Job Description

• Strategize with the Business Development Director and Centre Director on future maturation plans and directions, in order to maintain the medium-term sustainability of the Centre's research, development and innovation (RDI) capabilities
• Provide "on-the-fly" technical, laboratory and IP expertise to assist in guiding and supporting scientific officers and staff assigned to the Centre's maturation projects, seeking appropriate input and approvals from faculties, and in strategic alignment with the Centre's objectives
• Write and manage a playbook of laboratory best practices from more than a decade of experience managing R&D and industrial development projects, as well as laboratory operations. Oversee the implementation of those practices within the Centre.
• Oversee and support a live portfolio of maturation projects, sharing ideas, existing protocols and know-how, helping monitor the progress of the applied research and operations and participating when relevant in the deliverables and IP strategies, in order to ensure that milestones are met and timelines stay on track. Bring a technology-focused, maturation perspective to developing the Centre's innovation agenda.
• Maintain a hands-on operational mindset as well as a translational day-to-day involvement (science, IP strategy, laboratory operations, etc) based on a 40%-60% portfolio approach
• Lead laboratory teams in implementing maturation best practices. Design, adapt and install processes for improving maturation predictability, quality and repeatability. Correlate these practices with the spin-offing roadmaps structured by the Business Development Director and oversee their impact and relevance.
• Serve as liaison with NUS research offices, Office of Legal Affairs and Industry Liaison Office on issues of intellectual property, project and research collaboration agreements, material transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, etc
• Recommend and schedule training needed to prepare the Centre's staff population to utilize new tools, systems and processes during the maturation phases
• Enhance R&D organization's knowledge and expertise in scientific areas as well as areas of project and maturation program management
• Partner with the Business Development Director in designing and refining technology-to-market strategies, including business-to-business marketing approaches, business development and application development templates, etc
• Promote open innovation and creative thinking throughout the Centre
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications & Prerequisites

• PhD in materials science and engineering or physics is mandatory
• Well-versed with nanomaterials in particular, graphene production, characterization and manipulation
• More than 5 years of track record as a researcher on projects and immersion experience with research ecosystem and experience building research, industrial and translational projects in both Singaporean and international contexts
• Ability to resolve complex issues and to make technical, administrative and procedural decisions and judgments
• Ability to support and lead effectively numerous teams and interface with multiple stakeholders and report accordingly on a portfolio of maturing research projects
• Inclusive and a genuine team player, who avoids self-promotion
• Hands-on, analytical, empathetic, creative, passionate professional committed to ongoing progress
• Well-spoken and written English language ability a must
• Adhere to high ethical standards

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: Centre for Advanced 2D Materials
Job requisition ID : 7338