Research Asst (Ophthalmology)

Challenges

1. Assist and support Principal Investigators(PI) in their clinical research activities (starting from study start-up till study end including study closure activities) such as:
   1. Recruit patients in the clinic and assist in screening, recruitment and consent taking of participants;
   2. Manage research data, data entry, data cleaning and ethics/legal compliance;
   3. Liaise with relevant internal and external agencies during the course of work;
   4. Monitor the financial aspects of the assigned study and advise the PI and Dept Admin team;
   5. Ensure timely submission of progress report to the relevant agencies and authorities and renewal of IRB and CTC approvals;
   6. Perform literature review and assist in writing research papers for publication and conference presentation.
2. Undertake any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements

1. Degree or Diploma in Life Sciences, Nursing, or equivalent;
2. Working experience in academic or clinical research would be advantageous;
3. Proficient in English and Mandarin. Proficiency in Malay and Tamil will be an added advantage.
4. Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point and Outlook;
5. Knowledge in research ethics and preferably completed the CITI;
6. Good written and oral communication skills;
7. Team-oriented with strong coordination and organisational skills;
8. Able to work independently and comfortable to multi-task / handle a few projects concurrently