Senior Assistant Director / Assistant Director,Medtech, Diagnostics & Digital Health

A*STAR International; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR Research in Singapore seeks a Senior Assistant Director / Assistant Director for Medtech, Diagnostics & Digital Health to lead business development and technology transfer efforts. You will collaborate with researchers, clinicians, and industry to identify scalable opportunities and drive market-ready medical products.

Reporting to the Director of the Medtech Sector, you will manage licensing pipelines, engage external partners, and coordinate with IP and venture teams to create value and

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in bioengineering, bioinformatics, life sciences or related field.
• 7+ years of work experience in Medtech business development, product development, field applications or project management.
• Strong network across device development value chain and ecosystem players.
• Experience engaging with vendors, key accounts and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies aligned with national economic agenda and engage with internal researchers and external partners.
• Familiarize with A*STAR medical device capabilities and assess applicable technologies.
• Evaluate, scope and drive high-potential tech development projects toward commercialization.
• Engage industry and build licensing pipelines to commercialize technologies.
• Communicate with researchers, clinicians and industry to design clinically relevant, viable medical products.
• Collaborate with IP management and venture creation to deliver impactful outcomes.

Skills

Business development

Product development

Field application

Project management

Education

BS/MS/PhD in bioengineering or related field

bioinformatics or life sciences background

Job description

Senior Assistant Director / Assistant Director,Medtech, Diagnostics & Digital Health

Job Description

A*STAR's Innovation & Enterprise (I&E) Group helps companies turn research into business results.

As part of Singapore's lead public sector R&D agency, we work with local and global businesses to accelerate innovation, scale growth, and strengthen competitiveness in high-value sectors.

I&E enables companies to move faster from lab to market through:

• Partnerships with industry, investors, and researchers to co-develop solutions for real business challenges.
• Licensing and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies and intellectual property into market-ready products and services.
• Venture building that nurtures deep-tech start‑ups from early concepts to global growth.

Through I&E, companies gain access to cutting-edge technologies, world-class research talent, and trusted pathways to market - helping them innovate with confidence, compete globally, and create long‑term value.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support development of strategies according to economic and national agenda, including strengthening linkages with internal research performers, external agencies and industry stakeholders.
• To be familiarized with the various technological capabilities within A*STAR that can be applied to Medical Devices.
• To evaluate, scope and execute high potential technology development projects through the various funding schemes available to develop projects towards commercialization.
• To engage with industry and develop key accounts whilst generating licensing pipeline to successfully commercialise A*STAR's technologies.
• To communicate regularly and effectively with A*STAR researchers, public sector clinicians and industry to conceptualise and design novel, clinically relevant and commercially viable medical products for clinical and research use.
• To work closely with A*STAR colleagues on Intellectual Property Management and Venture Creation to achieve impactful outcomes.

Requirements:

• BS, MS, or PhD in bioengineering, bioinformatics, life sciences or related field.
• >7 years of work experience in business development, product development, field application and/or project management in Medtech field.
• Possess an understanding of ecosystem players and established network along the device development value chain.
• Experience in front‑facing engagements dealing with vendors, key accounts, stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication of concepts, ideas, and processes, including the ability to synthesize data.
• Able to work within a small, dynamic team.

Reporting:

• The position will report to Director, Medtech Sector, Innovation & Enterprise.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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