, including identifying and engaging with investors who support biomedical projects.
• Conduct business pitches, prepare business financial projections, draft agreements, and proactively seek and negotiate business partnerships.
• Play a core role in pitching to stakeholders across both the commercial and government sectors, including investment funds, corporate entities, government units, and science parks.
• Seek business operations and investment opportunities. Act as a proactive, outgoing, and communicative negotiator capable of sourcing and engaging with both scientific and commercial (non-scientific) individuals and organisations.
• Build and maintain strong, trusting relationships with external parties to benefit both the scientific and commercial objectives of the business.
• Share knowledge with, educate, and train both internal and external teams on topics including pre-clinical and clinical studies, qualification and approval processes, and CDMO/CRO management.
• Work flexibly to meet project milestones and coordinate effectively within a team under the supervision of senior staff members of the Centre.
• Perform any other tasks specified by your supervisor that are not mentioned above.
• As ABIC is not a large-scale organisation, you will be expected to undertake a variety of new tasks as required by your supervisor.There are no rigid boundaries to your job scope. Your scope of work is not fixed, and will change when instructed by your supervisor. You must remain flexible regarding your job scope when requested by your supervisor.

Skills and Requirements

• PhD degree in Healthcare, Life Sciences, or a related discipline from a university (with the specific subject area ranked within the world’s top 100)
• At least 5 years of experience in running pre-clinical operations, and also clinical studies through hospital IRBs and securing regulatory approvals from FDA, NMPA, EMA and/or PMDA.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory approval processes and requirements for medical devices and/or biologics across key markets.
• Ability to deliver excellent presentations to investors and business partners.
• Highly outgoing and extroverted personality; very skilled at building networks and relationships with new partners for both commercial and research operations.
• Speaks excellent English and Putonghua; able to write professionally in Chinese and English with high-quality output.
• Proven experience in writing, submitting, and managing regulatory dossiers, including pre-submission meetings and responding to authority queries.
• Corporate R&D hands-on experience is a MUST.
• Ability to quickly learn and acquire highly sophisticated scientific and business knowledge (not just scientific or business alone, but both).
• Capability to independently run projects without close supervision or guidance.
• Highly ambitious and very hardworking (this is not a standard 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. job).
• Willing to work outside normal office hours and on weekends.
• Willing to undertake frequent travels (to both Chinese Mainland and overseas) when requested.