Research Associate/Research Fellow, Cancer Screening Research

About the role

The newly established Research Institute for Cancer Prevention, Screening and Early Detection at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) is looking for a Research Associate/Research Fellow with a background and strong interest in cancer screening and detection within primary care. The successful candidate will contribute to an interdisciplinary project developing and evaluating targeted screening methods for common cancers among at-risk individuals, working closely with clinicians, behavioural scientists, patient partners and industry collaborators.

Key responsibilities

• Support a feasibility study in primary care to tailor multi-cancer screening according to cancer risks
• Research, data analysis and interpretation, including quantitative and qualitative data
• Support trial-specific materials such as cancer risk communication reports
• Support patient recruitment, delivery of interventions and follow-up of study participants
• Generate research plans, implement studies, collect and analyse data, and handle ethics applications
• Manage projects so that deliverables, reports and publications meet study and grant timelines
• Help prepare reports, presentations and manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication and lay statements
• Ensure work meets ethical standards, including Singapore Good Clinical Practice guidelines
• Work with stakeholders, including patients, clinicians and clinic staff, and help with grants, abstracts, posters and presentations
• Assist with ethics applications, amendments and reports with IRB staff

Required profile

• Masters or PhD in health services research, precision medicine, implementation science or a related discipline (medicine, nursing, allied health, public health, social sciences)
• Experience in health services, population health or implementation research
• Familiarity with primary care settings in Singapore and/or internationally
• Ability to build rapport and influence stakeholders and to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Required skills

• Design and conduct of research projects using a range of methods
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and statistical packages
• NVivo