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Associate Executive, Investigational Medicine Unit (Contract)
Role summary
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The Associate Executive supports the Investigational Medicine Unit in coordinating clinical research and early-phase studies. Typical duties include assisting with study administration, participant scheduling and communication, maintaining essential documents, preparing reports, coordinating with investigators and study teams, and following institutional procedures and regulatory requirements. Candidates should generally have a diploma or degree in healthcare, life sciences, business administration, or a related discipline, along with strong organisational, communication, and computer skills. Experience in clinical research, healthcare administration, or a hospital setting is advantageous. The role requires accuracy, confidentiality, teamwork, initiative, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a regulated environment. As this is a contract position, flexibility and dependable execution are especially important.
Can I work in Singapore?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Hospital offer first; it registers you with the Nursing Board (equivalent training, valid licence, maybe an exam) and sponsors an S Pass (SGD 3,300+) or Employment Pass.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Only healthcare institutions with inpatient services can bring in foreign nurses, and the Singapore Nursing Board deals with their HR teams only, never with agents.
Official source: Singapore Nursing Board: foreign-trained nurses and midwives. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Healthcare jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Hospital applies to the Nursing Board for you: training, licence, practice in last 5 years; maybe an exam |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk |
| Housing | Public hospital groups offer foreign nurses a housing allowance (Ministry of Health, May 2023) |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth) is Singapore’s largest public healthcare group and operates a broad network of hospitals, national specialty centres, community hospitals, polyclinics, and medical institutions. Its institutions provide services ranging from primary care and general medicine to highly specialised treatment. SingHealth is also a major centre for medical education, clinical research, innovation, and healthcare training, working closely with academic partners such as Duke-NUS Medical School. The group employs doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, researchers, administrators, and operational specialists. Its Investigational Medicine Unit supports clinical research and investigational treatment programmes under established ethical, scientific, and regulatory standards. Working at SingHealth can provide exposure to a structured public healthcare environment, multidisciplinary teams, and projects that contribute to improving patient care and advancing medical knowledge.