Total 267 Director/C-Level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies

Role Purpose:

Provide full-service management of key client accounts through marketing research information, analysis and reports and identify new opportunities for developing business in Customised Research.

Primary responsibility would include developing business, especially across key FMCG clients in West by reaching out to them, understanding their challenges, sharing NIQ solutions and evolving the brief along with the clients to win business

Other responsibilities would include developing and delivering the proposals to win the business and work with the Customer Success Team to deliver the findings presentations to the clients.

Accountabilities:

Accountable for success of the team by ensuring revenue target as well as team development

Client Management

·         Provides advice and consultation to clients and staff

·         Handles complicated client queries or complaints

·         Develops strategic understanding of industry trends, competition and opportunities of Nielsen

·         Demonstrated recognition by client as an “expert” related to research knowledge areas

·         Presents results of study to the client’s top management

·         Ensures the smooth collection of debt from clients

Project Management

·         Designs and plans research projects following client briefing and needs

·         Supervises all stages of project management and monitors performance by working with the Customer Success team which will ensure the day today work is done

·         Provides advice on the execution of projects, informs clients on progress and gives specific instructions to other departments regarding the collection and electronic processing of information

Thought leadership

·       Introduce new solutions and thought leadership pieces to the team

·        Strong understanding and appreciation of the various MR protocols such as concept testing, product testing, U&A, Segmentation, Profiling studies, BHT and so on.

Business Management

·         Develops the business (profit and loss responsibilities)

·         Strong Leadership Competencies (360-degree assessment), proven successful business record, and demonstrated ability to effectively work with diverse teams

·         Provide top management with thorough review of internal and client financials including budget and forecast

Role Expectations

Scope

1.      Would manage the end-to-end relationship with all clients with a focus on the FMCG clients

2.      Would be responsible for revenue generation, client servicing and collections. Joint responsibility of the deliverables along with the customer success team

3.      Would be supported by the customer success team – which will take on the responsibility of end to end completion & delivery of the project

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

If you have a strong will to learn and educate, as well as are motivated by the opportunity to help grow our team and be a part of an industry-leading technology and innovation organization, then look no further! This is an opportunity to use Data Science, A.I./Machine Learning, and Technology skills to solve very interesting problems that directly and greatly impact millions of individuals worldwide.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

If you have a strong will to learn and educate, as well as are motivated by the opportunity to help grow our team and be a part of an industry-leading technology and innovation organization, then look no further! This is an opportunity to use Data Science, A.I./Machine Learning, and Technology skills to solve very interesting problems that directly and greatly impact millions of individuals worldwide.

You will be leading an energetic A.I./Machine Learning cross-functional team, collaborating with various business/product partners (e.g. Credit, Fraud, Risk, Web, Mobile, Marketing, Enterprise Automation, etc.) to drive a cohesive set of solutions enabling the ever-growing strategic capabilities in the AI field.

This role within American Express Technology (AET), will report into the Vice President, Enterprise Services Decision Science Center of Excellence (CoE).

Responsibilities:

• Drive AI and decision science vision, strategy, and execution across the organization
• Combine A.I./Machine Learning and Technology knowledge to implement highly scalable solutions to solve real-world problems in areas such as Generative AI, Personalization, Image Recognition, Speech Recognition, Natural Language Processing, Best Next Action, and Time Series predictions
• Research latest related academic papers and test nascent ideas which can potentially solve new business problems and enhance existing solutions.
• Responsible for developing and defining deployment strategies for production quality AI solutions in Cloud infrastructure at scale
• Drive both high-level and detailed technical designs and conduct design reviews as needed
• Responsible for health and quality of the code across the portfolio, including leadership over innovation, functional testing, and CI/CD tool integration
• Provide technical mentorship to team members at all levels
• Actively participate in business and technical discussions and forums across Amex

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related STEM fields. PhD degree preferred.
• Proven track record on producing outstanding research results (Journal and/or Conference publications, and patterns) is a must.
• Ability to convey complex, technical subject matter in a clear and straightforward manner; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate through written and oral presentations with all levels of the organization
• Solid project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• 8+ years full lifecycle product development and engineering leadership in highly available, highly scalable, high throughput systems
• 8+ years of experience in building and delivering sophisticated solutions that leverage various AI solutions, machine learning algorithms or technologies and are able to scale optimally
• Hands-on Experience with GCP and/or AWS is a plus.

