Senior Assistant Director / Assistant Director,Medtech, Diagnostics & Digital Health

Job Description

A*STAR's Innovation & Enterprise (I&E) Group helps companies turn research into business results.

As part of Singapore's lead public sector R&D agency, we work with local and global businesses to accelerate innovation, scale growth, and strengthen competitiveness in high-value sectors.

I&E enables companies to move faster from lab to market through:

• Partnerships with industry, investors, and researchers to co-develop solutions for real business challenges.
• Licensing and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies and intellectual property into market-ready products and services.
• Venture building that nurtures deep-tech start-ups from early concepts to global growth.

Through I&E, companies gain access to cutting-edge technologies, world-class research talent, and trusted pathways to market-helping them innovate with confidence, compete globally, and create long-term value.

Job Responsibilities

• Support development of strategies according to economic and national agenda, including strengthening linkages with internal research performers, external agencies and industry stakeholders.
• To be familiarized with the various technological capabilities within A*STAR that can be applied to Medical Devices
• To evaluate, scope and execute high potential technology development projects through the various funding schemes available to develop projects towards commercialization
• To engage with industry and develop key accounts whilst generating licensing pipeline to successfully commercialise A*STAR's technologies
• To communicate regularly and effectively with A*STAR researchers, public sector clinicians and industry to conceptualize and design novel, clinically relevant and commercially viable medical products for clinical and research use.
• To work closely with A*STAR colleagues on Intellectual Property Management and Venture Creation to achieve impactful outcomes.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in bioengineering, bioinformatics, life sciences or related field
• >7 years of work experience in business development, product development, field application and/or project management in Medtech field
• Possess an understanding of ecosystem players and established network along the device development value chain
• Experience in front-facing engagements dealing with vendors, key accounts, stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication of concepts, ideas, and processes, including the ability to synthesize data
• Able to work within a small, dynamic team

Reporting

• The position will report to Director, Medtech Sector, Innovation & Enterprise