Food Safety Analytics & Epidemiology Lead

SINGAPORE FOOD AGENCY (SFA); Singapore; Sur place; SGD 75 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), through the National Centre for Food Science (NCFS), seeks an epidemiology-focused researcher to estimate health and economic burdens of foodborne hazards in Singapore. You will design surveys, analyse data, and apply modelling to inform policy and risk communication.

You will collaborate across departments and with external partners, disseminating findings via reports, publications and conferences.

Qualifications

• Quantitative research experience in epidemiology, health economics or related fields.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to learn new methods.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (R or Python) for analysis.

Responsabilités

• Plan, execute and manage research estimating health/economic burden of foodborne hazards.
• Design population-based surveys and analyse surveillance data for burden estimation.
• Develop attribution approaches for foodborne disease using structured methods.
• Manage datasets and apply modelling with sensitivity/uncertainty analyses.
• Analyze associations between risk factors and food safety outcomes.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to advance research in Singapore.
• Communicate findings to policymakers, teams and scientific peers through reports and presentations.
• Support project administration including proposals and agreements.

Connaissances

Epidemiology

Public health

Data analysis

Statistical modelling

Communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Formation

Degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, health economics or related quantitative field

Master’s or PhD in a relevant discipline

Outils

R

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Description du poste

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), through the National Centre for Food Science (NCFS), seeks an epidemiology-focused researcher to estimate health and economic burdens of foodborne hazards in Singapore. You will design surveys, analyse data, and apply modelling to inform policy and risk communication.

You will collaborate across departments and with external partners, disseminating findings via reports, publications and conferences.