Assistant Manager, Research Data and Analytics

About the role

The College of Engineering at Nanyang Technological University seeks an Assistant Manager to lead its Research Data & Analytics function. You will enhance the quality, consistency, and usability of research funding, publication, and citation data across the university.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team of five, setting workplans, priorities, and delivery for research data reporting, analytics, and intranet governance.
• Review data requirements, coordinate collation, verification, reconciliation, and interpretation of research funding and publication data.
• Develop and maintain templates, SOPs, data definitions, master datasets, and quality‑control processes.
• Produce management reports and insights for College, School, and University stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements, dashboards, and automation to reduce manual effort.

Required profile

• Good university degree in data analytics, information systems, engineering, statistics, public administration or related discipline.
• At least 1 year of experience in data analytics, management reporting, data governance, process improvement or research administration.
• Experience leading projects or small teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, planning and communication skills.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Working proficiency in Power BI or equivalent data visualisation tool.
• Exposure to automation, databases, scripting or research information systems.