Research Assistant (LCPC/ CM)

Job Title: Research Assistant (LCPC/ CM)

University-Level Unit: Duke-NUS Medical School

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Office of Research

Employee Category: Research Staff

Location_ONB: Outram Campus

Posting Start Date: 20/04/2026

Job Description

The Lien Centre for Palliative Care (“LCPC”) in Duke-NUS Medical School aims to be the premier palliative care research and educational centre in the region. With generous support from the Lien Foundation, strategic collaborations with the National Cancer Centre Singapore and the broader SingHealth institutes within the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, LCPC is poised for significant growth in the coming years.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will perform a variety of research activities which include planning, organizing and conducting research studies within the overall scope of a research project under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or his/her designate: -

Conduct advanced quantitative analyses using large-scale datasets (e.g., administrative, registry, electronic health records)

Apply econometric and statistical methods to evaluate healthcare utilisation, outcomes, and policy interventions

Conduct and contribute to systematic and scoping reviews of literature

Support study design, data management, and statistical modelling for observational and quasi-experimental and experimental studies

Contribute to manuscript preparation for high-impact peer-reviewed journals

Assist with grant preparation, reporting, and research coordination

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including clinicians, data scientists, and policy stakeholders

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s /Masters’ Degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Health or related quantitative field.

Possess strong knowledge in advanced statistical/econometric analysis.

Proficient in statistical software (e.g., R, Stata, SAS)

Prior experience working with large datasets

Have strong analytical, writing, and communication skills

Able to work independently and as part of a collaborative research team

Application

Interested applicants should submit:

Cover Letter

CV

Academic transcripts

Writing sample

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

More Information

Location: Outram Campus

Organization: Duke-NUS Medical School

Department : Office of Research

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 32521

Contact list for further enquiries

Hiring Manager: Chetna Malhotra

Hiring Manager Email: GMSCHETN@nus.edu.sg

HR Partner: Sylvia Tay

HR Partner Email: gmstayst@nus.edu.sg