Scientist / Senior Scientist (Monitoring & Evaluation)

Singapore Public Service; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Public Service seeks a Scientist/Senior Scientist (Monitoring & Evaluation) at the National Centre for Food Science within the Singapore Food Agency. You will lead food safety monitoring and biosurveillance initiatives across the food chain, perform data analysis and modelling, and translate findings into practical recommendations.

You will communicate results to stakeholders, contribute to peer‑reviewed publications, and support cross‑department R&D projects, with procurement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably with postgraduate study) in public health, life science/biochemistry, veterinary science or quantitative fields, or 3+ years in related work.
• Experience with data analytics and visualisation tools (e.g., SPSS, Power BI, Tableau). Familiarity with Python or R is a plus.
• Public health/food safety surveillance or life science laboratory exposure is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Implement food safety monitoring and biosurveillance programmes to monitor hazards across the food chain.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, life science, veterinary science or related quantitative field

3+ years of relevant work experience

Excellent written and verbal communication

Strong data interpretation and sensemaking

Tools

Python

R

SPSS

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

What the role is

The Scientist / Senior Scientist (Monitoring & Evaluation) position is under the National Centre for Food Science in the Singapore Food Agency.

What you will be working on

The candidate will be expected to work as a Scientist to:

• Implement food safety monitoring (e.g. Market Monitoring Programme) and biosurveillance programmes to monitor and assess foodborne and zoonotic hazards in the food chain, in support of SFA's mission and vision.
• Conduct data analysis (e.g. data visualisation, statistical analysis, modelling, bioinformatics) and interpretation for sensemaking of food safety monitoring and biosurveillance data, to support recommendations on food safety measures and foodborne hazard exposure reduction strategies.
• Communicate findings from food safety monitoring and biosurveillance programmes to target audiences through stakeholder engagement, presentations, scientific publications, and project reports.
• Contribute to NCFS's scientific merit through the translation of scientific findings into presentations and peer-reviewed publications.
• Contribute to scientific R&D projects within the organisation (across departments/divisions) and externally with local/international institutions, in support of SFA's mission and vision.
• Perform administrative work including procurement, preparation of project proposals and/or agreements, and maintenance of proper documentation for project management of food safety monitoring and biosurveillance programmes.
• This job description provides a high-level overview of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties (e.g. field sampling) may be assigned as required.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree (with postgraduate degree preferred) in public health, life science/biochemistry, veterinary science or relevant quantitative disciplines (e.g. data science, statistics, computational science), or equivalent fields OR a minimum of 3 years of working experience in a related field.
• Basic experience in using statistical or data analytics and visualisation software (e.g. SPSS, Power BI, Tableau). Familiarity with programming languages (e.g. Python or R) tools and food chain models is a bonus.
• Prior working experience on public health/food safety surveillance or life science/biochemistry laboratory work is considered an asset.
• A strong record of peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals will be an advantage.
• Strong aptitude for Learner Mindset and detail oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary teams or independently.
• Highly driven and able to take personal responsibility and initiative for delivering quality work with minimal supervision.
• Able to manage multiple priorities concurrently and deliver timely outputs.

Work location: National Centre for Food Science, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919