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 gaps in Singapore’s innovation ecosystem (e.g. partnerships, intellectual property, etc.) 

• Analyse and synthesise findings to recommend solutions  

• Develop value propositions in 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 develop Singapore’s overall strategy in innovation:  

• Analyse project data to define EDB’s contributions to innovation and characterise industry/ company needs  

• Measure outcomes of our R&D and innovation policies and map Singapore’s strengths in innovation 

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

Requirements 

• At least 3 years of relevant working experience in design thinking, strategy/ product development, innovation, IP/ technology commercialisation, corporate planning and/ or policy analysis.   

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

• Passionate about playing a role to develop levers to strengthen Singapore’s innovation economy 

• Keen sense of business acumen with strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills  

• Resourceful with a self-starter mindset and strong 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 team player in an agile environment who is versatile and open to learn, explore and experiment 

• Singaporean 

We review applications and interview on a rolling basis.