Expert in at least one of the following fields:

• Generative AI
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Reinforcement Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Optimization
• Probabilistic Inference
• Information Retrieval
• Recommendation Systems
• Bayesian Inference
• Advanced time series forecasting

Hands-on Experience with most of the following open-source solutions:

• Orchestrate: Airflow, Kubeflow Pipelines, ML Run
• Container: Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos + Marathon
• Model Serving: Kubeflow KF Serving, TF Serving, Seldon-Core, MLflow
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch

Development:

• Programming Language: Python, Java, Scala, Julia
• IDE: Notebooks, PyCharm, VS Studio
• Machine Learning: TensorFlow, Keras, ScikitLearn, H20.ai, XGBoost, MXNet
• Feature Store: Hopsworks, Feast, or other purposed built Feature Store
• Model Format: ONNX, PMML

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Full Job Description: Job Description - Assistant Programme Director IN-CYPHER

Deadline 7 May 2024

Salary: $9,000 to $14,000 Monthly

Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are seeking an Assistant Programme Director for the Imperial/NTU CYber Protection for HEalthcaRe (IN-CYPHER) research programme on the cybersecurity of connected medical devices and systems. The research programme represents a collaboration between the United Kingdom and Singapore and will be based at the newly established Imperial Global Singapore (IGS) as National Research Foundations Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) located on the campus of the National University of Singapore. This senior role will be responsible for leading the coordination of the IN-CYPHER research team, working across the themes in collaboration with the Programme Co-Directors.

IN-CYPHER is comprised of four interacting themes, spanning the design of intelligent medical devices through to the use of their data in informing personalised healthcare. Allied to other programmes in Singapore and the UK, it represents a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of research and development into securing the vital information that flows between implantable, wearable and connected medical devices, including those currently in use, and those yet to be developed. The four themes of IN-CYPHER are:

• Theme 1 Protecting Implantable Devices
• Theme 2 Securing Connected Wearables & Healthcare Systems
• Theme 3 Algorithms for Privacy, Security and Provenance
• Theme 4 Clinical Innovation & Translation

One area of personalised medicine resides in the use of data for closed-loop drug delivery, including insulin delivery. With key researchers and teams from both Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we seek to develop threat models that are suitable for emerging approaches to personalised medicine, and particularly where data-driven techniques might offer improvements to patient outcomes.

Given the span of the IN-CYPHER programme, we are looking to build up an interdisciplinary team of highly motivated engineers, scientists, and researchers to represent the founding team of the IN-CYPHER programme. The Assistant Programme Director, IN-CYPHER will be tasked with leading the coordination of this team working across the themes in collaboration with the Programme Co-Directors.

The collaborating Departments include senior academics from the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction and the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial – the largest Biomedical Engineering Department in the UK – and senior researchers from the School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCSE), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University. Candidates will be employed by Imperial Global Singapore, a research division of Imperial College London, consistently ranked within the top 10 of the QS University Rankings. Candidates must be resident and based in Singapore, but there will be opportunities for research visits to Imperial’s London-based locations.

Full Job Description: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/administration-and-support-services/international-relations-office/public/imperial-global-singapore/IN-CYPHER---Job-Description---Assistant-Programme-Director.docx

Informal enquiries are greatly welcome. You are encouraged to send an e-mail to Professor Anil Bharath a.bharath@imperial.ac.uk.

