Scientist (Epidemiology)

[What the role is]

This position is under the National Centre for Food Science, Research & Exposure Science Department, Exposure & Data Science Branch.

[What you will be working on]

Officer will be expected to:

• Develop and implement food safety monitoring initiatives to detect and understand the transmission patterns of emerging foodborne zoonotic diseases
• Design and conduct epidemiological studies to deepen our understanding of the risk amplifiers for foodborne zoonoses
• Support the development of plans covering the collection, processing, analysis and sense-making of food safety and epidemiological data
• Derive meaningful insights from data to inform food safety risk assessment and help guide ops & policy measures for early preparedness and management of foodborne diseases
• Foster research collaborations within and across organisations, on projects that support the national foodborne illness reduction strategy and collectively contribute to improving food safety in Singapore
• Translate and communicate key findings from research studies to various stakeholders through project reports, presentations to Management and engagement sessions with external stakeholders
• Contribute to the building of SFA’s scientific credibility through presentation of research findings at conferences and publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Support in administrative work including procurement, preparation of project proposals and/or agreements, and management of food safety monitoring and epidemiological research programmes

[What we are looking for]

• Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree (Master’s of PhD) in biostatistics, epidemiology or an equivalent discipline (e.g. life sciences), or relevant working experience in a related field (e.g. public health research)
• Experience in using software for data analysis and visualisation (e.g. SPSS, Stata, PowerBI, Tableau). Familiarity with programming languages (e.g. Python or R) will be an advantage
• Knowledge of epidemiological study designs and statistical/mathematical modelling concepts is a plus
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to learn and apply new and relevant tools and techniques to process and analyse datasets
• Aptitude in creating charts and graphs using sound data visualisation principles
• Highly driven and takes the initiative to conduct research independently with minimal supervision
• Capacity to work in multidisciplinary teams, and open to development opportunities
• Able to manage multiple priorities concurrently and deliver quality work timely in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communications (written and spoken) skills
• A record of high-quality scientific research, demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals is an advantage

Other information

• Work Location: National Centre for Food Science, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview.