Manager, Innovation Strategy & Partnerships

Job Responsibilities

[Strategy Development]

Develop and co-create solutions to strengthen Singapore as an innovation economy:

• Identify, through research and stakeholder engagement, potential gapsin Singapore'sinnovation ecosystem(e.g. partnerships, intellectual property, etc.)

• Analyseand synthesise findings to recommend solutions

• Develop value propositionsin collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. industry groups in EDB, other government agencies and industry partners)

[Planning and Data Analysis]

Review, refine and developSingapore's overall strategy in innovation:

• Analyseproject data to define EDB's contributions to innovation andcharacteriseindustry/ company needs

• Measureoutcomes of our R&D and innovation policiesandmapSingapore's strengths in innovation

Note that this is an individual contributor role.You mayalsoneed to perform secretariat duties and support agenda setting for inter-agency platforms.

Requirements

• At least3years of relevantworking experienceindesign thinking, strategy/ product development,innovation, IP/ technology commercialisation,corporate planningand/ or policy analysis.

• Skillset in quantitative data analysis (e.g.Excel, Tableau, Python etc.) will be a plus.

• Passionate about playing a roleto develop levers to strengthen Singapores innovation economy

• Keen sense of business acumenwith strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills

• Resourceful with a self-starter mindsetandstrong ability to develop and execute ideas and initiatives

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and adept at engaging a range of internal and external stakeholders across seniority levels

• Strong teamplayer in an agile environmentwho isversatile andopen to learn,exploreandexperiment

• Singaporean

We review applications and interview on a rolling basis.