Total 303 Director/C-Level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies

Operational Leadership To act as a visible and credible R&D Director across all components of the Trusts NHS R&D functions including NIHR infrastructure programmes and networks. This will include internal leadership and playing a leading role with external partners, including the University of Plymouth (UoP) and other HEI partners. To oversee robust financial, performance and governance arrangements across the Trusts R&D functions with appropriate mechanisms. To take operational accountability for all aspects of the Trusts R&D functions, adopting a flexible yet ambitious approach to deliver the operational strategy and year-on-year business plans. To encourage and facilitate an inclusive operational approach to research, To lead with the Clinical Academic Groups within UoP in developing robust research operational plans, working collaboratively with partner organisations as required. To operationally represent the Trusts R&D functions locally, nationally, and internationally as appropriate, fostering external relationships and collaborations with other NHS Trusts, research institutions and commercial partners as appropriate. Develop appropriate Trust wide policies, procedures, and processes relevant to the R&D function. Human Resources Direct responsibility for overseeing the administrative and management functions within the Trusts R&D department to provide credible, visible, and authoritative leadership. Establish, develop, and maintain the appropriate infrastructure for the Trusts R&D functions, having an oversight of the recruitment and retention of appropriate staff and identifying areas of efficiency across the Trusts R&D functions. Be the professional managerial lead for staff within the Trusts R&D functions, providing mentorship, development and creating a learning culture, built on effective communication, and is recognised as a positive role model. Promote and support an appropriate skill mix within the staff structure of R&D, development of new roles and multi- and cross-disciplinary working with UHP R&D functions as appropriate to support the research strategies. Fully line manage Senior R&D colleagues within the R&D Department including individual performance management, appraisal, and development of staff to optimise individual and organisational performance. Responsible for developing plans to ensure effective team building across the R&D management teams and functions within the department is established to create a productive and facilitative working environment. Ensure all staff have access to continuing professional education and development, to optimise individual and team performance in delivering on the strategic objectives within the Trusts R&D functions. Communicating effectively and appropriately with a range of individuals and staff groups, at times in highly contentious or sensitive, hostile, or antagonistic environments. Responsibility for managing staff conflict resolution and complaints. Ensure all R&D Staff comply with the Trusts standing financial instructions, agreed R&D standing financial instructions and other Trust policies and procedures. Equality and Diversity The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. Training and Personal Development Continuous Professional Development The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS As this is a senior role, the candidate must be able to effectively communicate in all settings, even if the issue is highly contentious or sensitive or is met with hostile or antagonistic behaviours. Develop key relationships with senior operational leads within UHP, UoP and all other external partners to undertake high level negotiations and influencing at a very senior level. Act as an ambassador for the operational aspects of the UHP R&D functions in a variety of settings. Be responsible for delivering a robust marketing strategy for UHP R&D, both to internal and external audiences, directing the work of associated staff to ensure effective and timely delivery of marketing messages and communications. Relationships Internal Chief Medical Officer Chief Nursing Officer Senior R&D Colleagues Lead Research Nurse Executive Board Members Research Delivery Teams Researchers Support Services: Pharmacy, Pathology, Radiology etc External NIHR Peninsula Regional Research Delivery Network Executive Dean of Faculty of Health, UoP Research Director for Faci;tu pf Jea;tj. UoP Associate Dean for Research , Faculty of Health, UoP Heads of School, Faculty of Health UoP Director, Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit ( PenCTU) Head, Joint Clinical Research Office ( UHP and UoP) Deputy Vice Chancellor ( Science ) of the University of Plymouth SW Health Innovation Network Department for Health & Social Care Other key National Institute for Health Research platforms, including PenARC Commercial partners & clinical research organisations Primary Care Partners and Community Partners Public Health Community partners

Lead and manage MSCI’s ESG & Climate research team in Asia Pacific, primarily focused on
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk and performance analysis of companies in Asia-Pacific
and China;
Develop ESG and climate research in APAC market for global institutional investors, and help investors
to understand how ESG and climate factors may impact risk exposure and valuation of different asset
classes;
Perform as the spokesperson of MSCI ESG research in APAC, and represent MSCI ESG research in
externa events, media engagement, as well as key clients and prospects engagement;
Represent MSCI in regional regulator engagement.

Requirement

• Lead architecture and software development for highly scalable enterprise platforms.
• Design hybrid infrastructure for scalability, incorporating bare metal and hyperscaler setups.
• Ensure platform agnosticism for seamless integration with varied backend tools.
• Develop modular components with industry-grade security and RESTful API microservices.
• Build performant web applications in React, Redux, and similar technologies.
• Architect efficient and scalable backend systems with automated testing processes.
• Mentor team in high-quality code practices (Python, Go, Java) and conduct code reviews.
• Accountable for entire source code in production, identifying and resolving defects early.
• Lead solution architects in designing 5G solutions and adopting new technologies.
• Collaborate with product management to develop market-driven roadmaps.

