Senior Executive, Centralised Institutional Review Board (2-year contract)

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth HQ); Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth HQ) seeks a Senior Executive to provide secretariat support to the CIRB, ensuring efficient operation and compliance with regulatory standards. You will manage routine CIRB duties and prepare management reports.

You will review IRB applications, coordinate with Principal Investigators, and help maintain ethics guidelines and educational materials for researchers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a biomedical-related field.
• Minimum 2 years' work experience, preferably in a healthcare-related industry.
• Good command of English and effective meeting minutes writing skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Meticulous and organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Resourceful self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide CIRB secretariat support to ensure efficient operations.
• Review IRB applications for completeness and coordinate communications with Principal Investigators.
• Coordinate requests for clarifications, amendments, annual continuing reviews, and SAEs.
• Interpret and apply ethical principles in human biomedical research; develop and update forms, guidelines, policies, and educational materials.

Skills

Meeting minutes

English proficiency

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in biomedical field

Job description

Passionate about research ethics and making a meaningful difference in human biomedical research? Be part of a team that upholds the highest standards of research ethics in Singapore's healthcare landscape. If you are driven, detail-oriented, and committed to making research safer and more ethical, we'd love to hear from you!

What you will do:

As a Senior Executive, you will provide the SingHealth Centralised Institutional Review Board (CIRB) with secretariat support to ensure its effective and efficient operations. You will manage routine CIRB functions, prepare management reports, facilitate department meetings, and coordinate projects related to the improvement of CIRB processes and regulatory compliance.

You will review IRB applications for completeness, manage communications with Principal Investigators, coordinate requests for clarification, screen and process amendments, annual continuing reviews, protocol deviations, and serious adverse events.

You will also interpret and apply ethical principles applicable to human biomedical research, serve as a resource for researchers on ethics-related matters, and develop and regularly update relevant forms, guidelines, policies, and educational materials.

Job requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a biomedical-related field
• Minimum 2 years' work experience, preferably in a healthcare-related industry
• Good command of English and effective meeting minutes writing skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Meticulous and organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Resourceful self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills