Senior Assistant Manager, Investigational Medicine Unit (2-year contract)

SingHealth; Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SingHealth Investigational Medicine Unit (IMU) is a dedicated early phase clinical research unit supporting trials for partners and investigators across Asia. As part of the research support and administration team, you will handle healthy volunteer recruitment, outreach campaigns, inquiries, and database updates, assisting CRCs in protocol-driven recruitment.

You will manage meetings, filing, and tracking worksheets, and support training events, while mentoring junior colleagues to foster

Qualifications

• Degree in Science or relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of secretarial and administrative experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Flexible about working hours due to events and projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver trial-related services and support the administration of clinical trials.
• Coordinate healthy volunteer recruitment campaigns and outreach.
• Update volunteer database and assist CRCs with recruitment per protocol.
• Organise meetings, filing, and monthly tracking submissions.
• Support training courses, seminars, and conferences for participants.
• Oversee and mentor junior team members and foster teamwork.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Science degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

SingHealth Investigational Medicine Unit (IMU) is a dedicated early phase clinical research unit, which supports the research of commercial partners and independent investigators. SingHealth IMU specialises in diseases that impact patients in Asia, including oncology, haematology, cardiology, gastroenterology, infectious disease and endocrinology.

What You Will Do

As a member of the SingHealth IMU research support team, you will deliver trial-related services and serve as part of the administration team for clinical trials contracted to IMU.

Your responsibilities span across healthy volunteer recruitment — implementing and overseeing outreach campaigns using marketing tools, attending to public enquiries, updating the volunteer database, and assisting Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs) in recruiting volunteers in accordance with protocol requirements.

You will also manage key administrative functions including organising meetings, maintaining office filing systems, and submitting monthly tracking worksheets to management. You will assist in the administration and logistics of training courses, seminars, and conferences for both internal and external participants.

You will oversee, mentor, and conduct on-the-job training for junior team members, fostering a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous learning.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Science or relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of secretarial and administrative experience
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Possesses initiative and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Word and Excel
• Flexible about working hours due to events and projects handled by the department