Assistant Manager (Programme Management), Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) Office, PRECISE

Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS); Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS) invites an Assistant Manager to join the Chief Scientific Officer's Office to coordinate programme activities and manage multi-stakeholder collaborations.

You will support planning of meetings, prepare reports and updates, and maintain accurate project records while providing secretariat support and budget tracking in a fast-paced healthcare research environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.Sc. in health & biological sciences; 3–5 years in R&D/healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate programme activities and industry collaborations
• Support planning of meetings and events, including logistics
• Prepare and consolidate reports, presentations, and stakeholder updates
• Maintain records of project activities, decisions and follow-ups
• Coordinate budget tracking and financial reporting
• Provide secretariat support for PRECISE meetings and committees

Skills

Programme coordination

Stakeholder management

Governance support

Communication

Multitasking

Education

B.Sc. in health & biological sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Assistant Manager (Programme Management), Chief Scientific Officer's Office

Overview

The Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS) brings together seven 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)
• Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS)
• 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!

About PRECISE

PRECISE leads the whole-of-government implementation of Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) strategy. As part of this initiative, PRECISE has partnered with the SG100K study, Southeast Asia’s most comprehensive population health study of 100,000 consented participants, to build the PRECISE-SG100K resource, which combines behavioural, phenotypic and multi-omic data to support collaborative research into Asian biology and health.

A key initiative within this work is the Pharma Pre-Competitive Consortium (PCC), which brings together PRECISE-SG100K and industry partners to advance collaborative research. This role will support the coordination and delivery of PCC activities.

Working closely with the CSOO team, you will contribute to operational delivery, stakeholder coordination and governance support across a multi-stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate programme activities and research collaborations with industry partners
• Support planning of meetings, workshops and events, including resource allocation and logistics management;
• Prepare and consolidate reports, presentations, and stakeholder updates
• Maintain accurate records of project activities, decisions, and follow-up actions
• Coordinate administrative aspects of collaborations, including budget tracking and financial reporting
• Provide secretariat support for key PRECISE meetings and committees, and undertake other ad hoc duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Minimum B.Sc. in health & biological sciences or related discipline and preferably at least 3 -5 years of experience in the R&D and/or Healthcare sector
• Relevant experience in research administration / research programme management is preferred;
• Highly organised, fast learner, meticulous, resourceful team player
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment;
• Able to use sound judgement and demonstrates initiative in carrying out assigned duties; and
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

What you need to know

Successful candidate will be offered a 3-year renewable contract. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For more information about CRIS and the Business Entities, visit our websites below:

CRIS – https://www.cris.sg

SCRI – https://www.scri.edu.sg

NHIC – https://www.nhic.sg

ACTRIS – https://www.actris.sg

PRECISE – https://www.npm.sg

STCC – https://www.stcc.sg

CADENCE – https://www.cris.sg/our-programmes/cadence/