About Innovation (INN)

Ipsos’ Innovation Service line helps clients identify, qualify, optimize and forecast the business potential of innovations, products and packaging. Our rapid and validated end-to-end solutions, combine optimization with qualification, to enable clients to be faster in seizing opportunities and be more agile in bringing their products to market.

Researchers at Ipsos are experts in the field of Market Research who are trusted and consulted on leading-edge research design. The Ipsos Associate Research Director is an enthusiastic professional with a passion for creating knowledge and who is fully dedicated to finding the best solutions for our clients. He/she significantly contributes to the strategic direction of the business and is trusted with upholding the Ipsos brand.

The ARD takes on a leadership role in account management and delivery of leading-edge research. He/she is a strong mentor and coach to the team and effectively takes on research tasks, account management activities to maintain and build existing client relationships, and actively seek new client opportunities.

To be successful in this role, you are likely to possess,

• A good degree in Marketing, Business, Social Science, Statistics or related studies
• At least 7 years of directly relevant experience
• Well-developed research skills, knowledge and thinking
• Strong client-servicing principles and communications skills
• Strong supervisory skills, with the ability to effectively manage team dynamics and garner strong team collaboration

• I am currently working with a Medical Device new entrant to the Singapore who are looking for a R&D Director to oversee their new product pipeline.
• This isn’t a role involving the management of a large R&D organisation but actually focused on working in partnership with local institutions to see where there is the potential for collaboration.
• The agreements with the institutions are in place, so you will be offering support to founders in the development of their products, less hands-on design and more advisory.

The R&D Director will be responsible for:

• Lead and manage a diverse team in developing medical device products, ensuring they meet design, performance, and regulatory standards.
• Create and oversee project plans, budgets, and timelines to achieve project goals and milestones effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to navigate technical, regulatory, and market challenges for successful product development and commercialization.

The R&D Director will be responsible for:

• Relevant R&D management experience in the medical device industry, demonstrating successful product development and commercialization.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements for medical devices, including FDA regulations and ISO 13485, with a track record of compliance.
• Degree qualified in Engineering or related field.

Reg No. R1871342
BeathChapman Pte Ltd
Licence no. 16S8112

Job Description:

As lead of the DxD Hub's Corporate Planning team:

1. Develop and align strategies to economic and national agenda (e.g. DxD Hub 2.0 in RIE2025 strategy), including strengthening linkages with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. MOH, clinical clusters in setting up satellite programmes).
2. Translate overarching DxD Hub's strategies into an action plan, coordinating across public sector and internal stakeholders and entities to achieve Enterprise's desired outcomes.
3. Set, monitor and report performance and tracking indicators for DxD Hub in alignment with Enterprise and its operating units and in partnership with finance for financial targets.
4. Establish and maintain corporate branding and public awareness of DxD Hub.
5. Perform Divisional reporting and communications functions with stakeholders within A*STAR, governing and advisory boards, as well as other public agencies in the ecosystem.
6. Review internal operational processes for possible improvements, in alignment with Enterprise and A*STAR best practices.
7. Build capabilities of service platforms & drive realization of business outcome.
8. Hires, motivates, develops, and retains key talent.
9. Develop and deliver accurate reports of operational metrics to the COO and CEO. Deliver monthly operation reports.

Requirements:

Qualification: Bachelor Degree. Additional credentials in Science/Engineering would be an advantage.

Work Experience: More than 6 years working experience. Relevant working experience in strategic and/or corporate planning, would be an advantage.

Technical Skills: Possess strong strategic and analytical thinking skills. Able to identify and contextualise stakeholder issues and manage them appropriately.

Soft Skills: Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Able to work in a team and guide the team to achieve their tasks. Able to work outside of organizational boundaries to engage external stakeholders as necessary.

Abilities / Aptitudes: Able to deliver results under tight timelines. Pro-active, quality conscious and results oriented.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About Brand Health Tracking (BHT)

Ipsos’ Brand Health Tracking service helps set the course for brands and tracks the impact of brand touchpoints on the activation journey. We pull together multiple data sources, delivering people-centric measurement systems, built on our knowledge of how people choose brands, providing actionable guidance for growth.

Researchers at Ipsos are experts in the field of Market Research who are trusted and consulted on leading-edge research design. The Ipsos Associate Research Director is an enthusiastic professional with a passion for creating knowledge and who is fully dedicated to finding the best solutions for our clients. He/she significantly contributes to the strategic direction of the business and is trusted with upholding the Ipsos brand.

