Senior Scientist, AI-Driven Food Safety Analytics

Government Technology Agency (GovTech); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech, in the National Centre for Food Science under the Singapore Food Agency, is seeking a Scientist / Senior Scientist to lead analytics for food safety monitoring, developing AI-driven data pipelines and risk assessment models.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, communicate findings to diverse audiences, and help advance Singapore’s national food safety surveillance through robust data practices and publishable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in data analytics, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology or related field.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis and visualization software (SPSS, Stata, PowerBI, Tableau).
• Experience with Python or R preferred.
• Ability to manage large datasets and ensure data integrity.
• Experience designing epidemiological studies or applying statistics in research is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to learn new tools.
• Excellent communication and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated data pipelines for AI-driven food monitoring systems.
• Develop and optimize statistical and machine learning models, including time-series analytics.
• Document data pipelines and workflows and continuously refine systems.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams on food safety surveillance projects.
• Communicate findings to stakeholders via reports, presentations and publications.
• Handle procurement and project agreements.

Skills

Data analytics

Statistics

Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Python

R

PowerBI

Tableau

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in data analytics / statistics / biostatistics / epidemiology or related field

Tools

SPSS

Stata

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

GovTech, in the National Centre for Food Science under the Singapore Food Agency, is seeking a Scientist / Senior Scientist to lead analytics for food safety monitoring, developing AI-driven data pipelines and risk assessment models.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, communicate findings to diverse audiences, and help advance Singapore’s national food safety surveillance through robust data practices and publishable results.