Executive/Senior Executive (Singapore Population Health Studies)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 33,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

National University of Singapore is seeking staff to support health assessment operations for population-based studies. The role involves planning, SOP development, vendor coordination, and performing health screening procedures according to standard work instructions.

You may later supervise trainees in research operations. Candidates should have a Life Sciences degree, be able to interact with diverse participants, and possess or develop phlebotomy skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Life Sciences/Biomedical Sciences from a recognised institution.
• 42-hour work week: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 7:45am–5:30pm; Wed 9am–5pm.
• Work location: NUS, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
• Ability to interact with people of various age groups and backgrounds.
• Fluency or willingness to communicate in Mandarin/Chinese Dialects/Malay/Tamil is advantageous.
• Phlebotomy skill would be an advantage.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Participate in operational planning and the development and documentation of Work Instructions (WI) and SOPs for the data collection protocol.
• Source and coordinate with vendors for the procurement and supply of services or goods required for health screening operations.
• Perform health screening procedures according to WIs and SOPs (e.g., anthropometric measurements, blood pressure measurement, retinal imaging, ECG, visual acuity test, hand grip strength measurement, carotid ultrasound, DEXA).
• Ensure participant safety and privacy through adherence to established guidelines and work practices.
• Participate in or conduct periodic technical re-assessments to ensure standardization and consistency in data collection and image acquisition.
• Implement new procedures for future research projects.
• Opportunity to take on the role of a supervisor to actively train, assess and supervise trainees involved in research operations.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Phlebotomy

Multilingual communication

Education

Degree in Life Sciences/Biomedical Sciences

Job description

Job Description

The Singapore Population Health Studies (SPHS) is a large-scale population-based health research initiative in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore.This role is vital to the health assessment operations of the cohort studies that contribute to a Singapore population biobank.

Duties & Responsibilities

• 1. Participate in operational planning and the development and documentation of Work Instructions (WI) and SOPs for the data collection protocol.
• 2. Source and coordinate with vendors for the procurement and supply of services or goods required for health screening operations.
• 3. Perform health screening procedures according to WIs and SOPs. Examples of procedures: anthropometric measurements, blood pressure measurement, retinal imaging, ECG, visual acuity test, hand grip strength measurement, carotid ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
• 4. Ensure participant safety and privacy through adherence to established guidelines and work practices.
• 5. Participate in or conduct periodic technical re-assessments to ensure standardization and consistency in data collection and image acquisition.
• 6. Implement new procedures for future research projects.
• 7. Opportunity to take on the role of a supervisor to actively train, assess and supervise trainees involved in research operations.

Qualifications

• 1. Degree in Life Sciences/Biomedical Sciences or relevant fields, from recognised institutions.
• 2. 42-hour work week: Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri (7:45am to 5:30pm) and Wed (9am to 5pm).
• 3. Work location: NUS, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
• 4. Ability to interact with people of various age groups and backgrounds.
• 5. Fluencey in spoken Mandarin/Chinese Dialects/Malay/Tamil will be an advantage, to communicate with participants who are only able to converse in these languages.
• 6. Phlebotomy skill would be an advantage.
• 7. Attention to detail.
• 8. Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.