A*STAR - Agency For Science, Technology And Research Hiring! Full Time Assistant Director, Digital Tech - Computing in - Ricebowl

Job Description

The Assistant Director in the Digital Tech & Computing Cluster of SERC is required to support the strategising and driving of A*STAR’s R&D initiatives in Data-AI-Compute (DAC) technologies, such as:

• AI and Data Science
• Digital trust technologies
• Cybersecurity
• Digital Twinning, Modelling & Simulations
• Quantum computing software
  
  

The Officer Will Be Part Of a Dynamic Digital Tech & Computing Cluster Team Which Shapes Public Sector Research And Innovation To Deliver Economic And Societal Outcomes For Singapore Through

• Strategic planning, coordination, and collaborations in digital technology R&D with Ministries & Public Agencies (e.g. NRF, MTI, EDB, Enterprise SG, MDDI, IMDA), Research Institutes, Institutes of Higher Learning, and industry sectors
• Technology Foresighting and Masterplanning to optimise R&D investment portfolio and ensure alignment with national priorities
• R&D programme strategy development, which entails convening relevant public agencies, enterprises, and research entities (within A*STAR and from Institutes of Higher Learning) into collaboration programmes and securing necessary management support and resources for programme execution
• R&D programme management, including tracking programme progress and planning for subsequent technology translation and commercialisation
• Strategic development and reviews of digital research capabilities in A*STAR Research Institutes
• Research proposals evaluation, project reviews and management
  
  

Job Requirements

• Background in Engineering, IT, or Computer Science with at least 6 years of working experience
• Ability to think strategically, analyse issues from different angles and devise comprehensive solutions
• Knowledge in a broad range of digital technologies, digital industry, their trends, challenges, and potentials
• Excellent written, presentation and communication skills to articulate strategies to decision makers and to form trusting partnerships
• Proactive learning attitude, attention to details and results-oriented
• Comfortable with delivering outcomes in complex environments within challenging timelines
• Experience in technology strategy development or programme management roles in the public service or research organisations would be a plus point