Research Fellow - Qualitative Research, NUHS@Home

About the role

The ANCHOR Lab, part of NUHS@Home, is a health services research lab focused on implementing and evaluating home-first decentralized care models such as Hospital-at-Home, Virtual Specialist Care, Virtual Urgent Care and Chronic Disease Virtual Care. It is looking for a highly motivated and independent Research Fellow to lead and support qualitative research, working closely with clinicians and a multidisciplinary team to inform policy on home-first healthcare.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and independently manage qualitative research studies related to ANCHOR initiatives.
• Design study protocols, interview and focus group discussion guides and other data collection instruments.
• Conduct in-depth interviews, focus groups, observations and other qualitative data collection with patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, policymakers and stakeholders.
• Manage qualitative data, code it, perform thematic analysis and interpret results.
• Synthesize findings into actionable insights for reports, manuscripts, posters and presentations.
• Ensure studies follow ethics requirements and institutional protocols.
• Prepare manuscripts for publication and present findings internally and at conferences.
• Coordinate project timelines, stakeholder communications and research deliverables.

Required profile

• Master's or PhD in Public Health, Health Services Research, Implementation Science or a related field.
• Strong training and hands-on experience in qualitative research, with the ability to carry it out independently.
• Experience in public healthcare settings, implementation science, health services research or evaluation of complex interventions.
• Academic writing, publications or grant writing experience is an advantage; project management experience is also an advantage.

Required skills

• Qualitative research methods, including thematic analysis and coding.
• Strong writing, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.