Senior Standards Lead, Biotechnology & Precision Medicine

Duke-NUS Medical School; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke-NUS Medical School seeks a Senior Executive/Assistant Manager to lead national and international standardisation initiatives in Biotechnology and Precision Medicine. This role bridges technology, healthcare policy, and global standards to advance Singapore's development and adoption of trusted AI and digital health standards.

You will provide secretariat support to the Technical Committee for Biotechnology and Laboratory Testing (TC-BTLT), identify new opportunities, and drive the

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in Biotechnology, Genomics, Lab Testing, Biomedical Engineering, or related discipline.
• At least 2 years’ relevant experience in healthcare, regulatory affairs, or standards development.
• Strong project management capabilities and ability to lead multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Solid understanding of global standards landscape (ISO, IEC, AI governance frameworks).
• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills with clear written and oral communication.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and consensus-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretariat support to the Technical Committee for Biotechnology and Laboratory Testing (TC-BTLT) and its working groups.
• Identify and evaluate new standardisation opportunities aligned with strategic priorities.
• Drive development, review, adoption, and promotion of standards with regulators, healthcare institutions, industry and academia.
• Manage expert working groups to draft, review, and refine standards.
• Facilitate technical meetings to build consensus and advance work items.
• Coordinate Singapore’s involvement in international standards activities (ISO committees, global meetings, study missions).
• Lead stakeholder engagement through workshops, conferences, and outreach initiatives.
• Ensure governance, SOPs, and audit compliance and help build biotechnology standardisation infrastructure.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Regulatory affairs knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Biotechnology/Genomics/ Lab Testing/ Biomedical Engineering

Job description

Duke-NUS Medical School seeks a Senior Executive/Assistant Manager to lead national and international standardisation initiatives in Biotechnology and Precision Medicine. This role bridges technology, healthcare policy, and global standards to advance Singapore's development and adoption of trusted AI and digital health standards.

You will provide secretariat support to the Technical Committee for Biotechnology and Laboratory Testing (TC-BTLT), identify new opportunities, and drive the