Senior Assistant Manager, Academic Collaborations Liaison

SingHealth; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SingHealth seeks a capable professional to coordinate academic collaborations across university and healthcare systems, driving strategy implementation and governance support.

The role includes secretariat duties for the Academic Collaborations Council, preparing minutes and agendas, and developing presentation materials. You will also collaborate with Legal on agreements and manage adjunct appointments and visiting academics framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
• Background in strategic partnerships, stakeholder and/or project management is advantageous.
• Excellent command of English and Mandarin for international stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Team player and collaborative mindset.
• Meticulous with initiative and resourcefulness.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Independent self-starter who can multi-task in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Academic Collaborations office and Steering Committee in implementing collaboration strategies with academic partners.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to track project progress and engagements.
• Plan and coordinate engagement events with academic institutions and SingHealth stakeholders.
• Act as secretariat for Academic Collaborations Council meetings (agenda, minutes, action follow-ups).
• Prepare presentation materials on strategic and partnership matters; liaise with Legal on collaboration agreements.
• Support planning and administration across partnership activities, adjunct appointments, and visiting academicians.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Team player

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business Management/Life Sciences/Engineering/Arts)

Job description

Join SingHealth's Academic Collaborations Liaison (ACoL) team, which works at the intersection of clinical services, education, research, innovation, building bridges between SingHealth and institutes of higher learning (IHLs) and other academic healthcare systems to advance Singapore's healthcare and academic mission.

What You Will Do

You will support the Academic Collaborations office and its Steering Committee (SC) in implementing overall collaboration strategies with academic partners, including IHLs and academic healthcare systems. This involves facilitating and providing management support on collaboration initiatives and projects - coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to keep track of project progress. You will also plan and coordinate engagement events and activities in partnership with academic institutions and key SingHealth stakeholders.

A significant part of your role involves serving as secretariat for Academic Collaborations Council and collaborations steering committee meetings with academic partners. This includes the preparation of agenda, writing of minutes, following up with the action parties and monitoring the progress of the sub-committees and domains. You will also assist in preparing presentation materials on strategic and partnership matters and work with the Legal department on collaboration agreements where required.

You will also facilitate and support academic collaborations planning and administration across areas such as partnership support and administering the adjunct appointments and visiting academicians framework to track appointee achievements and facilitate renewals and new appointments.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Business Management/ Life Sciences/ Engineering/ Arts with at least 4 years of relevant experience
• Background in strategic partnership, stakeholder and/ or project management will be advantageous
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Mandarin to communicate with international stakeholders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to engage stakeholders of all levels, including senior management
• Team player and strong collaborator
• Meticulous with high degree of initiative and resourcefulness
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities
• Independent self-starter with ability to multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment