Principal Scientist, Food Safety Analytics & Epidemiology

Singapore Food Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The National Centre for Food Science at the Singapore Food Agency is seeking an Analyst to plan, execute and manage research on the health and economic burden of foodborne hazards in Singapore. You will apply epidemiological methods, health economics and data analysis to generate policy-relevant insights for risk assessment and management.

The role involves designing surveys, analyzing surveillance data, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, communicating findings to policymakers and

Qualifications

• Degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, statistics, health economics or other relevant quantitative disciplines.
• Experience in quantitative research, statistical analysis, epidemiological modelling or health economic evaluation.
• Proficiency in statistical programming for data analysis and modelling.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and manage research to estimate the health and economic burden of foodborne hazards in Singapore.
• Design and conduct population-based surveys and analyse surveillance data to estimate disease incidence and healthcare-seeking behaviour.
• Develop approaches to estimate disease attributable to foodborne transmission, including source attribution methods.
• Manage, analyse and integrate epidemiological datasets using statistical and mathematical modelling with sensitivity/uncertainty analyses.
• Conduct epidemiological analyses to investigate risk factors and inform food safety policies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across internal departments and external institutions.
• Communicate findings to policymakers and stakeholders through reports, publications and presentations.
• Support project administration, including proposals and management of collaborations.

Skills

Epidemiology

Public health

Statistics

Problem solving

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Independent work

Education

Degree in epidemiology/public health or related quantitative field

Postgraduate qualification (Master’s or PhD)

Tools

R

Python

Job description

The National Centre for Food Science at the Singapore Food Agency is seeking an Analyst to plan, execute and manage research on the health and economic burden of foodborne hazards in Singapore. You will apply epidemiological methods, health economics and data analysis to generate policy-relevant insights for risk assessment and management.

The role involves designing surveys, analyzing surveillance data, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, communicating findings to policymakers and