The ARD takes on a leadership role in account management and delivery of leading-edge research. He/she is a strong mentor and coach to the team and effectively takes on research tasks, account management activities to maintain and build existing client relationships, and actively seek new client opportunities.

To be successful in this role, you are likely to possess,

• A good degree in Marketing, Business, Social Science, Statistics or related studies
• At least 7 years of directly relevant experience
• Well-developed research skills, knowledge and thinking
• Strong client-servicing principles and communications skills
• Strong supervisory skills, with the ability to effectively manage team dynamics and garner strong team collaboration

About Brand Health Tracking (BHT)

Ipsos’ Brand Health Tracking service helps set the course for brands and tracks the impact of brand touchpoints on the activation journey. We pull together multiple data sources, delivering people-centric measurement systems, built on our knowledge of how people choose brands, providing actionable guidance for growth.

Researchers at Ipsos are experts in the field of Market Research who are trusted and consulted on leading-edge research design. The Ipsos Research Director is an enthusiastic professional with a passion for creating knowledge and who is fully dedicated to finding the best solutions for our clients. He/she significantly contributes to the strategic direction of the business and is trusted with upholding the Ipsos brand.

The RD takes on a leadership role in the design, set-up and management of leading-edge research. He/she is a strong mentor and coach to the team and effectively takes on account management activities to maintain and build existing client relationships, and actively seek new client opportunities.

To be successful in this role, you are likely to possess

• A good degree in Marketing, Business, Social Science, Statistics or related studies
• At least 10 years of strong market research experience, especially in the use of advanced research techniques
• Proven effective business leadership in a particular area/sector/function/capacity
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• A commitment to self-development and the career development of team members

Your new company
A very exciting opportunity has just become available to join one of the most successful firms as an R&D Tax Manager. By joining this firm, you will have the opportunity to work with an exciting and exclusive list of clients from various backgrounds from the smallest businesses to most corporate clients. Benefit from a highly competitive salary, car allowance, and general bonuses and accelerate your career forward within a well-established business.

Your new role
As an R&D Tax Manager, your main duties will include developing claim methodologies, and preparing R&D tax relief claims for submission to the HMRC. You will be working very closely with existing and new/potential clients, being their main point of contact for all R&D Tax queries and contacting HMRC and their behalf. The firm will also expect you to write technical descriptions of client's projects, while preparing documentation to support R&D claims, based on UK BIS guidelines, and reviewing work completed by the junior staff within your team.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this role, you will have strong technical knowledge of the UK's R&D tax and experience in the preparation of R&D claims. The successful candidate will also have a clear and concise writing style with experience of responding to HMRC queries. Meanwhile, the ideal candidate will also have computer science/similar degree and possess some previous experience of working within the software or IT industry.

What you'll get in return
The client will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary, along with a car, generous bonuses, and a number of employee benefits to choose from. A hybrid working pattern is now a standard at the firm, meaning you will be able to decide which days you work from home and the office. You will also receive ongoing support and most up-to-date training to ensure you are well-equipped to progress well in your career.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Key Responsibilities:

• The Packaging Technology R&D Director will be a key team leader and an architect of advanced package pathfinding and technology development.
• The position will lead a technology office to be responsible for next generation technology roadmap and evolvement of wafer level and advanced packaging technologies including 2.5D and 3D structures.
• Candidate should have a passion of innovation and invention to create solutions and would be key IP contributor.
• Previous hands-on experiences in leading cross-functional teams by technical expertise to bring solutions to new products is required.
• Successful candidate should have experience with innovation incumbent, design, characterization, and volume production for high-performance, high-volume semiconductor devices.
• Candidate should have extensive direct experience in new process and material development for innovative packages.
• Close collaboration with customers and supply chain ecosystem is also required.

Key Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in mechanical, electrical or material engineering + 15 years is required
• Prior experience in advanced packaging (2.5D/3D, WLP, FC, SiP)
• Good understanding of chiplet architecture
• Experience in design, simulation (electrical, mechanical and thermal) of advanced package is preferred
• IC package or system product design experience is preferred though not required
• Possess strong communication skills, experience with global team members of different cultural backgrounds.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Build a good network of internal R&D capabilities to enable adoption for the A*STAR ecosystem.
• Manage and support the development and protection of intellectual property. Establish business strategies and identify potential markets when assessing competitive technologies to be commercialized.
• Guide 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:

• Bachelor's degree with 8 to 10 years of relevant working experience, preferably with a background in PharmBio/Biotech industry.
• Excellent 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.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Build a good network of internal R&D capabilities to enable adoption for the A*STAR ecosystem.
• Manage and support the development and protection of intellectual property. Establish business strategies and identify potential markets when assessing competitive technologies to be commercialized.
• Guide 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:

