Research Assistant (HSRPH/MO)

Duke-NUS Medical School; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke-NUS Medical School is seeking a Research Assistant to support a range of studies, from planning and coordination to data handling and dissemination. You will participate in literature reviews, data extraction, basic analyses, and the preparation of study materials under supervision.

Responsibilities include assisting with ethics submissions, coordinating project activities, and helping to prepare abstracts, posters and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Nursing, Allied Health, Psychology, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Statistics, Data Science or a related discipline.
• Prior experience in clinical research, health services research, emergency medicine, pre-hospital care, public health, epidemiology or data-related projects will be advantageous. Entry-level candidates with strong aptitude for research may be considered.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel; basic competency in at least one statistical software package or programming language (e.g. STATA, SPSS, SAS, R or Python) is desirable.
• Familiarity with REDCap/electronic data capture systems, reference management and literature screening tools (e.g. EndNote, Zotero, Covidence, Rayyan) will be an advantage.
• Possess strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities and willingness to learn new research methods and operational workflows.
• Able to manage multiple tasks, timelines and stakeholders in a dynamic research environment, while working independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to liaise professionally with clinicians, researchers, and technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and day-to-day execution of research projects.
• Conduct literature reviews and prepare concise summaries.
• Assist with data acquisition, cleaning, and basic analyses.
• Assist with ethics/regulatory submissions and study documentation.
• Coordinate project activities and liaise with stakeholders.
• Contribute to abstracts, posters, dashboards and reports.
• Maintain compliance with policies, PDPA, data security and safety requirements.

Skills

Literature review

Data analysis basics

Project coordination

Scientific writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health / Life Sciences

Tools

Microsoft Excel

STATA

R

Python

REDCap

EndNote

Zotero

Covidence

Rayyan

Job description

Job Description

The selected candidate will perform a variety of research activities, including planning, coordinating, organising and supporting research studies, including but not limited to the following:-

• Support the planning, coordination and day-to-day execution of research projects.
• Conduct literature reviews, scoping/systematic reviews and evidence synthesis; manage references and prepare concise summaries.
• Support data acquisition, extraction from approved sources, data cleaning, database maintenance, coding and basic descriptive analyses, while ensuring data quality and confidentiality.
• Assist with participant recruitment, consent-taking, survey administration, follow-up calls and medical-record review where applicable, after appropriate training and approvals.
• Prepare and maintain study documentation, including protocols, study manuals, case report forms, data dictionaries, training materials, delegation logs and study files.
• Support ethics/regulatory submissions, amendments, institutional documentation, progress reports and grant/funder reporting under supervision.
• Coordinate project activities, including scheduling, meeting minutes, action trackers, milestone monitoring and liaison with internal/external stakeholders.
• Assist with project management, procurement, logistics and organisation of seminars, workshops, training sessions and academic events.
• Support the preparation of abstracts, posters, manuscripts, data visualisations, slides, dashboards and project reports; contribute to research dissemination and occasional project demonstrations.
• Maintain compliance with Duke-NUS policies, research ethics, PDPA, data security and safety requirements.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described therein.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Nursing, Allied Health, Psychology, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Statistics, Data Science or a related discipline.
• Prior experience in clinical research, health services research, emergency medicine, pre-hospital care, public health, epidemiology or data-related projects will be advantageous. Entry-level candidates with strong aptitude for research may be considered.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel; basic competency in at least one statistical software package or programming language (e.g. STATA, SPSS, SAS, R or Python) is desirable.
• Familiarity with REDCap/electronic data capture systems, reference management and literature screening tools (e.g. EndNote, Zotero, Covidence, Rayyan) will be an advantage.
• Possess strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities and willingness to learn new research methods and operational workflows.
• Able to manage multiple tasks, timelines and stakeholders in a dynamic research environment, while working independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to liaise professionally with clinicians, researchers, and technical staff.