Manager - Industry Engagement & Ecosystem Partnerships (ICE)

Synapxe; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Synapxe, Singapore's HealthTech agency, is seeking a seasoned professional to build and sustain strategic partnerships to drive programme delivery and organisational impact. You will combine market intelligence, stakeholder engagement, and governance awareness to translate ecosystem insights into actionable opportunities, supporting HealthX platforms and partnerships.

This is a 2-year direct contract to deliver measurable outcomes through end-to-end programme design, activation events, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Technology, Innovation or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in market intelligence, innovation, business development, partnerships, or related role.
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to translate market trends into insights.
• Interest in Healthtech and digital health.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse healthtech market trends and ecosystem developments to identify opportunities and risks.
• Design and deliver industry programmes and activation events translating insights into themes and participants.
• Coordinate end-to-end partnership contracting and manage governance for efficiency and compliance.
• Maintain contract records and improve partnership processes.

Skills

Market intelligence

Stakeholder management

Research & analysis

Programme delivery

Governance awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Company description:

Synapxe is the national HealthTech agency inspiring tomorrow's health. The nexus of HealthTech, we connect people and systems to power a healthier Singapore.

Together with partners, we create intelligent technological solutions to improve the health of millions of people every day, everywhere. Reimagine the future of health together with us at www.synapxe.sg

Job description:

Position Overview

We are looking for a candidate who will build and sustain strategic partnerships to drive programme delivery and organisational impact. The successful candidate will combine partnership and stakeholder experience with strong communication, programme delivery skills and sound governance awareness.

This is a 2 years Direct Contract with Synapxe.

Role & Responsibilities

Ecosystem Intelligence & Market Sensing

• Monitor and analyse emerging healthtech and digital-health trends, companies and ecosystem developments locally and globally to identify opportunities and risks.
• Conduct targeted market and technology scans, building and maintaining intelligence on companies, capabilities and engagement opportunities that align to healthcare needs and innovation themes.
• Translate ecosystem intelligence into concise, business-focused insights and recommendations to inform partnership priorities, programme design and industry engagement.

Programmes & Activation

• Design and deliver targeted industry programmes and activation events (showcases, workshops, HealthX platforms), translating ecosystem insights and healthcare priorities into relevant themes, content and participant line-ups.
• Build and sustain an engaged industry community, capture insights from events, and channel opportunities into partnerships or innovation pathways while continuously refining activations based on feedback and intelligence.
• Manage end-to-end programme delivery, including stakeholder coordination, procurement, agreements and other internal processes to ensure successful execution and measurable outcomes.

Contracts & Partnerships Operations

• Coordinate end-to-end partnership contracting with external partners and internal teams (legal, procurement, finance and business stakeholders) to support smooth negotiation, sign-off and execution.
• Maintain a central repository of contract records and continuously improve partnership processes, templates and governance for efficiency and compliance.
• Provide practical guidance on common partnership structures (e.g., master collaboration agreements, NDAs) and advise stakeholders on appropriate contracting pathways and next steps.

Requirements

• Degree in Business, Technology, Innovation or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in market intelligence, innovation, business development, partnerships, or related role.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to translate market and technology developments into actionable insights.
• Good understanding of, or strong interest in Healthtech, digital health and willing to learn and pick up a broad diverse range of knowledge and skillsets beyond your established competencies.
• Ability to navigate organizational processes and work effectively with internal functions to support the delivery of programmes and partnership initiatives.
• Self-driven and comfortable working across independent analytical work and collaborative stakeholder-facing activities.
• Knowledge in healthcare, technology and/or innovation pathway, is an added advantage.