About SERI

SERI, the research arm of SNEC, was established in 1997 with the mission to conduct high-impact eye research that prevents blindness, low vision and major eye diseases in Singapore. Till date, SERI has conducted landmark research projects that have led to tangible outcomes, patient benefits and success stories. It has been paving the way for significant improvements in how eye diseases are treated and prevented, not just within Singapore but on a global scale.

By joining SERI, you can:

• Work with a Purpose: Meaningful impact towards improving patients’ lives through research
• Maximise your Potential: Opportunity to work with global and top researchers at one of Singapore’s largest research institutes and be engaged in continuous learning and development opportunities
• Be Connected and Cared for: People-centric environment that supports your personal well-being guided by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration

What you'll do:

1. Programme and Project Management

• Maintain overview of all key programmes activities and operations
• Support project team meetings (internal and external)
• Liaise with project leads/members and HR, Finance, Procurement, IT, Admin, etc as necessary

2. Grant Management

• Maintain relevant programme grant documents
• Provide support in collating and checking of grant documentation and processes (e.g., proposal, reporting, variation requests, fund requisitions, etc.)

3. JRC Meeting Coordination

• Convene meetings (coordinate meeting dates and agenda, coordinate logistics) Drive pre-meeting preparations (identify materials required, circulate pre-meeting materials)
• Facilitate JRC meetings (support meeting proceedings, prepare minutes)
• Coordinate post-meeting follow-ups (track action items and follow up on implementation as necessary)

4. General Administration

• Maintains in-depth awareness of SERI admin and grant policies related to responsibilities
• Coordinates general administration for the programmes teams (overseas visitor meetings, internal meetings)

5. Takes on additional responsibilities and projects as assigned

What you'll need to have:

• Degree with at least 3 years’ relevant working experience, preferably in a healthcare setting and / or grant / program management
• Understanding of the local healthcare sector, as well as public grant funding and grant management preferred
• Experience working with industry partners and overseas collaborators preferred
• Expertise in use of MS Office (word, excel, powerpoint etc) and related software is a requirement

Other criteria:

• Strong track-record in project management
• Able to think and function independently, and possesses critical thinking skills to accurately assess challenges and propose workable solutions to mitigate any identified risks
• Excellent written and oral communications skills

Eventual package offered will commensurate with qualification and experience

The Division of Supportive and Palliative Care is conducting research projects to improve health services for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. The projects aim to develop, evaluate and implement novel models of healthcare service delivery for palliative care. You will perform a variety of activities under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) and/or the PI’s designate:

1. Conduct literature reviews;

2. Screen and recruit patients/ research participants;

3. Conduct semi-structured interviews with patients/ research participants;

4. Attend to the administrative and logistic needs of research projects;

5. Assess patients for supportive and palliative care needs and manage any identified needs.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing or equivalent;

2. Recognized nursing qualification and registered with Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) with valid BCLS certificate;

3. At least 2 years of clinical nursing experience;

4. Strong interpersonal skill, able to interact and manage participants and clinicians at all levels;

5. Motivated, independent and hardworking individual with a keen interest to learn and gain experience in health services research.

Your main duties will include:

- Assist the Principal Investigator in clinical data management and coordination of clinical research for Geriatric Oncology (GO) team and Genitourinary (GU) Oncology team.

- Screen, recruit and follow-up with patients for consent and research procedures.

- Conduct questionnaire and perform geriatric assessment on patients.

- Maintain investigator site files and laboratory supplies, arrange blood sampling and delivery of study specimens.

- Facilitate team meetings and other adhoc administrative duties.

Requirements:

- Degree or Diploma in Biomedical Science/Health Science.

- Meticulous, fast and accurate.

- Good interpersonal and communication skills.

- Preferably bilingual as you may need to communicate with elderly patients.

- Experience in data management and clinical research will be an advantage.

