Snr/Asst Director, Tech-Biz (BTI)

The Tech-Business Officer is responsible for supporting A.STAR as the Strategic Innovation Engine of Singapore by translating our intellectual properties to commercial solutions through industry research collaborations, licensing and spin-off efforts to drive economic and social outcomes for Singapore.

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• Leverage strong domain and industry knowledge to understand companies aspirations and challenges and thereby design and execute differentiated strategies to foster R&D partnerships and drive commercialization strategies.
• Work closely with relevant industry partners to adopt technology portfolios and research capabilities through licensing, collaboration and facilitating creation of spinoff companies.
• Leverage an ecosystem of industry partners, start-ups, academia, public agencies and industry associations to fuel the growth of the R&D and industry landscape in Singapore.
• Manage and support the development and protection of intellectual property. Establish business strategies and identify potential markets when assessing competitive technologies to be commercialized.
• Work with BTI's scientists and I&E to build and strengthen technology assets and IP portfolio for commercial proliferation in the biomanufacturing sector.
• To engage with industry and develop key accounts whilst generating licensing pipeline to successfully tech transfer A.STARs technologies.
• Work closely with colleagues within Innovation & Enterprise Division e.g. Intellectual Property Management, Venture Creation and across A.STAR to achieve impactful outcomes
• Assist junior team members on account management and research collaboration/ licensing deals structuring, monitoring and costing.
• Strong in contractual terms and apply them during negotiations with industry collaborations and internal stakeholders.
• Lead industry collaboration discussions during meetings.
• Anchor success stories narratives.

Requirements:

• 8-10 years of relevant working experience, preferably with a background in PharmBio] industry.
• Good interpersonal skills to engage and partner diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good listener with keen eye for industry's needs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to think ahead to plan and execute with team.