Senior Manager, Healthcare Tech Commercialisation

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth HQ); Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth HQ) is seeking a Senior Manager to advance the commercialisation of healthcare technologies developed under the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. You will collaborate with the clinical research community to identify IP opportunities and translate them into viable business propositions.

You will manage a growing portfolio of patent and trademark applications, promote innovation, liaise with IP offices, engage external partners, and draft

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biotechnology, biomedical engineering or a relevant scientific/engineering field with at least eight years of relevant experience within the academic and/or industrial environment involving commercial partnerships; PhD in these fields preferred
• Ability to work effectively and assertively influence key stakeholders, and build and support business relationships and partnerships.
• Track record of successfully negotiating commercial contracts with industry partners
• Ability to assimilate and grasp technical concepts and translate these into commercially viable proposals
• Confident self-starter with initiative and capable of working successfully within a team and with key stakeholders in the ecosystem
• Excellent interpersonal communication, organizational and administrative skills

Responsibilities

• The review of invention disclosure submissions and liaising with the SingHealth Intellectual Property office.
• Engage with external parties to increase awareness of institutional capabilities, research areas, and opportunities for collaborations and research partnerships; as well as speak at internal workshops related to intellectual property, innovation, translational development, and commercialisation.
• Support the IP office to identify and engage with potential licensees of the institution’s intellectual property portfolio.
• Work with stakeholders to draft and review intellectual property and commercialisation strategies of translational funding grant applications.

Job description

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth HQ) is seeking a Senior Manager to advance the commercialisation of healthcare technologies developed under the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. You will collaborate with the clinical research community to identify IP opportunities and translate them into viable business propositions.

You will manage a growing portfolio of patent and trademark applications, promote innovation, liaise with IP offices, engage external partners, and draft