Research Assistant

Research Assistant (RA)

A Research Assistant (RA) for initiating and managing chronic disease database.

Job Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the following:

1. Initiating and managing chronic disease database
2. To approach patients to invite them to participate in ethics approved clinical research studies, if required.
3. Write and review research papers, present research outcomes and develop collaborations.
4.  Contribute to project management and provide guidance to more junior researchers.
5. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

·         Data entry, data management, and data analysis

·         Supervision of student researchers and interns

·         Quantitative and qualitative data analysis

·         Manuscript writing and submission

·         Other research-related tasks (e.g. literature review, grant and ethics applications)

Expected results:

·         Able to initiate and manage research cohort well, including managing ethics approval, audit, research collaboration agreements, and grant claims procedures

·         Screen and recruit eligible patients meeting recruitment targets per week for each cohort

·         Manage data entry and data analysis in a reliable and expedient manner

·         Able to support grant writing and manuscript writing for submission to journals

Requirements

·         Min degree related Science 

·         Good interpersonal skills

·         Self-motivated, independent learner and detail-oriented

·         Expertise in data analysis (including using R or python)

·         Good writing (scientific writing) skills

If the role sounds interesting to you, please contact ‘careers_alexandra@nuhs.edu.sg’ to understand more on the role. Please indicate the position that you are interested in the subject heading.

*Only Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents may apply.