Research Assistant (Senior)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The National University of Singapore seeks a Research Assistant (Senior possible) to join the Signature Research Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health. The role spans administrative, data collection, and qualitative research tasks across multiple projects, with opportunities to contribute to scholarly outputs.

Strong English communication, attention to detail, and collaborative spirit are essential as you support study coordination, data management, and qualitative analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for Research Assistant; Master's with 2+ years experience acceptable for Senior role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Self-motivated, proactive, able to work independently and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commitment to accuracy and quality of work.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook) and EndNote.
• Experience in project coordination or administration is advantageous.
• Prior involvement in research projects, especially health/public health/social science, is advantageous.
• Experience supporting qualitative research (transcripts, coding, thematic analysis, interviews) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, operational, and coordination support across multiple projects.
• Manage participant follow-up, scheduling, and maintain study records and tracking logs.
• Perform data entry and verification.
• Prepare study materials and documentation, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
• Support qualitative research activities including transcript review and coding.
• Assist with literature searches, reference management, and manuscript preparation.
• Coordinate meetings, including scheduling and room bookings, and support project logistics.
• Provide administrative support for study finances, reimbursements, and claims processing.
• Set up Qualtrics databases and distribute survey links to participants.
• Undertake other research and administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Independence

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (2+ years experience)

Tools

Qualtrics

EndNote

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company description

The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore

Job description

The Signature Research Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health ("HSRPH") in Duke-NUS Medical School is a centre of academic excellence for research and education of health systems and services for the population in Singapore and beyond. Our research methods include implementation science, health economics, decision science, survey/qualitative research, quantitative medicine, epidemiology, and data science. The population health outcomes programme Duke-NUS has established provides a framework for evaluating and improving healthcare delivery systems nationwide. We are also developing a range of educational activities for healthcare professionals including short courses, graduate certificates, Masters course and PhD programmes.

We are seeking a Research Assistant/Research Assistant (Senior) to join our team at HSRPH. The responsibilities includes:-

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, operational, and coordination support across multiple projects
• Manage participant follow-up and scheduling, and maintain accurate study records and tracking logs
• Perform data entry and verification
• Assist with preparation of study materials and documentation, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality
• Assist with qualitative research activities, including transcript review, qualitative coding, and qualitative data management, as required.
• Support academic outputs through literature searches, reference management, proofreading, and manuscript preparation, as required.
• Coordinate meetings, including scheduling and meeting room bookings, and support project logistics and communications with team members and collaborators
• Provide administrative support for study finances, including participant reimbursements, payment notifications and claims processing
• Set up Qualtrics databases based on data collection templates and distribute survey links to participants
• Undertake other research and administrative duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor's degree for Research Assistant or Master's degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience for Research Assistant (Senior)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Self-motivated, proactive, able to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong commitment to accuracy and quality of work
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with strong attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and reference management software (e.g., EndNote)
• Experience in project coordination or administration is advantageous
• Prior involvement in research projects, particularly in health, psychology, public health, or social science research, is advantageous
• Experience supporting qualitative research, such as transcript review, qualitative coding, thematic analysis, or conducting qualitative interviews/focus groups, is advantageous