Questions about the recruitment process, should go to Alex Page, Head of Operations a.page@imperial.ac.uk.

I am presently representing a company in their search for a Quality Assurance Leader to bolster their ambitious business expansion endeavors. The selected candidate will be entrusted with spearheading a team of QA professionals to bolster the company's achievements and successes.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Team Leadership:

• Strategizing, leading, and overseeing the operations of the QA group.
• Fostering a collaborative relationship between QA team members and other functional departments achieve business success
• Oversee the productivity of the QA team and develop tailored progression plans for QA executives.

2. Driving change and transformation:

• Directing the regional quality operations team, ensuring its pivotal role in meeting business goals through a risk-oriented and efficient manner.
• Identifying ongoing enhancement prospects throughout the QMS and setting clear objectives for the regional QA team.

3. Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration to fulfill quality needs for assigned regions.
• Partnering with diverse functional leaders to effectively drive business outcomes.

4. Operational Success

• Oversee new product introduction and supplier qualification/management, ensuring continued quality compliance of partners.
• Maintainence of Quality Management Systems and ensuring up-to-date compliance in accordance to relevant guidelines, regulatation and company policies.
• Ensure batch release/change controls/deviations/CAPA management/recall activities are being managed timely and effectively.

To apply, submit your most updated resume showcasing relevant qualifications and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 12-15 years' experience in the life science industry (such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health supplements) within the quality function, demonstrating robust technical expertise in GxP.
• Proven experience in leading teams and driving quality improvement initiatives.
• Possession of strong business acumen, adept problem-solving skills, effective communication abilities, and adept stakeholder management capabilities are essential attributes for this role.

Not the right opportunity?

We're always looking out for the best talents in the life science industry. If you are currently seeking exciting opportunities within the pharmaceuticals, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), or consumer health industry, do reach out for a confidential chat.

Principal Consultant: Cheong Yee Yin | Registration Number: R22108633 | EA License Number: 17C8502

About the company Government department tasked with making life easier, accessible, and equitable for thousands of individuals and families across Australia. Currently seeking an Evaluation Manager - Government to join their busy team for a 12-month temporary assignment.Location: Canberra, ACT Eligibility/Security Requirement: Applicants must be Australian Citizens About the role: As an Evaluation Manager, you will manage a multidisciplinary team delivering robust mixed methods research and evaluations, including those involving inferential statistical analyses. In addition, your key duties are as follow:Developing and managing program logic models, theory of change and evaluation frameworksLeading new ways for using existing and new data for measuring outcomes for the Agency and its clientsDeveloping and managing key strategic relationships with a broad range of stakeholders designing and delivering evaluation projectsOverseeing and preparing a range of high-quality written evaluation findings including business cases, Parliamentary, Ministerial, Senate Estimates briefs and Agency documentation.Developing, leading, and promoting a culture of evaluative thinking across the…

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WhatsApp: +65 90820021 (Kyler)

Email: kylergan.supreme@gmail.com

• $6,000 - $10, 000
• 5.25 days: Mon-Fri, 9am -6pm / alt Sat9-1pm
• Marymount

Report to CEO

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Overall in charge of sales, activities arrangement (on manpower), sales staffs' management
• Execute from marketing department to sales managers’
• Liaise with Accounts about Doctors' payments, prepare Doctors' letters for them and commission for sales staffs
• Liaise with Operations about CBC, Pending issue, cancellation list and other related matters
• Liaise with the marketing department about Baby Events, seminars, corporate events, LW talks and other activities
• Participate in Baby Events, seminars, corporate events, Antenatal talks, Lab visits and LW talks
• Arrange internal meeting with sales mangers & staffs to have feedbacks and concerns
• Joint calls with sales team to see new accounts, build relationships with O&G Doctors & nurses and hospitals related departments
• Other assign duties by management

Requirements:

• Min. Degree
• Experience in Healthcare & Medical industry is a must
• Leadership Experience in Sale & Marketing.

