Specialist Associate (Health Screening Coordinator)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in public health research seeks a motivated individual to join their team. This role focuses on recruiting participants and conducting essential health assessments, contributing to a significant population health biobank. The ideal candidate will possess a background in biomedical science and be comfortable using technology to collect and manage data. If you're a team player with excellent communication skills and a passion for public health, this opportunity offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the community while working in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Preferred background in biomedical science with post-secondary qualifications.
• Good command of spoken English and Mandarin/Malay for participant interaction.

Responsibilities

• Recruit participants and perform basic health assessments.
• Ensure participant safety and privacy during research activities.
• Conduct data entry and maintain equipment.

Skills

Data entry

Time management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-learning

Education

Background in biomedical science

Post-secondary qualifications

Tools

Tablet

Job description

Job Description

The Singapore Population Health Studies (SPHS) is a population-based health research initiative at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. SPHS aims to investigate the interactions between lifestyle, physiological, genetic and other omics biomarkers and their impact on health and longevity. In addition, SPHS will serve as a platform to monitor risk factors in the population and gain insight into determinants of health-related behaviours. For this purpose, SPHS includes over 50,000 adult Singaporeans and long-term residents from three major ethnic groups (Chinese, Malay, and Indian), for a better understanding of disease aetiology in urban Asian settings, and the development of improved preventive and therapeutic measures for Singapore and other Asian populations.

JOB PURPOSE
This role primarily involves the recruitment and data collection activities of the public health research projects under the SPHS unit that will contribute towards the building of a population health biobank for Singapore.

Duties & Responsibilities
1. Take consent from research participants before performing any research procedures
2. Perform basic assessments that include measurements of blood pressure, hip and waist circumference, visual acuity, hand grip strength etc. and enter the measurements into the correct electronic form via a tablet. Keep to a turnaround time of 8-10min per participant.
3. Perform ECG and keep to a turnaround time of 5-7min per participant.
4. Minimise the waiting of participants by directing them to next most available test station.
5. Assist participants if needed to navigate and read the e-survey questions
6. Perform regular cleaning and maintenance of equipment.
7. Account for the inventory levels of consumables.
8. Conduct/undergo in periodic re-assessment of techniques to maintain consistency of image and data acquisition for standardisation
9. Ensure the safety and protect the privacy of research participants by adhering to best practices.
10. Perform data entry and data checks.
11. Any other responsibilities as required by future research projects.

Qualifications

1. A background in biomedical science is preferred
2. Post-secondary qualifications with a good command of spoken English and Mandarin/Malay (to interact with non English speaking participants)
3. Work hours are: 7.45am to 6.15pm on Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri; and 7.45am to 3.15pm on alternate Sat.
4. Comfortable with using a tablet to retrieve and update records

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a teamplayer capable of self-learning and working in a fast-paced environment, and who is service-oriented and good at time management.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: National University of Singapore

Department : Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health