Scientist / Senior Scientist (Monitoring & Evaluation)

Singapore Food Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 76,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Food Agency's National Centre for Food Science seeks a Scientist/Senior Scientist (Monitoring & Evaluation) to lead food safety monitoring and biosurveillance efforts. The role focuses on data analysis, interpretation, and communicating findings to stakeholders through reports and publications.

The successful candidate will contribute to NCFS's scientific merit, collaborate on R&D projects with internal and external partners, and handle project documentation and procurement tasks as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree 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.

Responsibilities

• Implement food safety monitoring (e.g. Market Monitoring Programme) and biosurveillance programmes to monitor and assess foodborne and zoonotic hazards in the food chain.
• Conduct data analysis (e.g. data visualisation, statistical analysis, modelling, bioinformatics) to support recommendations on food safety measures.
• Communicate findings from monitoring programs to target audiences through stakeholder engagement, presentations, scientific publications, and project reports.
• Contribute to NCFS's scientific merit through translation of findings into presentations and peer-reviewed publications.
• Collaborate on scientific R&D projects within NCFS and with external institutions to support SFA's mission.
• Perform administrative work including procurement, preparation of project proposals and documentation for project management.
• This job description provides a high-level overview of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned.

Skills

Public health

Life sciences

Data analysis

Statistics

Python/R basics

Communication

Team collaboration

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health / life sciences

Postgraduate degree preferred

Tools

SPSS

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

Job description

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