Senior Assistant Manager, Grants & Innovation - HJZ

recruit express pte ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking a skilled professional to join the Grants & Innovation Office (GIO) in Singapore. The role focuses on managing healthcare innovation grant schemes, from design through evaluation to closure, while coordinating applications, reviews, and funded agreements with healthcare institutions, government agencies, and funders.

The successful candidate will monitor progress, handle budgets and reporting, and build strong stakeholder relationships to support the adoption

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Science, Public Health, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant grant management or public-sector funding experience.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in Excel and reporting; familiarity with regulatory or ethics review processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end administration of healthcare innovation grant schemes, from design to closure.
• Coordinate grant applications, eligibility screening, review panels, funding approvals, and grant agreements.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, claims, and outcomes for compliance with funding terms.
• Prepare management reports, funding updates, and programme performance analysis.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders including healthcare institutions, government agencies, funders, and partners.
• Support innovation initiatives across the healthcare cluster, scaling pilots to wider implementation.
• Maintain accurate grant documentation and ensure compliance with internal policies and PDPA.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Science / Public Health

Tools

Excel

Job description

Join the Grants & Innovation Office (GIO) and support healthcare transformation by managing innovation funding schemes and grant operations. This role offers the opportunity to work with healthcare institutions, government agencies, funders, and other stakeholders to advance innovative healthcare initiatives!

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end administration of healthcare innovation grant schemes, from scheme design and application calls to evaluation, approval, award, monitoring, and closure.

• Coordinate grant applications, eligibility screening, review panels, funding approvals, and grant agreements.

• Monitor project progress, budgets, claims, and outcomes to ensure compliance with funding terms and reporting requirements.

• Prepare management reports, funding updates, and programme performance analysis.

• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including healthcare institutions, government agencies, funders, and innovation partners.

• Support innovation initiatives across the healthcare cluster, including the transition of successful projects from pilot stages to wider implementation.

• Maintain accurate grant documentation and ensure compliance with internal policies, governance requirements, and PDPA.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Science, Public Health, or a related field.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in grant management, research grants, programme administration, or public-sector funding.

• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Proficient in Excel and reporting; experience with regulatory or ethics review processes is an advantage.

We regret to inform that only suitable candidates will be shortlisted for an interview.