Family Group: Allied Health
JOB SUMMARY
The Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness and REsponse (PREPARE) is a national programme set up by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to support and strengthen Singapores key research capabilities, translational platforms, and expertise which can be harnessed to detect, respond to, and contain future infectious disease threats. The National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) serves as the administrative host of PREPARE. There are five co-operative programmes established under PREPARE. These co-operatives are supported by a national biorepository for clinical samples, tissues and associated data, and infectious diseases (ID) clinical and research databases.
The Analytics, Disease & Behaviour Modelling Co-Operative Programme aims to:
- Support critical mass of core expertise applying modelling, epidemiology, and data science specifically to surveillance and early outbreak detection, as well as epidemic monitoring and response modelling.
- Policy relevant big data analytics research and modelling research conducted for the Singapore government, coordinated through the co-operative.
- Development, improvement and testing/validation of models and modelling methods for rapid deployment during peacetime and crisis periods.
- Understanding of individual and social behaviour in response to pandemic measures (safe distancing, vaccine uptake).
- Cost-benefit/ cost- effectiveness models to guide optimal action.
The Senior/Research Fellow is a key team member of the Analytics, Disease & Behaviour Modelling Co-operative leading and driving research and advanced methodological development in the areas above.
The Senior/Research Fellow will also be working closely with researchers and committees, both internal and external, in developing collaborative projects. This will include analysing data, development of new methods and techniques and manuscript preparation for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SPECIFIC
The Senior/Research Fellow of PREPAREs Analytics, disease & Behaviour Modelling Programme will be involved in:
- Data analysis and development of analytic methods to support derivation of insights that can inform operations and policies in pandemic and pandemic preparedness.
- Support and lead manuscript preparation for submission to peer reviewed journals through literature review, data analysis, and drafting of manuscripts.
- Propose or initiate new studies by planning, preparing study protocols, and implementing these studies efficiently.
- Attract collaborations from local and international partner institutions to bridge clinical and scientific information for both new and ongoing projects.
- Present study results at local and international scientific conferences.
- Track and generate reports to PREPARE
- Organise trainings and workshops
- Preparing and presenting data and insights at various relevant forums
- Collaborating with internal/external stakeholders such as academics and clinicians on academic publications
GENERAL
To perform other duties as directed by supervisor(s) including work areas not mentioned here but are within the scope of the Analytics, Disease & Behaviour Modelling Co-operative Programme.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION
- PhD in public health, epidemiology, or health economics
- PhD in social science, economics, life sciences, computer science, or engineering with research interests in healthcare and disease modelling
EXPERIENCE
Candidate must have:
- Experience in health-related research and analysis (prior working experience in data analytics, coding / programming would be a key advantage)
- Knowledge of statistics
- Knowledge and coding skills in either STATA, R or Python
- The willingness to learn new techniques and skills
- The ability to work independently
- Good interpersonal skills and works well in a team
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
