Research Assistant/Associate (Dept of Ophthalmology)
National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the department's research.
- Plan, organize, and execute research projects from inception to completion, ensuring that they are conducted within established timelines and budgets.
- Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success.
- Manage agreements, including memorandums of understanding/agreements (MOUs/MOAs), non-disclosure agreements, clinical trial agreement and partnership contracts.
- Generate reports and summaries of research findings for contribution to research publications and presentations.
- Prepare and assist in the management and administration of research programmes/projects and preparation of reports required by grantors.
- Ensure research activities comply with ethical standards and guidelines.
- Address any ethical concerns arising during the research process.
- Disseminate all activities relating to grant calls for assigned programmes, and assist in proposal completeness.
- Coordinate and facilitate internal reviews and evaluation, when necessary.
- Liaise with sponsors and handle award notifications and project account creation
- Process request for project changes.
- Monitor and facilitate submission of project/programme progress reports.
- Oversee account creation process.
- Lead a team of admin and clinical research coordinators, providing guidance and support throughout research projects.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the team members, set clear goals and expectations for team members' performance and coordinate and delegate research tasks among team members
- Foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
- Grant Budgeting and Resource Management and Hiring
- Foster collaborations and networking internally and externally
- Risk Management and identification of areas of improvement for the department
- Strategic Research Planning
- Organize Annual Scientific Meeting
- Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned by the Deputy/Research Director.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Science, Health Administration or other discipline
- Strong leadership skills, experience in management position
- Able to multitask, work independently and collaboratively
- Good written and oral communication skills