Project Officer (Clinical Research)

About the role

The School of Biological Sciences at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is looking for a Project Officer to support a multi-site clinical research programme evaluating an integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine approach to mental healthcare for adults with sleep disturbances and mental health concerns. The role works with investigators and partner clinics across Singapore to run the study according to approved protocols.

Key responsibilities

• Support day-to-day implementation of the multi-site programme across TCM clinics, including regular on-site visits and coordination with site personnel.
• Assist with participant identification, eligibility screening, informed consent, recruitment, enrolment and allocation procedures.
• Schedule research visits and follow-up assessments, keep in touch with participants, give appointment reminders and help retain them.
• Administer validated questionnaires and clinical outcome assessments, ensuring accurate data collection, entry and verification.
• Coordinate biospecimen collection, including scheduling, labelling, tracking and transport, in line with standard operating procedures.
• Maintain recruitment logs, participant records, study progress trackers and protocol deviation reports, and escalate adverse events and safety concerns.
• Collaborate with Principal Investigators, TCM practitioners and partners on ethics submissions, regulatory compliance, monitoring and progress reporting.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Nursing or a closely related field.
• Prior practical experience supporting clinical, health-related or human-participant research, such as participant coordination, questionnaire administration, data collection or study documentation.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to participating clinics and research sites across Singapore.
• Good spoken and written communication and respectful engagement with participants and healthcare teams.
• Strong organisation, scheduling, record-keeping and attention to detail; able to manage several study sites and meet timelines.
• Ability to safeguard confidential participant and mental-health data and report protocol deviations and safety concerns to authorised personnel.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic data entry.
• Prior data management experience is advantageous.
• Familiarity with research ethics, informed consent, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) or clinical research SOPs is desirable.