Senior Executive / Assistant Manager (Contracts & Compliance)

Reporting to Contracts & Compliance (HOD), the C&C Senior Executive/ Assistant Manager is responsible for Contracts Review, Negotiation, and Compliance matters in the Research Division.

Main Responsibilities:
1. Oversee and Manage C&C unit

• Track and manage legal agreements, and maintain legal agreement database, 
• Facilitate the negotiation and execution of legal agreements, 
• Provide support to facilitate the training and guiding of staff on compliance (HBRA & PDPA), 
• Act as check points for compliance (HBRA, PDPA) requirements by sighting compliance related approval documentation where necessary,
• Provide guidance to C&C unit junior staff,
• Improve contracts review workflow,
• Coordinate with CTE-CTO and LCDG (other contract teams in NCCS)
• Update and manage C&C policy.

2. Intellectual Property (IP) Management  & Revenue

• Coordinate with SingHealth Intellectual Property (SHIP) unit for paperwork involving IP filing 
• Track and monitor revenue from commercialised IP agreements.

3. Research Admin 

• Broadcasting research related events to the research community on campus; provides administrative support for research events hosted by NCCS, 
• Support HBRA and PDPA compliance matters (e.g. broadcast updates to NCCS stakeholders),
• Organise, coordinate and collate Research Metrics Info for submission to Office of Research, SingHealth (translational funding, IP and licensing indicatros)
• Support with KPIs collation for NMRC Centre Grant

Requirements: 

• Bachelor of Science degree with a keen interest in contracts review, compliance & governance, and research administration.     
• Must possess a flair for writing and a good command of English to handle minutes and draft policy papers/ presentation slides
• Excellent oral and presentation skills for effective communication with PIs, clinicians & peers in other departments
• Must be IT savvy and able to navigate through standard software applications and databases
• Familiar with HBRA and PDPA regulations
• Experience in reviewing contracts 
• Must be meticulous and have good organisational skills to create / maintain detailed records.
• Independent worker with a strong sense of initiative