Epidemiologist

KK Women's & Children's Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Singapore is seeking an Epidemiologist to conduct surveillance on infectious diseases, manage outbreaks, and provide statistical expertise. The ideal candidate will hold a Master or PhD in Public Health or Epidemiology and have proficiency in statistical software like SAS or STATA. Additionally, candidates with good publication records are preferred. This position plays a crucial role in improving public health outcomes through data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Master or PhD in Public Health or Epidemiology.
• Expertise in use of statistical software packages.
• Good publication records in journals are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily disease surveillance and outbreak management.
• Perform contact tracing to control infectious diseases.
• Investigate outbreaks and recommend containment measures.
• Provide expertise for planning and analyzing statistical information.
• Identify morbidity and mortality risk factors.

Skills

Statistical software proficiency

Data analysis

Education

Master or PhD in Public Health or Epidemiology

Tools

SAS

STATA

SPSS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Epidemiology team conducts emerging and re-emerging infectious disease surveillance and communicable disease outbreak management in SGH. The Epidemiologist is responsible for:

• Daily emerging and re-emerging infectious disease surveillance;
• Conducting contact tracing to mitigate and/or control infectious diseases including vaccine-preventable infectious diseases and multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) detected in SGH and Outram campus;
• Conducting disease outbreak investigation and making recommendations on diseases containment;
• Provision of epidemiological and statistical expertise for the planning, design, analysis, and reporting of statistical information;
• Epidemiological study for identifying incidence, prevalence, causes or risk factors of human morbidity or mortality.
• Providing support for statistical analysis on audit and research programs

Requirements

• Master or PhD in Public Health or Epidemiology
• Expertise in the use of one or more statistical software packages (e.g. SAS, STATA, or SPSS) and Microsoft Office
• Candidates with good publication records in journals will be an added advantage