Total 3 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies

Job Purpose

As the R&D Director, you will be the visionary leader driving the next generation of our gaming portfolio. You will oversee our core engineering, prototyping, and game design pipelines, transforming blue-sky ideas into market-ready hits. This role requires a unique blend of cutting-edge technical expertise, deep gaming intuition, and exceptional team-building skills to foster a culture of rapid innovation, high performance, and creative freedom.

Key Responsibilities

• Vision & Strategy: Define and execute Joytana’s technical and creative R&D roadmap, aligning game mechanics, engines, and emerging tech with long-term business goals.

• Rapid Prototyping & Innovation: Oversee the "Greenlight" pipeline, guiding teams from initial concept and paper designs to playable core-loop prototypes. Establish clear criteria for when to pivot, kill, or scale a project.

• Team Leadership & Culture: Lead, mentor, and scale a cross-functional team of game engineers, technical artists, and designers. Foster an inclusive, psychological-safe environment where creative risk-taking is celebrated.

• Tech Stack Optimization: Evaluate and implement next-gen tech (e.g., advanced AI for asset pipelines, procedural generation, cross-platform deployment, server architecture optimization) to keep Joytana ahead of the curve.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, LiveOps, User Acquisition, and Analytics teams to ensure R&D initiatives are informed by player data and market trends without suffocating creative instinct.

• Performance & Delivery: Establish KPIs for code quality, architectural scalability, and milestone delivery. Maintain an agile framework optimized for experimental development.

Requirements & Qualifications

Experience

• Lead by Example: 8+ years of experience in game development, with at least 3+ years in a senior leadership role (Director, Head of R&D, or Lead Producer/Architect) at a successful gaming studio.

• Proven Track Record: At least 2-3 successfully shipped commercial titles (Mobile, PC, or Console) where you played a pivotal role in architectural design or core game mechanics.

Technical Skills

• Deep proficiency in modern game engines (Unity)

• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and real-time multiplayer networking architectures.

• Experience integrating generative AI, machine learning, or advanced automated testing into development workflows is a major plus.

Soft Skills & Leadership

• The "Gamer" Instinct: A deep passion for gaming across multiple genres and an analytical understanding of what makes games fun, engaging, and monetizable.

• Ruthless Prioritization: Ability to manage multiple experimental threads simultaneously and make tough, data-backed decisions on project lifecycles.

• Communication Mastery: The ability to translate complex technical blockers into business impact for stakeholders, and translate business vision into actionable engineering goals.

Brief Summary:
We are seeking a dynamic leader to spearhead research and innovation strategies, aligning them with business goals. This role offers the opportunity to impact scientific validation and commercialization across various programs.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the overall research and innovation strategy in alignment with business objectives.
• Identify and establish strategic research partnerships with universities and scientific collaborators across Asia.
• Design and oversee new research programmes, including in-vitro, in-vivo, and human clinical studies to validate ingredients and products.
• Lead negotiations with research partners on project scope, budgets, timelines, intellectual property ownership, and commercialization rights.
• Manage a portfolio of research projects to support current and future business opportunities.
• Provide leadership on research priorities and resource allocation to maximize scientific and commercial outcomes.
• Supervise external research projects to ensure quality and timely deliverables are achieved.
• Translate market opportunities and insights into actionable research directions and scientific programmes.
• Collaborate closely with product development and business teams to support product validation and commercialization efforts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and scientific trends relevant to wellness and consumer health.
• Represent the organization to internal and external stakeholders, including research partners and corporate leadership.
• Report directly to the Chief Scientific Officer.

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Food Science, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Nutrition, Biotechnology, or related fields.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in R&D leadership and innovation management.
• Proven experience managing external research programmes and multidisciplinary scientific collaborations.
• Ability to source, evaluate, and manage research partners and scientific institutions.
• Experience in negotiating research contracts and commercialization agreements.
• Strong understanding of clinical and applied research methodologies.
• Background in FMCG, consumer health, wellness, or biotechnology is preferred.
• Demonstrated success in R&D project management and strategic planning.
• Proven capacity to connect scientific research with commercial opportunities.
• Experience managing stakeholders across scientific and operational functions.

