Research Coordinator (Cancer Survivorship and Wellness)

NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE OF SINGAPORE PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 47,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE OF SINGAPORE PTE LTD invites a Research Coordinator to support the Department of Cancer Survivorship and Wellness in diverse research activities, including participant recruitment, consent, and data management. The role involves wet-lab sample processing, coordination with external partners, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The candidate should have a science degree, hands-on wet-lab experience, and strong communication to work with teams and participants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master of Science in biology or related science.
• Experience with wet-lab handling of patient-derived samples.
• Strong technical and wet lab skills.
• Ability to screen and recruit study participants.
• Experience obtaining informed consent is advantageous.
• Team player with excellent communication and ability to work independently.
• Motivated to learn and conduct independent research.

Responsibilities

• Recruit participants and obtain informed consent per protocol.
• Process and manage biological samples and related inventories.
• Coordinate sample submission to external partners and prepare analyses.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for clinical research and study documents.
• Lead, mentor, and support junior staff in sample processing and data updates.
• Plan and execute experiments, document results, and support manuscripts.

Skills

Wet-lab skills

Communication skills

Independent work capability

Initiative

Motivation to learn

Education

Bachelor’s or Master of Science in biology or related field

Job description

The Department of Cancer Survivorship and Wellness is conducting research projects to improve the health and well-being in cancer survivors. The Research Coordinator will perform a variety of research activities including but not limited to the following:

Key Responsibilities

1.Participant recruitment

• Screen potential participants who are legally able to provide consent according to the inclusion/ exclusion criteria from the study protocol, and identify subjects who may be vulnerable in a special population.
• Obtain informed consent from eligible participants.

2. Sample Processing and Logistics

• Collection and processing of biological samples (e.g. Blood or Saliva)
• Maintain proper tracking of samples, updating of inventories and databases for respective studies
• Process patients’ biological samples, including extraction of plasma or serum, as well as nuclei acid extraction from biological samples.
• Coordinate the submission of biological samples to external partners as needed
• Prepare samples to perform analysis with tools including ELISA, Multiplex, or LC/MS

3. Research project management

• Ensure compliance with institutional, IRB and regulatory authority requirements for managing all types of clinical research studies.
• Support research study processes, including submissions requirements by both IRB and/ or regulatory authorities, protocol requirements to assess potential challenges of the study, and rationale/ purpose of each essential document filed in the investigator site file.
• Identify and elevate ethical, safety, or regulatory issues in the study conduct to study leadership for timely resolution.
• Support lab and administrative duties in lab operations, e.g. procurement, equipment maintenance, inventories and lab maintenance etc
• Support and maintain safety documentation and compliance of the lab
• Lead and mentor junior staff and students in sample processing, experiments, data analysis, and database updates (Senior Research Coordinator)

4. Perform tasks and support all aspects of the research project

• Perform literature reviews when required
• Plan and execute experiments for the assigned studies
• Monitor and document accurate records of experimental data and observations
• Evaluate and interpret collected data for oral presentations and scientific manuscripts
• Report and summarize experimental results and research findings in meetings

5. Perform other related duties

• Other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master of Science degree in related technical discipline (biology, cell biology, biological science, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical science, biochemistry or molecular biology)
• Experience with wet-lab handling of patient-derived samples
• Strong technical and wet lab skills
• Comfortable with screening and recruiting participants to the study
• Prior experience with obtaining informed consent will be advantageous
• Team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently
• Responsible, diligent, possess initiative to complete tasks and projects assigned
• Highly motivated to learn with a genuine interest in cancer research
• Able to undertake independent research progressively