Research Fellow

National University of Singapore; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Duke-NUS Medical School invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow / Research Fellow in the Impact Assessment Unit (IAU). The role leads evaluation of healthcare innovations, delivers rigorous impact assessments, and informs strategic decisions across SingHealth and Duke-NUS.

You will collaborate with clinicians and researchers, conduct HTA and cost analyses, prepare reports, and publish in peer‑reviewed journals.

Formación

• PhD in Health Services Research or Health Economics with strong data analysis and impact assessment experience.
• Experience leading independent research projects and HTA/economic evaluations.
• Programming knowledge (VBA, R, Python) is helpful for analyses.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct literature reviews to evaluate health innovations across data sources.
• Manage impact assessment projects from objectives to dissemination.
• Perform health technology assessments including cost and budget impact analyses.
• Prepare evaluation reports for innovation teams and management.
• Support vetting of reports produced by others.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop presentations and findings.
• Draft abstracts and manuscripts for peer‑reviewed journals.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Impact assessment

Literature reviews

Statistical analyses

Horizon scanning

Benchmarking

Data research

Educación

PhD in Health Services Research

PhD in Health Economics

Related discipline

Herramientas

VBA

R

Python

Descripción del empleo

University-Level Unit: Duke-NUS Medical School

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Office of Research

Employee Category: Research Staff

Posting Start Date: 26/06/2026

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.

Duke-NUS works closely with the Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), which is one of the largest public healthcare cluster in Singapore to advance medicine and improve lives through cutting-edge research and education. The selected candidate will work in the Impact Assessment Unit (IAU) that collaborates with clinicians and researchers from both SingHealth and Duke-NUS Medical School. The IAU offers a unique opportunity to influence decisions that improve outcomes for patients, support clinical teams, and strengthen the broader healthcare system.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Research Fellow / Research Fellow to lead the evaluation of healthcare innovations and deliver rigorous impact assessments that inform strategic decision-making. You will work in the Impact Assessment Unit (IAU) and with stakeholders across the public healthcare system, contributing to a diverse portfolio of innovations with the potential to generate meaningful, real-world value for patients, providers, and the wider healthcare ecosystem.

The primary responsibilities include but not limited to:-

• Conduct systematic and non-systematic literature reviews using various search engines and public databases to evaluate the potential value of health innovations, covering study design, implementation, analysis, and communication of findings. This includes identifying subject areas for data extraction, extracting and processing data from institutional databases from institutional databases, and ensuring that analyses are accurate and timely.
• Manage impact assessment projects from start to finish that includes developing research objectives and study designs, performing data collation and modelling, conducting statistical analyses, and engaging collaboratively with stakeholders throughout the process.
• Perform health technology assessments, including cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, and budget impact analysis.
• Prepare evaluation reports for innovation teams and management.
• Support vetting of reports prepared by other team members.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to develop presentations and present findings as required.
• Draft research abstracts and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Qualifications

• Possess a PhD in Health Services Research, Health Economics, or a related discipline with at least 3 years of relevant working experience in data analysis and/or impact assessment.
• Experiences include:-
  > Leading independent research studies or major components of research programmes, including developing, implementing, and evaluating research projects
  > Conducting health technology assessments (HTA), including early HTA, cost-effectiveness analysis, budget impact analysis, and broader economic evaluations of health technologies toinform evidence-based and value-based decision-making
  > Processing raw data to identify trends, patterns, and quantitative insights, with knowledge of statistical tools and techniques
  > Horizon scanning, benchmarking, and data research and/or in a healthcare setting would be an advantage
• Knowledge of programming languages such as VBA, R, or Python is helpful
• A demonstrated publication record in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A strong team player who is able to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams and navigate complex and ambiguous situations with sound judgement