You will work closely with various stakeholders to drive Research and Development (R&D) activities.
Assistant Director (Emerging Materials)
Permanent
Closing on 18 Dec 2025What the role is
What you will be working on
- Collaborate with staff in MINDEF/Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), DSO National Laboratories (DSO), Research Institutes and overseas partners to drive R&D activities in area of emerging materials (e.g additive manufacturing) and Synthetic Biology (SynBio)
- Develop strategies, roadmaps and technology plans
- Relate technology to operations to convince stakeholders of R&D value
- Manage technology partnerships and collaborations with external organisations
Challenge(s)
- Being technologically savvy and multidisciplinary
- Having ability to relate technology to operations to convince stakeholders
What we are looking for
- Education in Science and Technology related field
- At least 6 years of work experience in technical domain
- Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, time management and analytical skills
- Highly motivated individual and good team player
- Ability to work under immense pressure
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
About your application process
This job is closing on 18 Dec 2025.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within or the wider Public Service.