Family Group: Administration
JOB SUMMARY
About the PrepVax Office
The PrepVax Office is a national pandemic preparedness programme that aims to draw on the vaccine development capabilities across the public and private sectors. This will be done through various activities including vaccine development projects, facilitating the development of technology platforms and a candidate library.
Job Summary
The Assistant Manager will be providing technical expertise with respect to the regulatory/manufacturing aspects of vaccine development. Additionally, the role will also involve managing efforts in the administrative aspects of the Office such as project management and stakeholder coordination. The Assistant Manager will also support the PrepVax Leadership and play a significant role in the planning, implementation and monitoring of various aspects of the Offices work.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SPECIFIC
The Assistant Manager will:
Be the teams technical expert on matters linked to regulatory/manufacturing aspects of vaccine development
Involved in supporting the planning and implementation of PrepVaxs work;
Play a middle manager role in the coordination of various administrative activities to further PrepVaxs work. This includes working with relevant parties such as collaborators, funding agencies, regulators, academia, and biomedical industry partners, from local as well as overseas institutions and agencies;
Take on a middle manager role in ensuring smooth running of secretariat support activities for meetings and events, including coordinating between multiple parties, preparing and clearing meeting agenda and presentation materials, taking/vetting minutes, and others;
Undertake a project manager or oversight role for the administrative duties such as the monitoring and processing of invoice payments, claims, procurement.
GENERAL
Any other projects or tasks assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS
A) EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum Bachelors Degree in preferably regulatory, manufacturing, public health, microbiology, epidemiology, biostatistics, biological, biomedical or chemical sciences, or a related discipline.
3 to 5 years of relevant experience ideally in a research, healthcare or public health-related environment
Experience in handling research budgets and finance
Experience in managing NMRC-awarded grants will be advantageous
At least 2 years of demonstrated experience managing and executing projects independently
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Strong experience in secretariat support
Flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced and fluid working environment, with an ability to engage effectively with all levels of seniority
Meticulous, detail-oriented and responsible
Independent, organized and self-driven;
Excellent interpersonal skills, pleasant personality with positive working and learning attitude
