Senior Executive, Research Partnerships (1-year contract)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; Sur place; SGD 40 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The National University of Singapore (NUS) Medicine invites a junior, support-focused professional to join the Research Partnerships and Intelligence team. You’ll assist with international partnerships, cross-border coordination, and stakeholder engagement across East Asia.

Regular regional and international travel is part of the role. Under supervision, you’ll handle data collection, tracking, and administrative duties while contributing to alignment with university priorities and flagship

Qualifications

• This is an entry-level role suitable for candidates with up to around 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin is required for regional partner communications.
• Comfortable with data handling, analysis, and coordinating events and cross-border projects.
• Exposure to partnerships, business development or international engagement is an advantage.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate data gathering and background research on partner institutions and funding landscapes.
• Provide administrative and operational support, including scheduling and meeting arrangements.
• Assist with planning delegations, visits, and hospitality for guests and partners.
• Support stakeholder communications with internal teams and external partners.
• Track progress on initiatives and follow up on assigned tasks.
• Support regional travel and on-ground engagement activities.

Connaissances

Data gathering

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Mandarin communication

Travel readiness

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Excel

SQL

BI dashboards

Description du poste

Company description

The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore

Job description

NUS Medicine's Dean's Research Office is expanding its international research engagement across East Asia, and we're looking for an organised, motivated individual to join our Research Partnerships and Intelligence team. This is a junior, support-focused role, ideal for someone early in their career who wants hands‑on exposure to international research partnerships, cross-border coordination, and stakeholder engagement at one of Asia's leading medical schools.

Working closely under the guidance of senior colleagues, you'll provide valuable operational and coordination capacity as the School deepens its research collaborations in the priority region. You'll also play a part in keeping NUS Medicine's efforts well aligned with University-wide priorities and flagship cross-border initiatives. It's a great opportunity to learn, contribute, and grow within a dynamic, outward-facing team.

Please note: this role involves regular regional and international travel.

What You'll Do

• Data acquisition & research support - Gather, organise and compile data and background research on partner institutions, funding landscapes and research ecosystems in the region; maintain trackers and help prepare draft briefings and reports to support senior colleagues' decisions.
• Project coordination & operational support - Provide broad administrative and operational support, including documentation, record‑keeping, scheduling, meeting arrangements and process coordination, to keep day‑to‑day activities running smoothly.
• Delegations, visits & hospitality - Assist with planning and running incoming and outgoing delegations, site visits and events, from itineraries and logistics to protocol and hospitality arrangements, helping ensure a positive experience for guests and partners.
• Stakeholder communications & coordination - Support correspondence, follow‑ups and scheduling with internal stakeholders and external partners (institutions, hospitals, government and industry), often in Mandarin and across different cultural contexts.
• Support for initiative execution - Help execute agreed initiatives and workplans, follow up on assigned tasks and track progress against milestones.
• Regional travel & on‑ground engagement - Undertake regular regional and international travel to support engagements and enable on‑ground follow‑through.

Qualifications

• A good Bachelor's degree. A background in life sciences, biomedical sciences, public health or a related field is advantageous but not essential.
• This is an entry‑level role suitable for candidates with up to around 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Exposure to partnerships, business development, account management, research administration or international engagement would be an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin is required, as you'll regularly communicate with partners in the priority region across differing institutional cultures and protocols.
• Comfortable with data acquisition, handling and analysis (e.g. Excel, SQL, dashboards/analytics), preparing briefings and reports, and coordinating events and cross‑border projects.
• Eager to learn, organised, detail‑oriented, culturally adaptable, a reliable team player, and willing to travel.

Why Join Us

You'll be part of a collaborative team at the heart of NUS Medicine's international research ambitions, with mentorship from experienced colleagues, meaningful exposure to high-level partnerships, and room to develop your skills in a supportive environment.