Assistant Manager / Manager (Contracts management)

Office of the Deputy President(Res&Tech); Singapore; On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative office is seeking motivated professionals to join their Industry Engagement and Partnerships division. This role focuses on facilitating research collaborations and ensuring smooth operations in contracts management. You will be responsible for drafting and negotiating agreements, advising researchers on policies, and providing essential administrative support. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful research initiatives while working in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about research and have a knack for contracts management, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in drafting and negotiating research-related agreements.
• Knowledge of IP policies and compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate research agreements with external parties.
• Provide administrative support for managing contracts database.

Skills

Contracts Management

Negotiation Skills

Legal Compliance

Administrative Support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law or Related Field

Master's Degree (Preferred)

Tools

Contracts Database System

Statistical Reporting Tools

Job description

The Industry Engagement and Partnerships (IEP) division under the Office of Deputy President (Research and Technology) is seeking motivated professionals with experience in contracts management. The role is to facilitate and enable research related engagements and collaborations between NUS and external parties, including public sector organisations and industry and to provide administrative to ensure smooth running of the day-to-day IEP operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Draft, review and negotiate with external parties on standard/template form research related agreements.
2. Work with legal counsel, grant management and IP management teams to draft and finalise research related agreements.
3. Advise and assist researchers on research related and IP policies and compliance of internal procedures for research contracts.
4. General admin support for research contracts, including management of contracts database system, generating of statistical reports from the database system, file management, writing correspondence and handling logistics arrangement to facilitate contracts execution with external parties.