The Supreme HR Advisory Pte. Ltd | 14C7279

Gan Kai Le | R23112683

We are currently seeking a technology professional to lead a team in the development of a new offering that will revolutionize data transfer within the Life Sciences industry by facilitating the transfer and translation of recipe, order, material, equipment, etc. information for Life Sciences products across and between a variety of ERP, CMMS, DCS, and MES systems.

Emerson is an automation leader in the Life Sciences space and is growing our Life Sciences technology team. We help customers to deliver life-saving and life-improving products from research to delivery than has ever been possible before.

The Singapore-based development team will own a key portion of this new technology and will collaborate across the global Emerson technology organizations in support of this vision as well as working with our customer partners in bringing this innovative solution to fruition.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

· Manages development and test personnel including hiring, work evaluations, personnel action recommendations, etc.

· Mentors, develops, and grows a team of high-performing software development professionals.

· Works with team members to prioritize, refine, assign, and evaluate development work

· Acts as an interface between the team and upper-management, including regularly reporting on development progress, risks, and mitigating actions

· Manages team development risks and removes impediments to the team’s progress

· Improves operations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures.

· Ensures products are developed in accordance with cybersecurity best-practices and policies.

Who You Are:

You quickly and decisively take action in fast-changing, unpredictable situations. You move beyond traditional ways of doing things. You always keep the end in sight; puts in extra effort to meet targets. You recognize that leveraging each team member’s unique background and perspective is critical to achieving team goals. You view talent development as an organizational imperative.

For This Role, You Will Need:

· Bachelors’ Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field.

· 5+ years’ experience managing and/or leading a team of software engineers in the development of software products.

· Ability to work in a complex team structure, including distributed teams.

· Strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

· Experience working in an Agile software development environment, preferably using Scrum or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

· Deep understanding of the complexities in developing cloud-based, cross-platform, and/or data science applications.

· Familiarity with web service frameworks and RESTful resource implementation

· Experience with the Life Sciences industry or adjacent technologies (e.g. MES, ERP, CMMS, DCS, LIMS, etc.).

Our Offer To You:

By joining Emerson, you will be given the opportunity to make a difference through the work you do.

Emerson's compensation and benefits programs are designed to be competitive within the industry and local labor markets. We also offer a comprehensive medical and insurance coverage to meet the needs of our employees.

We are committed to creating a global workplace that supports diversity, equity and embraces inclusion. We welcome foreign nationals to join us through our Work Authorization Sponsorship.

We attract, develop, and retain exceptional people in an inclusive environment, where all employees can reach their greatest potential. We are dedicated to the ongoing development of our employees because we know that it is critical to our success as a global company.

We have established our Remote Work Policy for eligible roles to promote Work-Life Balance through a hybrid work set up where our team members can take advantage of working both from home and at the office.

Safety is paramount to us, and we are relentless in our pursuit to provide a Safe Working Environment across our global network and facilities.

Through our benefits, development opportunities, and an inclusive and safe work environment, we aim to create an organization our people are proud to represent.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

This philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place. Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emerson.

If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: idisability.administrator@emerson.com.

We are seeking to appoint an Academic Director, Research and Prototype FoundryLocated in Camperdown 5-year fixed term position About the opportunityThe Research and Prototype Foundry (RPF) is the University of Sydney’s core research facility providing access for researchers to state-of-the-art capabilities in micro and nano fabrication. RPF offers access to a substantial suite of advanced equipment and world-class expertise for the fabrication of devices and structures with features on the micro and nanoscale.We serve a wide user base from academia and industry, providing access to specialised processes allowing users to prototype new optical chips, electronic devices and new quantum science and technology devices.This is a University-wide academic leadership role that is a conduit into the University leadership, decision making, and strategy. Concomitantly, it is an academic appointment, where the successful applicant will balance academic leadership and personal scholarship. The Academic Director works with key stakeholders to determine the needs and opportunities, and to develop strategies…

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We are looking for an experienced Food Science and Innovation Director with passion for food, people and innovation, who can generate and manage major innovation projects.

