PhD Candidate: Wearable Mobility Sensing for HF

TUM CREATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TUM CREATE LIMITED in Singapore invites applications for a Research Associate / PhD candidate focusing on Wearable Mobility Sensing and Digital Biomarkers for Heart Failure Monitoring. The role is embedded in the HEARTwise team, collaborating with clinical cardiologists, engineers, and MedTech partners.

The candidate will work on actibelt-based mobility analysis, develop methods for inertial data, and contribute to translational clinical deployment within a multidisciplinary research setting at

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science or Health Informatics.

Responsibilities

• Validate and adapt actibelt technology for HF patient monitoring in Singapore, extracting mobility parameters (real-world walking speed, stair-climbing ability, gait indices).
• Contribute to design and execution of a clinical pilot study (35 HF patients + reference cohort) at NHCS/NUHCS.
• Develop and evaluate a prototype clinical decision support system integrating actibelt-derived parameters with other digital inputs (e.g., digital stethoscope, digital scale).
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at international conferences.
• Engage across the HEARTwise consortium and contribute to collaborative discussions.

Education

Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Health Informatics

Job description

TUM CREATE LIMITED in Singapore invites applications for a Research Associate / PhD candidate focusing on Wearable Mobility Sensing and Digital Biomarkers for Heart Failure Monitoring. The role is embedded in the HEARTwise team, collaborating with clinical cardiologists, engineers, and MedTech partners.

The candidate will work on actibelt-based mobility analysis, develop methods for inertial data, and contribute to translational clinical deployment within a multidisciplinary research setting at