Scientific Officer, NCIS

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to support a Principal Investigator (PI) in academic work and research across key areas of quality, value, and outcomes research; cancer survivorship; care delivery and models of care; gastrointestinal (GI) cancers; and symptom science. This role is ideal for someone passionate about translating scientific research into real-world applications that enhance patient care. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to analyze diverse datasets, develop clinical trials and tools for impact assessment, and drive research initiatives that inform public health strategies and policy.

Key responsibilities:

Research Program, Protocol Development & Project Management

• Provide strategic input for research proposal development and budgeting; lead interdisciplinary research projects on key areas of quality, value, and outcomes research; cancer survivorship; care delivery and models of care; gastrointestinal (GI) cancers; and symptom science.
• Serve as liaison with NUS/NUHS research offices and external agencies on scientific legal matters (eg. MTA, RCA, service/research agreements, IP etc.)
• Manage collaborations, monitor project timelines and budgets, and ensure effective communication and coordination among all collaborators
• Contribute to the preparation of research proposals, conference submissions, grant applications, and scientific publications.
• Write and support the execution of therapeutic and non-therapeutic trials and research studies with the use of appropriate and current clinical research methodology
• Provide oversight on monitoring and audit for clinical trials and clinical research studies
• Plan and coordinate research/project meetings, writing minutes, and follow up on decisions and actions

Grant Management and Coordination

• Assist with grant development and application
• Develop and promote external funding strategies for research and academic projects.
• Maintain and organize grant documentation, data and progress reports, manage budget, and ensuring up-to-date compliance policies.

Data Integration, Analysis and Management:

• Oversee the integration and management of diverse cancer-related datasets, including genomic, clinical, operational, epidemiological, and public health data.
• Coordinate, collect, extract, and analyze data to support research objectives.
• Develop, manage and maintain data repositories and registries, ensuring data quality, integrity, and accessibility.
• Utilize advanced statistical, machine learning, and epidemiological techniques to assess the impact of cancer interventions on outcomes and population health, through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Foster strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including researchers, clinicians, and industry partners.
• Communicate findings and impact of projects to non-technical audiences effectively.
• Work closely with scientists, data teams, clinical trials teams, VDO office, biostatisticians, health services researchers, healthcare administrators, and operations teams to drive impactful research and ensure research projects are conducted smoothly

Regulatory Compliance:

• Manage DSRB (Domain-Specific Review Board) submissions and approvals.
• Apply and manage appropriate system access to allow data access

Training and Mentorship:

• Provide training and mentorship to junior staff and researchers and share best practices.

Secondary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Other ad-hoc data/research duties assigned by RO/PI

Qualifications:

• A PhD or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Data Science, Bioinformatics or related field
• Strong analytical and translational skills with the ability to connect scientific insights with real-world data to inform clinical practice and healthcare policies.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously using common project management tools.
• Experience with oncology research and clinical trials is highly desirable.
• Experience with healthcare data and patient reported outcomes projects is highly desirable.
• Ability to think critically, solve complex problems, and make data-driven decisions.
• Able to work independently, effectively and a good team player
• Highly-driven and proactive with a passion for research and academic excellence.
• Meticulous, analytical, resourceful and organized
• Demonstrate ability to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics.
• Excellent writing and reporting ability
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams), Adobe, Canva and Zoom applications

Optional skill: (advantageous but not mandatory)

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL.
• Expertise in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and statistical software.