This critical role oversees the development of innovative products from conceptualization to commercial launch. They oversee all aspects of the NPD process including identifying market trends and opportunities, managing projects and teams, developing intellectual property, bringing new products and services to market, and evaluating opportunities for licensing or acquisition.

Accountabilities:

• Managing the end-to-end NPD process including prototyping, sensory testing, and process scaling
• Partnering with leading global food companies on co development of innovating new products that unlock consumer demand
• Driving cross-functional NPD projects in partnership with representatives from marketing, manufacturing, quality assurance, procurement, and finance
• Monitoring food science and nutrition trends, ingredients innovations, and emerging technologies for product development opportunities
• Ensuring NPD portfolio delivers on revenue growth, margin, and launch timing goals.
• Protecting intellectual property related to proprietary ingredients, product formulations, and process technologies.
• Building partnerships with universities, research institutes, and other companies

Minimum Skills Required:

• 10+ years of management experience directing food product development projects that have successfully launched into retail or foodservice markets.
• Advanced degree in food science or technology
• Supervisory/managerial experience required.
• Familiarity with food science equipment required.
• Project Management experience required.
• Experience with consumer insights, culinary innovation, and nutrition.
• Successful track record developing and implementing category growth strategies
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to simplify complex ideas and present strategic recommendations.
• Knowledge of alternative protein industry including supply chain and pricing dynamics
• Required To Travel: up to 25% of time

The Pharma Innovation Programme Singapore (PIPS) is an industry-led platform which aims to synergistically and strategically bring together public sector research capabilities and domain expertise of the pharmaceutical industry to enhance the productivity and operational efficiency within Singapore?s pharmaceutical sector through leveraging novel manufacturing technologies and data analytics.

Programme Director (PIPS Office)

· To lead the PIPS Leadership Team, which comprises a representative of each PIPS Core Member and one representative representing all Extended Members (on a yearly rotation basis).

· To be responsible for the execution of PIPS and delivery of strategic objectives and broad plans of PIPS (set by the Steering Board) to ensure achievement of the core mission.

· To lead the day-to-day operations of the PIPS Programme Office.

· To ensure the delivery of Core Projects and prioritize PIPS resources for Member-specific Projects.

Requirements

· PhD with more than 15 years of relevant working experience, preferably with a background in pharmaceutical 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.

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

• A key member of the development team, building and enhancing key components for QRT
• A role with the potential to touch many aspects of electronic and algorithmic trading, backtesting, and data management systems
• Working with traders and quants to roll-out, support and run strategies
• Building and supporting new quantitative trading framework software
• Designing clean architecture and leveraging state of the art tools and components
• Bringing new ideas and experimenting with new technologies

Your present skillset

• 9-20 years’ professional experience
• Advanced skills in one or several programming languages
• Strong Python skills
• Very high standards in code quality and good development practices
• Knowledge of real-time systems, high performance computing and quantitative applications an advantage
• Strong team-player
• Experience working within a mature CI/CD process, DevOps experience
• Strong communication skills
• C++ or C# experience would be an asset

Job Title: R&D Senior Director

Location: Singapore

Mode of working: Full time

About the Company:

Amoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd. (AmoyDx) is an R&D based in-vitro diagnostic company, focusing on molecular diagnostics for oncology precision medicine. With completely independent intellectual property rights of ADx-ARMS®, Super-ARMS®, ddCapture® and ADx-HANDLE® technologies, AmoyDx has a market-leading portfolio of molecular diagnostic assays.

At AmoyDx, our mission is to improve healthcare and patients' lives with superior & innovative products and services. Our vision is to be one of the global leading and most reliable suppliers of quality diagnostic products and services for personalized healthcare.

