About

Juniper Biologics is a Singapore-based pharmaceutical company focused on making innovative medicines accessible to patients in need. They specialise in the development and commercialisation of novel therapies, with a strong emphasis on oncology, rare and orphan diseases, and gene therapy.

The Challenge

Specialist hire. Expat quota. A deadline that couldn't move.

Juniper Biologics, headquartered in Singapore, needed to place a highly qualified medical practitioner in Malaysia. Finding the right person was one challenge. Getting them in legally was another.

Malaysia's work permit process for foreign medical professionals involves multiple layers: Employment Pass requirements, expat quota availability under the company's allocation, and the professional registrations specific to medical practitioners. Quota isn't guaranteed if a company's allocation is full, the placement waits. And the documentation for a foreign medical professional goes well beyond a standard work permit application.

The client had a firm deadline. The process had no room to be improvised.

The Solution

Timeline mapped. Process owned. Deadline met.

Gloroots assessed the quota position, worked through the Employment Pass requirements, and built a timeline for every step professional registrations, permit applications, and the sequencing that keeps things on track when one step depends on the last.

Every stage was tracked against the client's deadline. The movement happened without interruption, and the medical practitioner was placed in Malaysia on time.

The Results

1 specialist placed. Quota cleared. On deadline.

• Highly qualified medical practitioner placed in Malaysia for a Singapore-headquartered company
• Expat quota availability assessed and cleared as part of the process
• Full Employment Pass and work permit process owned and managed by Gloroots
• Client deadline met placement completed without delays or process gaps