What you will be doing:

• Data Analysis Techniques: On statistical analysis, data visualization, and epidemiological research methods relevant to eye health studies.
• Epidemiological Principles: Understanding the fundamental principles of epidemiology, including study design, data collection, and data management.
• Research Ethics and Compliance: Understand ethical research practices and compliance with regulatory standards in Singapore.
• Communication Skills: Collaboration within the research team and presentation of findings.
• Project Management: Handle research projects and meet deadlines for paper submissions and grant applications.
• Practical Experience: Engaging in real-world data analysis projects and research

What you will need to have:

• Minimum MBBS or science-related degree with exposure in epidemiological studies
• Knowledge in various data analysis techniques
• Interest in epidemiological studies and data visualization

Job Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and implement end-to-end projects related to IT Infrastructure (including Cloud) according to project governance.
• Work with internal business and other stakeholders to understand and analyse business requirements, translate business IT requirements to technical requirements.
• Work out full-scaled and precise proposal with technical solution team, coordinate and communicate resource and define clear roles with all project resources.
• Work onsite in a bank and manage vendors to ensure project delivery within schedule & budget and expected quality.
• Manage the communication and arrangement internally and externally.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Min. 8 years of experiences as Project Manager in a bank in IT Infrastructure.
• Experience in Cloud related project implementation.
• Experience of Vendor management.
• Knowledge of IT security, Risk Management and Security Control.
• Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.
• Possess good initiative and proactive in approach.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE 2) is a plus.
• Experience in Agile Project Management methodology is an advantage.
• Certification in ITIL and Cloud related is a plus.
• Knowledge of IT regulation in APAC countries.

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.

We are currently looking for a dynamic sensory scientist or R&D professional to work as a Qualitative Sensory Research Manager on exciting client innovation projects. We are looking for Qualitative Sensory Research Manager, in be based in Queenstown, Singapore.

About MMR...

MMR is an independent, global consumer and sensory research agency specialising in food, drink, personal and household care research. We are industry leaders, guiding best in class innovation for our clients - partnering with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands.

Our team of over 700 highly engaged, multi-disciplined employees are primarily dynamic research professionals, sensory experts and data scientists. We boast a true global reach with offices in Wallingford (near Oxford), London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Cali (Colombia), Bangkok, Durban and Amsterdam.

What makes MMR special?

We are a "people first" company that prides itself on collaboration, honesty and mutual trust. Don't take our word for it though, check us out on Glassdoor. You'll see we're currently rated at 4.7 out of 5 as an employer destination and a massive 99% of our employees would recommend working for us to a friend. Add to that 99% of our people approve of our CEO and you a general feel of what it means to be part of the MMR family.

No two projects are ever the same, often involving exciting innovations, varied methods and international markets. It's a great opportunity to challenge and add value to client decision making, all while working with our passionate, friendly teams across the globe.

About our opportunities...

With this role, you will be working on all the portfolio of Sensory Qual methodologies we have developed at MMR for the last 15 years to help support our clients in designing ideal product and pack briefs to fit an idea / concept / positioning (being innovation or renovation), in understanding sensorially active characteristics during the consumption journey or in developing the complete guardrails for innovation working alongside our qual and brand consultant colleagues. You will therefore work across all MMR existing client teams and new ones too, which will provide a lot of variety in the product categories researched, as well as challenges. We are solution focused, so adaptability and quick thinking are crucial, especially in the current circumstances. Most of MMR’s work is food, drink and personal care related, so experience in these sectors is advantageous, to be able demonstrate relevant expertise to our clients.

All our Sensory Qual approaches use qualitative collaborative techniques, so consumer understanding and great client interaction are key to add value to the process. You will own the projects you work on and deliver them from proposal to debrief as well as be involved in business development initiatives to continue to grow our client base.

We conduct research all over the world, expect opportunities to travel and explore new countries when this is appropriate to do so again. Any foreign language skills are therefore advantageous.

As part of the wider Sensory Community of MMR, you will also be sharing your sensory knowledge and assessment skills across the business and be involved in selling and delivering exciting new ventures likes Sensory Playbooks!

The team you will join is a welcoming bunch of foodies that love nothing more than discover new things to try from all over the world that will offer keen support throughout.

• Energy and enthusiasm and willingness to get stuck in
• Strong passion for sensory research and innovation in Food, Beverage, Household or Personal Care
• Sensory moderation – candidates should be able to elicit detailed sensory vocabulary from trained panelists and transfer these moderation skills to working with clients / untrained consumers
• Sensory acuity– ability to articulate product sensory characteristics themselves and to provide clear argumentation / recommendation on product differences to support a product selection relevant to the project objectives
• Strong communication skills (fluent in written / spoken English is essential)
• Love to collaborate and work as a team, but can working independently too
• Ability to write engaging story led presentations and present with gravitas

MMR offers an open, diverse and non-hierarchical environment, where bespoke MMR Academy training is offered at every level. We also offer exciting secondment opportunities at our other global locations, as well as a selection of fantastic employee benefits.

MMR delivers a class leading set of marketing science tools and approaches, many of which are proprietary to MMR. We are endorsed by our global client base for our agility, technical expertise and willingness to adapt research solutions to directly focus on specific client challenges. We’ve built a reputation of providing innovative statistical analysis and techniques, coupled with optimal research design consultancy, that successfully delivers against our clients’ specific business objectives.

MMR is an Equal Opportunity employer.

A postdoctoral research fellow position is available at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The research focuses on semantic communications, resource allocation, and edge AI.

Candidates with strong publication records in relevant areas are encouraged to apply. The candidate should have:

• A recent PhD degree in communications and networking, computer sciences, operations research, or applied mathematics
• Strong publication record in top-tier IEEE / ACM / OR / Math conferences/journals
• Proficient in oral and written English

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and process expatriates monthly claims
• Manage and process expatriates new and renewal tenancy agreement
• Take care of office supplies and equipment
• Support office building facility maintenance including security system related matters
• Manage and process office insurance and other administrative related agreements
• Support office & mobile lines and related equipment maintenance
• Perform other ad-hoc duties as required

Job Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in general office matters
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Well organized and work well as a team
• Japanese language skill is required as some of the work documents are written in Japanese

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