Data Analyst (DDOIT)

Singapore National Eye Centre; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Cancer Centre Singapore Pte Ltd invites a Data Analyst to support population health and health economics research, handling EMR and linked administrative datasets, and collaborating with clinicians, health economists, epidemiologists and data science teams.

You will manage data wrangling, perform descriptive and inferential analyses, generate tables and figures for manuscripts and policy briefs, and ensure data governance and reproducible workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong data wrangling and analytical skills using one or more of the following - R, Python, STATA.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets, especially in healthcare setting.
• Familiarity with healthcare or clinical or biomedical research data structures (e.g. EMR, registry, administrative, research cohort data).
• Experience with statistical analysis especially survival analysis and regression modelling, and data visualisation.
• Experience in cancer-related research, health economics, or public health is highly desirable.
• Meticulous, with excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to complete tasks independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work on multiple projects involving multiple stakeholders concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Data Management & Wrangling: Access, extract, clean, and manage large-scale healthcare and administrative datasets; harmonise and link data; develop reproducible data pipelines and documented workflows; perform data quality checks.
• Statistical Analysis & Modelling: Conduct descriptive and inferential analyses for cancer incidence, outcomes and survival studies, healthcare utilisation and cost analyses, health economic evaluations, and advanced modelling.
• Communication of analytical outputs: Generate high-quality tables, figures, and summary outputs for manuscripts, reports, policy briefs and grant submissions; meet milestones and deadlines.
• Data Governance, Compliance & Best Practices: Adhere to data security and governance requirements; maintain documentation and version control; support audits or reviews as required.

Skills

Data wrangling

R

Python

STATA

Healthcare data

Education

Bachelor/Master in related field

Public Health-related focus

Tools

SQL

Job description

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National Cancer Centre of Singapore Pte Ltd

Data Analyst (DDOIT)

Job Category: Research

Posting Date: 14 Aug 2026

We are seeking a Data Analyst to support various population health and health economics research initiatives at the National Cancer Centre Singapore. The successful candidate will work extensively with large-scale, linked administrative, clinical and research datasets, including electronic medical records (EMR), health and socio-demographic information collected through research studies and institutional/government administrative databases. This role sits at the intersection of oncology, health economics, epidemiology, and public health, and involves close collaboration with clinicians, health economists, epidemiologists, and data science teams across institutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 1) Data Management & Wrangling:
  • Access, extract, clean, and manage large-scale healthcare and administrative datasets.
  • Harmonise and link data from multiple sources.
  • Develop reproducible data pipelines and well-documented analytical workflows.
  • Perform data quality checks, validation, and sensitivity analyses.
• 2) Statistical Analysis & Modelling:
  • Conduct descriptive and inferential analyses to support:
  • Cancer incidence, outcomes and survival studies,
  • Healthcare utilisation and cost analyses,
  • Health economic evaluations and
  • Support advanced modelling as required, including regression modelling, survival analysis, and longitudinal analyses.
• 3) Communication of analytical outputs:
  • Generate high-quality tables, figures, and summary outputs for manuscripts, reports, policy briefs and grant submissions.
  • Meet agreed milestones and deadlines for project deliverables.
• 4) Data Governance, Compliance & Best Practices:
  • Adhere strictly to data security, privacy, and governance requirements when working with sensitive health data.
  • Maintain clear documentation and version control for all analytical work.
  • Support audits or reviews related to data access and analysis, where required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong data wrangling and analytical skills using one or more of the following - R, Python, STATA.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets, especially in healthcare setting.
• Familiarity with healthcare or clinical or biomedical research data structures (e.g. EMR, registry, administrative, research cohort data).
• Experience with statistical analysis especially survival analysis and regression modelling, and data visualisation.
• Experience in cancer-related research, health economics, or public health is highly desirable.
• Meticulous, with excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to complete tasks independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work on multiple projects involving multiple stakeholders concurrently.