Senior Laboratory Officer, Emerging Technologies, ISCE2

The selected candidate will conduct R&D in an IAF-PP project to develop new delivery platform for targeted delivery of bio-based anticancer reagents to tumors.

Job Responsibilities

• Synthesize and characterize polymers for biomedical applications
• Fabricate and characterize crosslinked hydrogels/microgels.
• Develop manufacturing processes including optimization of processing parameters.
• Communicate and work with collaborators at NUS and NUH in biological testing of microgels/hydrogels
• Perform material characterizations and testing.
• Prepare technical reports for technical disclosures, patents, and publications

Job Requirement

• Diploma in organic chemistry or material (polymer engineering) engineering
• Having strong analytical skills (applying scientific rules and analytical methods) to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions/approaches to problems
• Basic understanding of chemical characterization techniques including NMR, UV-Vis, and FTIR
• Experiences in characterizations and testing of polymers, such as DSC, GPC, TGA and rheology
• Familiarity with design software
• Good written and communication skills