Job summary:

We are hiring a Research and Development Senior Director to lead the strategic vision and execution of research and development initiatives within the organization. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the R&D process, including project management, team leadership, resource allocation, and innovation strategy. Your role is pivotal in driving technological advancements, product development, and market competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

· Strategic Planning: Develop and execute the R&D roadmap aligned with the company's objectives and market trends. Identify opportunities for innovation and technological advancement to maintain a competitive edge.

· Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of researchers, scientists, engineers, and technicians. Foster a collaborative and innovative culture conducive to creativity and high-performance.

· Project Management: Oversee multiple R&D projects from inception to completion. Define project goals, timelines, and milestones. Ensure projects are executed within budget and meet quality standards.

· Resource Allocation: Manage budgetary allocations for R&D activities. Optimize resource utilization and prioritize projects based on strategic importance and potential impact.

· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments such as product management, marketing, and manufacturing to ensure alignment between R&D efforts and business objectives. Foster strong interdisciplinary relationships to facilitate seamless integration of new technologies and products.

· Technology Assessment: Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and competitive landscapes. Evaluate new technologies for their applicability and potential to drive innovation within the organization.

· Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that all R&D activities comply with regulatory standards and industry best practices. Work closely with regulatory affairs teams to navigate regulatory requirements and obtain necessary approvals.

· Intellectual Property Management: Oversee the development and protection of intellectual property assets generated through R&D activities. Manage patent portfolios and intellectual property strategies to safeguard the organization's innovations.

· Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of R&D initiatives. Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on project progress, budgetary status, and strategic achievements.

· Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the R&D organization. Identify areas for optimization, process refinement, and efficiency enhancement.

Qualifications:

· Advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in a relevant scientific discipline.

· Proven track record of leadership in research and development, preferably in a managerial capacity.

· Extensive experience in project management, resource allocation, and budgetary oversight within the oncology diagnostics field.

· Strong understanding of R&D processes, methodologies, and best practices.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

· Strategic thinker with a forward-looking vision and the ability to anticipate market trends and technological advancements.

· Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and bring products from concept to commercialization.

· Knowledge of regulatory requirements and intellectual property management.

· Results-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and achieving business objectives.

Each year, millions of people take qualifications that help them to progress in their lives – to the next stage of their studies, into employment or in their enjoyment of a leisure pursuit. Now, more than ever, the work of Ofqual does on behalf of students and apprentices to secure quality and confidence in those qualifications is critical.

Ofqual has a key role to play in overseeing the current qualifications system and looking ahead to the future. That means we need to perform leading-edge research and analytics to enable us to regulate existing qualifications effectively and develop policy to influence the future.

As part of this, we perform quantitative research and produce reports and data sets, covering regulated qualifications, to help all stakeholders understand the qualifications and exams system. This is complex work – but is also deeply engaging and stimulating.

The data and statistics we publish on GCSEs, AS/A levels, and vocational and technical qualifications provides the education system and wider public with a valuable lens into qualifications system. Ofqual’s analytics culture is strong and we have developed a range of innovative approaches to reporting data, including interactive visualisations that are made available to the public.

We’re looking for an Associate Director to build on the strong platform we have in our Data & Analytics work. That will require excellent analytical skills and equally, a well-developed ability to work closely with and support colleagues across the organisation in their work too. Many of the reports we produce are Official Statistics and the role of Associate Director Data Analytics & Research also acts as Head of Profession for Statistics, taking responsibility for the publication of these reports.

You can read more about the role in the candidate pack but here is a flavour of who we are looking for.

