Overview
Alexandra Hospital, a member of the National University Health System (NUHS) cluster, is a historic site providing integrated, holistic care to patients. The hospital is a test bed for innovative care approaches in Singapore and is currently running a diverse portfolio of studies.
The successful candidate’s principal role will be to assist in literature review, IRB submission, coordinate recruitment, data collection, data entry and analysis. The research assistant/associate will liaise with the relevant personnel in hospital to ensure the smooth running od recruitment and data collection, under the supervision of Research Fellow and Principal Investigator (PI).
Duties & Responsibilities
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Proficient in conducting literature reviews and appraisals of publications.
- Coordinate the submission of new IRB applications, study amendments and annual reports
- Work closely with principal investigators, research fellows, and program manager to execute studies by planning, preparing study protocols, and implementing these studies efficiently.
- Conduct research study activities like patient recruitment, data collection, data analysis and data management
- Assist in data collection from electronic health records
- Provide research updates to study team on regular basis.
- Maintain the highest standard of professional conduct and record keeping in accordance with hospital policies, ethics requirements and local regulations
- Assist with any other duties of a similar nature that are delegated by the PI.
Job Requirements
- Hold a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Science/ Public Health/ Social Science; Preferably with some experience in research
- Experience in clinical research preferred (patient recruitment, data collection, and/or data analysis)
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment with different groups of stakeholders.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Critical thinking skills and ability to learn quickly.
- Prior experience in publication of research findings would be an advantage.
If the role sounds interesting to you, please contact ‘[email protected]’ to understand more on the role. Please indicate the position that you are interested in the subject heading.
*Only Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents may apply.