Senior Executive/Assistant Manager (Research Administration)

Job Description

a) Programme and Project Management

• Support the Principal Investigator in the strategic and operational management of a large portfolio of modelling and public health research projects.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, risk registers, and milestone tracking systems across multiple concurrent studies.
• Monitor project progress to ensure deliverables, reporting requirements, and key performance indicators are met.
• Coordinate across modelling teams, data analysts, collaborators, and institutional stakeholders to maintain alignment and momentum.
• Identify operational risks or bottlenecks and proactively implement mitigation strategies.

b) Grant and Financial Management

• Support pre award and post award grant management activities in coordination with institutional research administration units.
• Track project budgets, expenditures, and burn rates across grants to ensure financial compliance and sustainability.
• Prepare financial and progress summaries for the Principal Investigator and funding agencies.
• Assist in the preparation of grant reports, renewals, and new funding applications where required.

c) Stakeholder and Collaboration Management

• Serve as a central coordination point between the Principal Investigator, research team members, institutional offices, and external collaborators.
• Facilitate communication across multi institution and international partners to support complex collaborative projects.
• Organise and manage project meetings, steering committees, and technical working groups, ensuring clear documentation and follow up of action items.
• Support the development and maintenance of collaboration frameworks and data sharing workflows where needed.

d) Research Operations and Delivery Support

• Support the timely production of key research outputs including reports, manuscripts, policy briefs, and technical deliverables by coordinating inputs across team members.
• Maintain organised project documentation, version control, and reporting records aligned with funder and institutional requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management systems, particularly for large scale modelling and data intensive programmes.

e) Strategic Growth and Portfolio Development

• Support the Principal Investigator in scaling and coordinating large national and international research initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of new project management structures suitable for complex, multi partner programmes.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen programme efficiency, integration, and external impact.

Qualifications

• Applicants are expected to have at least a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution. Having a scientific background (undergraduate degree in a science discipline) is a plus.
• Preferrably with at least 2 years of experience in an administrative position within academic, research or healthcare sector.
• Candidates with experience in research administration, grant management, agreement review, research ethics, research compliance or database management will be at an advantage.
• A team player with effective problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills to perform well in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to take initiative to learn on the job and manage various responsibilities.

This role is well suited for candidates seeking to build deep expertise in managing large, technically complex research programmes with strong potential progression into senior national and international project management leadership roles.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: National University of Singapore

Department: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

Job requisition ID: 32338