Chong Wai Liew

Deputy Director, Business Operations

Singapore

About

As Deputy Director at School of Biological Sciences (NTU), I provide strategic oversight of research laboratories and specialised facilities, school business operations, and operational governance. My role includes supporting research facility management, resource planning, infrastructure optimisation, compliance, data management, performance monitoring, business continuity planning, and cross-functional coordination with school leadership, HR, finance, and other stakeholders. My background spans scientific research, R&D strategy, and management, with prior research experience in molecular biology, protein science, structural biology, and drug discovery. Over the course of my research career, I have worked across areas including small-molecule discovery, molecular glues, PROTAC-based approaches, protein production, biophysical characterization, and structural analysis.

Experience

  • Deputy Director, Business Operations at Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Supporting school business operations and administration, research facility management, and strategy planning

  • Head of Structural Biology at Experimental Drug Development Centre (EDDC)
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Nanyang Technological University, NTU Institute of Structural Biology (13 yrs 7 mos)
    • Programme Director / Principal Research Fellow
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • Programme Manager / Senior Research Fellow
      Jul 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • X-Ray Crystallography Facility Manager / Senior Research Fellow
      Mar 2015 - Jul 2019 · 4 yrs 5 mos