Santen is a specialized life sciences company with a proud 130-year heritage focused exclusively on ophthalmology. As a Japan-originated, global company with our footprint in over 60 countries, we are dedicated to delivering innovative treatments and digital solutions for eye health and addressing vision-related social issues for people around the world. 

PURPOSE OF ROLE

This position supports Research coordination project leads and lead scientists in collaborative activities with universities/institutes/companies, including opportunity hunting, collaboration planning and networking with scientists mainly in Asian region. It may support global activities as well.

• Seek new collaborative opportunities with external partners mainly in Asian region as well as globally by collaborating with Research Coordination members.
• In the course of the cooperative works with team members, support to carry out the collaboration management tasks.
• Build a close relationship with scientists mainly in Asian region, capture UMN in the region, and provide feedback with team members.

• PhD, MBA or equivalent credentials with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Academia or industry R&D required.
• Understanding of general science
• Some work experience in pharma industries preferred.
• Business administration and negotiation skills need to be developed.
• Willingness to connect people with multiple cultural and technical background.
• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English required, and Chinese skill preferred.
• Needs to work with cross-functional members without hesitation.
• Flexible mindset to work with colleagues to tackle with challenging tasks
• Attention to detail and quality focused with basic technical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computer skills including excel, Word, PowerPoint and programming including AI etc.
• Willingness to travel locally or internationally.

Grow your career at Santen

A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. Through our long-term vision outlined in Santen 2030, we are committed to be a Social Innovator - addressing the social and economic needs of people with visual impairments. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes, education and treatment. At Santen, we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/ expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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