• You’ll have expert analytical ability and be very comfortable with both quantitative and qualitative data – it’s analysis and presentation.
• An extensive track record of effective design and delivery of data solutions and statistical publications.
• Demonstrable experience of collecting, analysing and interpreting large data sets using computational statistical software tools such as R and/or Python.
• Experience in data privacy and data governance.
• You’ll be excited to innovate, develop new approaches and engage in analytical challenges.
• We need a strong communicator – with confidence to communicate clearly at all levels of seniority, including making technical work accessible to non-expert audiences.
• You’ll be great at building relationships internally and externally.
• You’ll enjoy leading a function that is there to equip, support and enable others in their work - able to lead experts in their field, adding value through your insight, challenge and support.
• Experienced in developing analytical and business intelligence applications using tools such as Power BI, SAS or Tableau.
• It is essential that the person in this role is a member of (or has the ability to become a member of) one of the Government Analyst Function professions Membership – Government Analysis Function (civilservice.gov.uk)

Are you an experienced high-level Assistant who is interested in working in an unique environment? Keen to join a department which is at the forefront of SMG's ambitious plans for the future?

About the role
As Executive Assistant to the Director of Estates and the Director of Masterplan, you will have an intimate viewpoint of the organisation and the 5 museums within the Group.

Diligently supporting both Directors, you will managing diaries and often act as first point of contact with inbox management. You will also lead the organisation, support and minuting committees and other instrumental meetings. The glue to the efficient management of a proactive and inspired office, you will communicate on behalf of the Directors with key external contacts, and with colleagues at all levels across the organisation.

The role has real scope for impact - consisting of managing a complex and diverse workload to tight deadlines, and with your own projects to lead. Using your expert judgement, you will proactively manage the correspondence and schedule of the Directors, to ensure the skilful co-ordination of their activities across the Group.

We can offer a hybrid working patter for this position, with a mix of office and home working, however you will need to be able to work from our Manchester site 3 days a week.

Contract: Permanent, Full time 35hour per week
Salary: up to £30,500 per annum, depending on experience

Download the Vacancy Information Pack file under 'Attachments' on this vacancy listing on the Science Museum Group website for more details about the role and the application process.

About you
Highly proactive and confident working with colleagues across all levels of the organisation, as well as the offices of high-profile external leaders - You have exceptional interpersonal and communications skills to maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders at all levels. With extensive experience of prioritising and managing multiple and conflicting tasks, diaries and deadlines; responding flexibly to requests, you have a pre-emptive approach to time management that of your own as well as others.

You have a demonstrable ability to take minutes, ideally for board level audiences, to a professional, accurate standard; with the capacity to produce minutes in a timely manner and convert technical jargon to relevant audiences. Resourceful by nature, you can take the reins to draw together people and resources needed to make things happen, with little supervision.

Crucially, you will be highly organised and efficient, with good attention to detail, and an ability to show tact and discretion.

Don't feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn't match perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

• Support with personal and professional development
• 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced contributory pension
• Unmind App and other wellbeing support
• Interest-free loans
• Days Out discounts
• BUPA Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

About:

Okratin is a part of the Deel Solutions offering, specialized in global consulting services. Our experts help our customers execute on global projects and are experienced in various domains, including software development, product management, data science, finance, marketing, business development and more.

Responsibilities:

• Work on pre-training, distributed training across large GPU clusters to optimize inference throughput of a custom neural net architecture.
• Continual learning to train AI models on user feedback using reinforcement learning (RL).
• Implement interfaces to allow our AI models to interact with real-world tools or APIs.
• Design, test, and optimize new neural net architectures.
• Scrape large internet-scale data sets (e.g., YouTube) for use in training models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality AI products.
• Work with product managers and researchers to understand product requirements and design models that meet those requirements.
• Help deploy and maintain AI models in production.

Requirements - -

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field with a focus on Machine Learning.
• 7 years experience working on pre-training, distributed training, and optimization of neural net architectures.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience with RL and continual learning.
• Experience implementing interfaces to allow AI models to interact with real-world tools or APIs.
• Experience working with large internet-scale data sets.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment.
• If you are passionate about building aligned, superhuman AI and want to work with a talented and driven team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.