Senior Life Sciences Program Lead — AI-Driven Insights

Partex.AI; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Partex.AI in Singapore is seeking a Senior Manager, Life Sciences to lead science-driven customer engagement and ensure AI-generated insights meet client needs.

You will judge biological plausibility, design validation work, and translate science for business and investor audiences. The role covers scientific leadership, program management, cross-functional coordination, and mentoring junior scientists.

Qualifications

• PhD required in life sciences (e.g., molecular biology, cell biology, biotechnology, bioengineering, pharmacology).
• Minimum 6+ years of post-PhD research experience in academia or industry.
• At least 2+ years of project or people management with deliverable ownership.
• Solid AI understanding and hands-on experience.
• Hands-on lab depth: gene expression, cell/tissue culture, or assay development.
• Strong technical writing: publications, grants, reports or patents.
• Ability to explain complex science clearly to non-scientists.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Scientific leadership: bridge between Partex delivery team and APAC customers; evaluate AI-generated results and align with customer needs; support design of customer projects and their delivery.
• Program and project management: run multiple programs, owning timelines, budgets, milestones, and risks; coordinate data science, lab, regulatory and business teams; report progress and go/no-go recommendations.
• Business and partner support: present science to pharma partners, investors and key opinion leaders; monitor regulatory environment.
• Communication and team: write and review technical reports, grant applications, publications and patent input; mentor junior scientists and project officers.

Skills

Scientific leadership

Project management

Technical writing

English proficiency

Chinese proficiency

Education

PhD in life sciences

Job description

Partex.AI in Singapore is seeking a Senior Manager, Life Sciences to lead science-driven customer engagement and ensure AI-generated insights meet client needs.

You will judge biological plausibility, design validation work, and translate science for business and investor audiences. The role covers scientific leadership, program management, cross-functional coordination, and mentoring junior scientists.