Research Officer (Data Analysis) (DSSOJW)

NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE OF SINGAPORE PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare research institution in Singapore is seeking a Senior / Research Officer to support cutting-edge surgical health services research. The role involves developing and maintaining databases, conducting data analysis, and executing AI-related projects within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have a degree in Data Science or related fields, advanced programming skills, and strong analytical abilities to contribute to improving patient-centered care and surgical outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related computational disciplines.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, R, and Java.
• Hands‑on experience with database design and development.
• Extensive knowledge of machine learning frameworks and algorithms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain surgical databases and registries.
• Perform data quality control and statistical analysis.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis and present findings.
• Develop and execute AI-related research projects.
• Generate reports and visualizations for stakeholder communication.

Skills

Machine Learning

Quality Control

Data Analysis

Natural Language Processing

Surgery

Oncology

Mathematics

Surgical Oncology

Descriptive Analysis

Data and Information Visualisation

Health Services Research

Python

Molecular Biology

Statistics

Health Services

Team Player

Java

Laboratory

Databases

Data Visualisation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields

Tools

Python

R

Java

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

The Laboratory of Surgical System & Service Innovation (3SI) is a multidisciplinary laboratory that provides a platform for cutting‑edge surgical health services research that informs health‑care systems, policies, and programs to provide high‑value, patient‑centered care for patients and their families undergoing surgery.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, meticulous, and responsible Senior / Research Officer to work closely with a team of experienced researchers and the clinical team in health system, services innovation, and novel surgical technologies research. You will be part of a holistic clinical and health services research team whose mission is to improve clinical outcomes for seriously ill patients in surgery.

Among others, your role will focus on supporting the development and maintenance of surgical registries and databases as well as the design, execution, and publication of high‑impact surgical health services research. Research include those related to real‑world surgical outcomes, patient‑centered care, health equity, and cost-effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

1. Database/Registry Development & Maintenance

• Design and create a data pipeline that meets the pre‑specified needs and requirements of projects and maintains its proper function

2. Data Collection, Management, Analysis, Managing data quality

• Gathering data from various sources and organizing it for analysis
• Performing statistical and data analysis techniques to generate insights from the data
• Data quality control – Ensuring accuracy and completeness of data through data validation and cleaning
• Apply data science/machine learning methods to analyse large datasets

3. Performing exploratory data analysis

• Performing descriptive analysis to facilitate initial data investigation
• Summarising and presenting exploratory data analysis results to stakeholders

4. Designing and conducting Artificial Intelligence (AI) related projects

• Developing/Building a technical AI development plan based on the research question (include machine learning, natural language processing, generative AI, deep learning models)

5. Presentations & Data Visualization

• Analysis Report Generation: Producing reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations
• Data Visualization: Creating visual representations of data to effectively communicate insights
• Preparation of presentation slides and posters for submission to local and international conferences

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, and Information Systems, Soft Engineering, biomedical science, statistics or any related computational disciplines or equivalent.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, R, Java code writing
• Hands‑on experience with database design and development
• Extensive knowledge of machine learning frameworks, libraries, data structures, data modelling, and software architecture.
• In‑depth knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and algorithms.
• Demonstrated technical expertise with data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques
• Familiarity with healthcare database management systems and processes as well as healthcare data governance policies and regulation will be an advantage.
• Familiarity of generative AI methodologies
• An analytical problem solver: Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, and ability to work with incomplete or imperfect data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to explain the work in plain language.
• An effective team player: to collaborate with members of inter‑professional functions, effectively contribute and be adaptive within multidisciplinary teams
• Passion to contribute and develop a career in the healthcare analytics and health services research arena.

Tell Employers What Skills You Have

• Machine Learning
• Quality Control
• Data Analysis
• Natural Language Processing
• Surgery
• Oncology
• Mathematics
• Surgical Oncology
• Descriptive Analysis
• Data and Information Visualisation
• Health Services Research
• Python
• Molecular Biology
• Statistics
• Health Services
• Team Player
• Java
• Laboratory
• Databases
• Data Visualisation