Vice President, Regional Development-APAC Region

27 Premier Research Singapore Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Research is seeking a Vice President, Regional Development - APAC to lead and shape the region's growth within the BIomed/pharma ecosystem. The role focuses on developing partnerships, guiding strategic initiatives, and advancing client solutions across APAC, including Japan, while managing senior relationships with customers and industry bodies.

Candidate must have deep regional knowledge, extensive CRO/pharma experience, and Mandarin fluency, with readiness to travel 25-35% across APAC

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health, life sciences, business or related field.
• Fifteen (15) years' experience developing customer relationships, strategic partnerships and business opportunities in a global environment.
• Ten (10) years' experience within the CRO, biotechnology, pharmaceutical or related life sciences industry.
• Fluency in Mandarin is essential.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, regional market dynamics and the regulatory environment within APAC.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing strategic partnerships, alliances or commercial relationships across multiple countries and cultures.
• Experience supporting business development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement and solution development.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25-35%, including international travel across APAC and other global locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, strategic direction and oversight for Premier Research's regional development activities across APAC.
• Develops and executes the APAC regional strategy in alignment with Premier Research's global business objectives, commercial priorities and operational capabilities.
• Leads the development, governance and evolution of strategic partnerships that strengthen market access, delivery capabilities and client solutions across APAC.
• Oversees key regional alliance relationships and ensures effective collaboration, governance, escalation management and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Develops partnerships in Japan that enhance Premier Research's local presence, capabilities and access to the Japanese market.
• Supports APAC business development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement, solution development and progression of qualified opportunities.
• Builds and maintains senior level relationships with customers, partners, industry stakeholders, providers and regional organisations to advance strategic and commercial objectives.
• Partners with Business Unit Heads, Commercial and Functional Leaders to develop regionally appropriate solutions and growth strategies.
• Acts as Premier Research's senior representative within the APAC clinical research community and at relevant client, partner and industry forums.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic partnerships

Business development

Client engagement

Cross-cultural collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Premier Research is looking for a Vice President, Regional Development-APAC Region to join our Business Operations team. You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics.

What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success. We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires. Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here. As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for. Join us and build your future here.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provides leadership, strategic direction and oversight for Premier Research's regional development activities across APAC.
• Develops and executes the APAC regional strategy in alignment with Premier Research's global business objectives, commercial priorities and operational capabilities.
• Leads the development, governance and evolution of strategic partnerships that strengthen market access, delivery capabilities and client solutions across APAC.
• Oversees key regional alliance relationships and ensures effective collaboration, governance, escalation management and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Develops partnerships in Japan that enhance Premier Research's local presence, capabilities and access to the Japanese market.
• Supports APAC business development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement, solution development and progression of qualified opportunities.
• Builds and maintains senior level relationships with customers, partners, industry stakeholders, providers and regional organisations to advance strategic and commercial objectives.
• Partners with Business Unit Heads, Commercial and Functional Leaders to develop regionally appropriate solutions and growth strategies.
• Acts as Premier Research's senior representative within the APAC clinical research community and at relevant client, partner and industry forums.

What we’re searching for:

• Bachelor's degree, or its international equivalent, from an accredited institution in a health, life sciences, business or related field.
• Fifteen (15) years' experience developing customer relationships, strategic partnerships and business opportunities in a global environment.
• Ten (10) years' experience within the CRO, biotechnology, pharmaceutical or related life sciences industry.
• Fluency in Mandarin is essential.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, regional market dynamics and the regulatory environment within APAC.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing strategic partnerships, alliances or commercial relationships across multiple countries and cultures.
• Experience supporting business development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement and solution development.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25-35%, including international travel across APAC and other global locations as required.

Premier Research is more than a company – it’s a community furthering research to improve the lives of patients in critical need. We are a diverse staff thinking creatively, challenging ideas, and solving complex problems. Our Values – We Aim High, We Work Together, We Stay Agile, We Get It Done, We Care – mirror the determination, flexibility and trust that our team embodies. As a Premier team member, you have the power to make an impact, regardless of job title and location. Our dedication to biotech and specialty pharma is unlike any other. We provide our staff with innovative technologies and continuous learning.

Introduce yourself to our Talent Team and we will reach out if there is a role that aligns with your experience and interests.

Premier Research is a global clinical research, product development, and consulting company. We are dedicated to helping biotech, specialty pharma, and MedTech innovators transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medical treatments. Our team is inspired by this common purpose. Premier is a place where you can change lives, and feel rewarded and celebrated. We aim high - we will not stop until we reach our goals. And we care about each other, about our customer and partners, and, most importantly, about all the patients that we touch with our work.