Senior Assistant Manager, Research Office (Contract)

Overview

As a member of the Grants team in the NUHS Research Office (RO), you will provide pre and post grant support and administration for NUHS, NUH and NUSMed clinicians and faculty.

Responsibilities

(1) Monitoring and administering external research grants and NUHS programmes under care, to enhance research performance management for NUHS.

• Timely review of documentation for grant applications and post-award grant processes to facilitate on-time submissions and ensure compliance with grant terms & conditions.
• Timely management and administration of awarded grants to ensure compliance with grant terms and conditions, and monitoring of project status and performance.

(2) Monitoring and reporting of research outputs and outcomes to management, for annual staff and department appraisal exercises, and for other ad-hoc requests.

• Accurately monitor and manage research related data for analysis and reporting.
• Timely administration of research achievement inputs during annual staff and department appraisal exercises for NUHS entities.

(4) Provide administrative support for RO-related meetings and events, and any other ad-hoc duties.

(5)Any other ad-hoc duties that may be assigned.

Requirements

• Good Degree in Life Sciences or related field Masters and above would have an advantage
• Have at least 1 to 3 years relevant experience in research management/administration or related industry experience.
• Familiarity with local biomedical research or healthcare systems will be required to have sufficient context for the job.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, and ability to and adapt to fast-moving situations, are required in order to handle interactions with researchers, grantors and management.
• Experience in data management and analysis will be an advantage.