Innovation Catalyst (Pulse) - Biotech and Life Sciences

About the role

NUSX, formerly NUS Enterprise until September 2026, is hiring Innovation Catalysts for its Pulse track. The team identifies and advances promising breakthroughs emerging from NUS in biotechnology, life sciences, synthetic biology, biomedical sciences, healthcare technologies and related fields. You will work closely with embedded innovation enablers across NUS, strengthen local commercialisation capabilities and help researchers move from discovery to impact, partnering with venture builders, market discovery specialists, IP strategists, operators, investors and industry partners.

Key responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with faculty and local innovation teams interested in turning ideas into real-world impact.
• Partner with embedded innovation enablers, align priorities, share insights and reinforce best practices in early-stage translation and commercialisation.
• Identify and surface early-stage innovation emerging across the university.
• Share early insights, risks and needs so projects and teams move with speed, clarity and conviction.
• Craft compelling lay narratives from complex scientific discoveries and technical data with inventors.
• Maintain a live, ecosystem-level view of emerging projects and flag, guide and champion the most promising ones.
• Connect and facilitate multi-disciplinary translation efforts across labs, departments and institutes.
• Link researchers, market-facing teams, IP strategists, regulatory insight and external partners to reduce friction and accelerate progress.

Required profile

• 7+ years of relevant operating experience in a start-up venture, institutional or corporate tech transfer, translational/applied research or new product development context.
• A systems mindset, designing and driving work around end-to-end outcomes and real-world impact.
• Curiosity, emotional intelligence and disciplined follow-through, with a comfort for experimentation, uncertainty and failure.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, making research legible and accessible.
• Technical domain fluency across biotechnology, life sciences, synthetic biology, biomedical sciences and healthcare technologies.
• Strong relationship-building and ability to operate through influence in complex ecosystems.

Bonus points: advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA); track record of turning ideas into action as founder, scout, operator or connector; cross-disciplinary experience in non-traditional industry settings or deep-tech sectors; teaching, mentoring or coaching experience. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.