Senior Executive, Department of Surgery (1-year contract)

Job Purpose:

The appointee will be part of the team conducting the ‘Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention Programme, assisting the study team in execution of day-to-day operational procedures and administrative tasks for the research programme

Duties & Responsibilities

PROJECT EXECUTION

Conduct patient screening and recruitment, informed consent, research procedures including questionnaire administration and bio-sample collection for research projects

DATA MANAGEMENT

Collection and extraction of research and clinical data; assist in data monitoring and checking; data compilation and management

DOCUMENTATION & FILING

Adhere to compliance with Research Governance, Good Clinical Practice, Data Protection and Ethical Requirements and perform documentation and filing according to these guidelines

GRANT, ETHICS REVIEW & AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT

Assist study team on grant management, submission of progress report and ethics review, and management of research collaboration agreements and other legal document

ORGANIZE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MEETING

Prepare meeting agenda, presentation slide and record minutes of meeting

PROCUREMENT AND CLAIMS

Assist in procurement process and processing of claims

OTHER AD-HOC DUTIES

Other ad-hoc duties as required by the project management team or investigators

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Science, Business, Accounting or any relevant disciplines
• Preferably have passion in research and/or relevant experience.
• Ability to manage complex and highly confidential information with discretion and integrity
• Flexibility and willingness to work simultaneously on a wide range of tasks and projects
• Able to prioritize effectively, well organized and accomplish assignments on time
• Excellent team player, positive attitude with commendable work ethics, proactive and able to work independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively
• Good verbal & written communication skills
• Possess strong sense of commitment
• Knowledge of MS office software

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presences are required. 

In accordance with Singapore's legal requirements, unvaccinated workers will not be able to work on the NUS premises with effect from 15 January 2022. As such, job applicants will need to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Department : Surgery

Employee Referral Eligible:

Job requisition ID : 11759