Priscilla Lefort
Planning And Strategy
Singapore
Summary
Results-driven professional with over 10 years of cross-sector experience spanning higher education, healthcare, and research. Proven track record in stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, governance operations, and programme management. Adept at leading board-level coordination, managing grants and innovation initiatives, and aligning multi-agency stakeholders across complex organisations. Recognised for creativity, adaptability, and delivering structured solutions in fast-paced environments. I'm ready to step into a role where I can lead cross-functional initiatives, enhance internal processes, and build collaborative partnerships across teams.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Planning and Strategy
Consortium For Clinical Research And Innovation
07.2023 - Current
- Spearhead board and senior management operations, supporting the CRIS Board, Sub-Committees, and CEO Office—overseeing meeting planning, scheduling, agenda development, presentation materials, and minute-taking to support alignment with national healthcare research strategies.
- Serve as the central liaison for board-level stakeholders across CRIS entities, facilitating timely decision-making and implementation of strategic initiatives across multiple healthcare clusters.
- Drive the development of a revised corporate governance framework in support of an ongoing board and committee restructuring, including proposed dissolution of Business Unit Boards of Committee (BOCs) and board reconstitution strategies.
- Co-develop working papers and strategic options on intellectual property (IP) ownership and management models, addressing governance gaps in IP holding and commercialisation pathways which serve as frame of reference for Principle Investigators (PIs).
- Coordinate regulatory and ministerial submissions, including supporting ministerial visit briefings and MOH presentations, ensuring CRIS’s positioning is clearly articulated and aligned with national RIE (Research, Innovation & Enterprise) goals.
- Manage full board documentation lifecycle including director appointments, resolutions, vendor governance, and insurance policy tracking in compliance with regulatory and audit standards.
Research Administrator
Geriatric Education And Research Institute (under National Healthcare Group)
3 2023 - 06.2023
- Followed informed consent processes and maintained records.
- Participated in initiation visits and investigator meetings, implementing trials in accordance with study timelines and budgets.
- Maintained compliance with protocols covering patient care and clinical trial operations.
- Maintained budget guidelines, approved all expenses and submitted timely financial reports.
Senior Executive
SingHealth
07.2021 - 02.2023
- Managed secretariat and project operations for high-level innovation teams, including grant administration, stakeholder reporting, and end-to-end coordination of programmes aligned to SingHealth Innovation directives.
- Assisted to conceptualize and design initiatives in accordance to SingHealth innovation directives and focus areas to bring about desired outcomes and solutions to address various unmet healthcare needs.
- Manage end-to-end administration of grants including grant call preparation, application review, budget scrubbing, evaluation and recommendation. Reviewed 13 applications over 2 grant calls.
- Reporting new findings and approaches to stakeholders and made recommended actions based on operational needs.
- Assisted in planning and management of events, webinars and best practice sharing for information, advocacy and awareness.
Senior Executive
Nanyang Technological University
01.2016 - 07.2021
- Primary administrator for maintaining recruitment and coordination of PhD students in Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Research Centre of Excellence in NTU.
- Oversaw strategic recruitment and scholarship processes for NTU’s Research Centre of Excellence, assessing over 250+ PhD applicants, managing policy implementation, and supporting faculty in decision-making and progress tracking.
- Recommended application reviews for approval and provided evaluation reports on the suitability for scholarships and admissions for shortlisted students
- Created and implemented written policies for the PhD program
- Tracked and monitored the PhD progress for each student at different candidate checkpoints
- In-charge of quarterly procurement exercises and budget planning for department
- Administering and coordinating PhD student examinations and degree conferment activities.
- Researching and writing reports for faculty members, stakeholders and board of committees.
- Assisted in outreach and marketing activities during open house events.
- Fulfilled and exceeded recruitment KPI for yearly admission intakes.
- Performed minute-taking for meetings with summary recaps.
- Organized and scheduled virtual meetings for stakeholders.
Senior Officer
Management Development Institute of Singapore
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Analyzing and collating 800+ students' examinations, assignments and other academic coursework results
- Provided comprehensive examinations data analysis for senior management of academic affairs
- Dealing with requests and administering post-results services
- Updating examination-related policies
- Preparing class reports, assessment data and coursework marking schemes for tracking
- Processing and verifying the student examination entry database to ensure that entries are accurate
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Edith Cowan University
Australia 05.2009 - 05.2012
Specialist Diploma - Psychology
SMF Institute of Higher Learning
Singapore 03.2008 - 03.2009
GCE O Levels -
Jurong West Secondary School
Singapore 01.2003 - 12.2007
Skills
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Corporate Governance & Board Secretariat Support
- Policy Development & Framework Design
- Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Management
- Executive & Board-Level Communications
- Grant Administration & Budget Scrubbing
Involved Projects
November 2023
- Authored a business development report detailing key findings and recommendations from a company business trip, which included analysis, evaluations and recommendations.
December 2022
- Development and implementation of a new grant scheme for the Adoption of novel Innovation Projects across SingHealth institutions.
August 2020 (Video content creation)
- Assisted in filming, script writing and direction of a video project targeted at potential applicants to the PhD program
- Plan and procured hardware, manpower and venue for the project's resources
- Gathered information from surveys, most commonly asked questions from potential students, interviews and discussions with current students
January 2019 (International Student Buddy Program)
- Draft and created a voluntary buddy programme for new international students to ease the transition and challenges associated from moving into a new country
- New students were matched to experienced local students
June 2018 (Open House Survey)
- Created a survey to gauge the experiences of attendees during open house events
- Provided a platform to raise awareness for the PhD program
- General improvement and productivity achieved for subsequent open house events
Affiliations
Befriender at The Singapore Girls' Home since January 2019
Certification
CompTIA Cyber Security foundations course
Referral
Available upon request
Expected Remuneration
Negotiable depending on the overall compensation package
Timeline
Planning and Strategy
Consortium For Clinical Research And Innovation
07.2023 - Current
Senior Executive
SingHealth
07.2021 - 02.2023
CompTIA Cyber Security foundations course
01-2020
Data Analytics using Power BI by SMU Academy
09-2019
Blockchain and bitcoin by Udemy
08-2019
AWS and Cloud Computing Basis by Udemy
07-2018
Senior Executive
Nanyang Technological University
01.2016 - 07.2021
Senior Officer
Management Development Institute of Singapore
01.2013 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Edith Cowan University
05.2009 - 05.2012
Specialist Diploma - Psychology
SMF Institute of Higher Learning
03.2008 - 03.2009
GCE O Levels -
Jurong West Secondary School
01.2003 - 12.2007
Research Administrator
Geriatric Education And Research Institute (under National Healthcare Group)
3 2023 - 06.2023
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