• Bachelor's degree with 8 to 10 years of relevant working experience, preferably with a background in PharmBio/Biotech industry.
• Excellent 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.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP Be accountable for appointing, coordinating and supporting the work of RRDN Specialty and Settings Leads. The Medical Health & Care Research Director to support the Specialty Leads and the NMAHP Health & Care Research Director to support the Settings Leads Facilitating and promoting cross-specialty and cross-setting collaborations Developing and maintaining positive and constructive relationships with health and care leaders to ensure capacity and capability of the professional research workforce Ensuring expert advice is provided to RDN leaders and their teams, along with RDN stakeholders regarding study design and delivery to optimise deliverability and assist in the identification of sites and Principal Investigators Providing expert advice to the research delivery workforce regarding study delivery Responsible for working with health and care professional leaders to support the workforce development of research delivery leadership and associated staff including clinical and non-clinical staff Working closely with the Regional Research Leadership Office to develop complementary activities regarding strategic workforce development BUSINESS PLANNING Be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of a 3-year RRDN Strategic Implementation Plan in line with the RDN strategic aims and national 3-year plan. The RRDN Strategic Implementation Plan will be developed in conjunction with regional partners, including NHSE regional offices, ICSs, AHSNs, patients and the public Contribute to the oversight and development of RRDN business, financial, strategic development and impact plans, and associated reports OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT Be accountable for appointing, coordinating and supporting the work of RRDN Specialty and Settings Leads. The Medical Health & Care Research Director to support the Specialty Leads and the NMAHP Health & Care Research Director to support the Settings Leads Ensure that the RRDN is managed in line with the requirements of the RRDN Host Organisation Contract Ensure that the RRDN provides effective, high quality and nationally consistent services Ensure that relevant national strategies, policies and frameworks are fully implemented and associated targets met Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Your new company
Continued market success has created a new opportunity for a Manager or Associate Director with an engineering or scientific background to join a Top 4 Accountancy Firm in Birmingham. This Firm offers global integrated professional services in an approach that combines intellectual leadership, industrial expertise, insight, consulting and problem-solving to help and support their clients. The UK Government provides tax incentives to businesses performing R&D and this is an opportunity to join a market leader in helping clients secure these incentives. This Firm can offer coaching and support for returners to refresh knowledge and skills to help transition back into the workplace.


Your new role
As the Associate Director/Manager within this Firm's R&D team, you will be client facing and lead the technical aspects of R&D claims, interviews and prepare documentation to support R&D claims. You will be working with senior technical and finance staff.


Key Duties:

• Analysing technical and cost data from clients to develop robust and efficient R&D claim methodologies
• Lead the interview process with technical experts to understand their R&D activity, summarising output from these interviews in documentation format
• Leading technical aspects of the R&D claim preparation process within a project
• Preparing clear reports for submission to HMRC.

What you'll need to succeed
The successful R&D professional will have a degree in Engineering or Science with post-grad experience of working in an engineering, manufacturing or scientific role. Experienced in leading project teams to both internal and external customers. Strong communication skills and be happy working within multidisciplinary teams.


What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to apply your technical knowledge across a wide range of areas and to help companies identify the R&D claims for these incentives. This R&D can involve activities starting from basic research, through to early stage new product & process development, industrial scale trials and ongoing process improvement activity across all areas of engineering and manufacturing. This Firm offers flexible working arrangements, an excellent salary package and benefits, along with outstanding career prospects.


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Job Description:

1,Responsible for the company's technological strategic direction and the construction of the technological framework;

2,In charge of architectural design, technology selection, performance analysis, and application of new technologies;

3,Responsible for researching technical solutions for various products, guiding product design and technological development, and accurately transforming business needs into design requirements;

4,Accountable for the technology selection of the company’s tech team, communication and management of core R&D personnel, establishing a robust technological development system, and continuously enhancing the company’s overall technical capabilities;

5,Responsible for organizing staff to study the technological development directions of industry products and actively exploring the application of new technologies.

Job Requirements:

1,A master's degree or higher from a formal university program in a computer-related field, with over 10 years of work experience;

2,Proficient in mainstream development frameworks such as SpringBoot, SpringCloud, Mybatis, Activiti, and Spring Security, with experience in designing and developing web applications;

3,Familiar with common design patterns, and proficient in Java, MySQL, and other technologies;

4,Familiar with development frameworks such as SpringMVC, Spring, and Hibernate;

5,Strong organizational and leadership abilities, a high sense of responsibility, excellent communication and cooperation skills, and a team spirit.