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General Description:

Director, GRDS will primarily act as Program and Strategy Lead to drive Business Operation Transformation initiatives like

• Resource Management Ecosystem roadmap development and implementation

• Development of playbook to support seamless end to end clinical trial budget development for external collaboration with Biotechs

• Any other related projects and initiatives to drive business strategy

Aside to this the role will support and drive the development, enhancement, and governance of our enterprise resource need estimating tool for Phase I–III clinical trials (Rainbow). This role will be responsible for supporting the design of robust costing methodologies, work with functional team to develop and review costing algorithms, and ensuring seamless integration of the Rainbow tool with internal systems across Resource Management, Finance, HR, and IT. This is in support of accurate study level internal cost estimation as well as forecast of resource requirements.

The ideal candidate brings sound operational knowledge of the CRO or biopharmaceutical industry, strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities, and exceptional cross-functional communication skills. He/She brings experience of leading the enterprise level cross-functional initiatives. This position plays a crucial role in enhancing costing accuracy, operational efficiency, and financial insight throughout our organization.

• In future, the role will potentially act as a Team Lead for Budget Managers to support study level costing and overall budget management activities

Essential Functions of the Job:

1. Program and strategy management for business transformation initiatives:

a. Resource Management Ecosystem roadmap development and implementation

b. Develop Playbook for BeOne’s external collaboration with Biotech partners

c. Any other strategic projects and initiatives

2. Costing Tool & Algorithm Development

a. Support the design, development, and continuous improvement of the clinical trial costing tool.

b. Ensure cost drivers, assumptions, effort models, service levels, and resource seniority levels are accurate, scalable, and aligned with operational realities.

c. Partner with functional subject matter experts (SMEs) to maintain up-to-date operational parameters and cost benchmarks.

3. Governance & Process Management

a. Support the leadership in implementing and overseeing the cross-functional governance frameworks, including cost assumptions, version control, approval flows, and auditability.

b. Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidance documents, and training materials.

c. Supporting monitoring compliance and escalating exceptions or identified risks.

d. Provide training and support to internal stakeholders, Functional units, Global Strategic Sourcing, and Finance teams.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

a. Work closely with Resource Management to integrate capacity, utilization, and effort drivers into costing models.

b. Collaborate with Finance on resource structure, budget methodologies and validation processes.

c. Partner with HR to ensure alignment of job roles, labour categories, and seniority levels

d. Coordinate with IT to support system integration, data flows, user access, and technical enhancements.

5. Systems Integration & Technical Implementation

a. Guide integration of the Costing tool with enterprise systems (e.g., budgeting, financial tracking, resource forecasting, HRIS platforms).

b. Coordinate with IT on system specifications, testing (UAT), releases, and troubleshooting.

c. Ensure data integrity, automation, and reporting capabilities meet business needs.

6. Data Analytics & Insights

a. Analyze cost trends, operational performance, and competitiveness to inform leadership decisions.

b. Generate dashboards, scenario models, and pricing insights to support any external business development activities as well as charge back mechanism.

c. Contribute to benchmarking, portfolio analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

None

Computer Skills:   Proficiency with Excel, financial modelling tools, and ideally system integration or Excel-based pricing platforms.

Other Qualifications:    

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.

• 15+ years of experience in the CRO or biopharmaceutical industry, preferably in Pricing Tools and Systems, clinical operations, project finance, business operations, or proposal & Costing management.

• Strong understanding of clinical trial delivery across Phases I–III and associated cost drivers.

• Experience with pricing tools, operational costing, resource modelling, or financial planning systems.

• Proven track record working cross-functionally with operational, commercial, and technical teams across different time zones in a global multicultural environment.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate operational details into quantitative models.

• Familiarity with financial modelling, pricing governance, and change management.

• Strong project management and organizational skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment.

Travel:  Occasional