About SERI

SERI, the research arm of SNEC, was established in 1997 with the mission to conduct high-impact eye research that prevents blindness, low vision and major eye diseases in Singapore. Till date, SERI has conducted landmark research projects that have led to tangible outcomes, patient benefits and success stories. It has been paving the way for significant improvements in how eye diseases are treated and prevented, not just within Singapore but on a global scale.

By joining SERI, you can:

• Work with a Purpose: Meaningful impact towards improving patients’ lives through research
• Maximise your Potential: Opportunity to work with global and top researchers at one of Singapore’s largest research institutes and be engaged in continuous learning and development opportunities
• Be Connected and Cared for: People-centric environment that supports your personal well-being guided by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration

What you'll do:

Conduct Research and Model Development:

• Design and conduct innovative research projects in the field of ophthalmology and healthcare using large language models
• Develop and optimize large language models tailored to address clinical unmed needs
• Explore novel approaches and methodologies to enhance language model capabilities in healthcare contexts
• Communicate research findings through presentations, publications, and collaborative discussions
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in language models contribute to the state-of-the-art knowledge

Data Collection and Analysis:

• Curate and analyze large datasets to train and evaluate language models
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure data quality and relevance

Implementation:

• Implement state-of-the-art techniques to improve model performance and interpretability
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians, data scientists, and engineers, to integrate language models into practical healthcare solutions

Ethical Considerations:

• Ensure research aligns with ethical guidelines and data privacy standards
• Responsible for transparent development and deployment of language models in healthcare

What you'll need to have:

• A bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or a related field
• Proven experience in natural language processing, deep learning, and large language models
• Background or strong interest in ophthalmology and healthcare applications
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with healthcare data, electronic health records, or medical imaging
• Strong publication record in reputable conferences or journals
• Familiarity with ethical considerations in AI research and healthcare applications
• Previous experience in interdisciplinary collaborations

Note: Eventual package offered will commensurate with qualifications and experience

The Research Officer will oversee the progress of the research study under the supervision of the Principal investigator. They will perform a variety of research activities which include planning and execution of experiments for functional validation, leading up to a scientific publication.

Main Duties:

1. Tissue Logistics

• Tracking of biological samples received in the lab pertaining to the study
• Collection of patient samples (FFPE, Tissue, WBC,DNA or RNA) from Pathology
• DNA/RNA extraction from frozen tissue or FFPE
• Submission of DNA/RNA samples to external sequencing partner

2. Cell culture

• Generation of cell line and/or organoids from tissue collected from the study
• Maintenance of these cell lines and/or organoids in culture

3. Perform tasks and support all aspects of the research project

• Performing literature reviews when required
• Plan and execute experiments for functional validation
• Conduct accurate monitoring, documenting and reporting of experimental result and research findings
• Evaluate and interpret collected data and prepare oral presentations/scientific manuscripts/ literature for publication

4.Perform other related duties

• Laboratory upkeep and maintenance

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master of Science degree in related technical discipline (biology, cell biology, biomedical science, biochemistry or molecular biology)
• Experience working in a clinical or academic environment
• Strong technical/wet lab skills
• Team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently
• Independent worker, possess initiative to complete tasks and projects assigned
• Highly motivated to learn new techniques and not afraid to ask if unsure
• Able to undertake independent research progressively

What you’ll do:

• Perform data analysis, image processing and modelling on novel ocular imaging data;
• Compile data, summarize and interpret results of the analysis in reports and journal articles;
• Conduct research within SERI in line with its research strategy and under the direction and supervision of the Principal Investigators and Collaborators;
• Actively participate in these research projects in a team-based, cross-functional research environment.

What you'll need to have:

• Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Science or related discipline;
• Possess good programming and image processing skills (e.g. MATLAB, Python);
• Previous experience in medical image analysis and software development;
• Able to work independently, as well as in a team-based, cross-functional research team.

The duties and responsibilities outlined are not intended to be an exhaustive list but provide guidance on the main aspects of the job. Eventual package offered will commensurate with qualification(s) and experience