Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) is looking for a passionate professional to join its Innovation and Technology Team as Senior Manager (Biotechnology Enterprises) to drive investment promotion work focusing on the life and health sciences sector. You will leverage your sector knowledge, industry experience and network to promote Hong Kong as an innovative life and health sciences technology hub for global research collaboration and industry development. Working with InvestHK’s global network, you will attract and support leading biotechnology companies from the Mainland and overseas to set up and/or expand their operations in and via Hong Kong.

You will need to demonstrate:

• (a)extensive knowledge and work experience to cover a wide spectrum of life and health sciences-related subjects, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, advanced therapeutics, biotechnology research and development, and medical health technologies gained in Hong Kong and/or globally;
• (b)good business acumen and proven record of performance in client-facing activities with savvy marketing and business development skills in the life and health sciences sector;
• (c)capability to connect, engage and approach corporate management to understand their needs and provide deep industry insights;
• (d)good track record of generating leads and capable of managing the relationship with ecosystem stakeholders, such as technology parks, universities, research institutions, innovation and co-creation labs, industrial organisations, investor groups, chambers and corporates, etc.;
• (e)good communication, presentation, interpersonal and public speaking skills in English, Cantonese and Putonghua; and
• (f)knowledge of and good understanding of Hong Kong’s business environment and familiarity of business opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Duties

• (a)To develop and implement strategies and plans to promote Hong Kong as a leading life and health sciences technology hub, engage Mainland and overseas companies in the life and health sciences sector so as to attract and support them to set up and expand in and via Hong Kong, as well as conduct aftercare services;
• (b)To formulate briefs, presentations and thought leadership materials relevant to the life and health sciences sector;
• (c)To develop and execute effective promotional and marketing activities to raise our profile in the life and health sciences ecosystem;
• (d)To conduct high quality and timely internal reporting, budget monitoring and control, and proper and timely record-keeping in the internal system;
• (e)To represent InvestHK to deliver public speeches and conduct internal and external interviews; and
• (f)To perform any other duties as assigned by senior officers.

• (a)Five years of full-time work experience in account management, business development, consulting, project management, research and development and/or sales and marketing in the life and health sciences sector;
• (b)A Bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, preferably a science or engineering degree related to biotechnology, biomedical or healthcare subjects;
• (c)Good knowledge of and experience in the life and health sciences ecosystems. Prior work experience in investment promotion, marketing communications, consulting or economic development would be an advantage;
• (d)Extensive business networks within the life and health sciences sector, including in the startup ecosystem and/or investment community; and
• (e)A good command of both written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English.