8 Months Contract Research Analyst (GOVT Healthcare)

Location: Novena
Working Hours: Mon-Fri Office Hours

You will provide the highest level of administrative support services for ethics, ensuring the sustainability of a robust and effective research ethics review process.

Job Scope:

1. Ethics Policy Management

a) Assists the Manager in preparation, regular review and update of research ethical guidelines, policies and standard operating procedures.

b) Perform secretariat duties, if appointed.

c) Ensures that meeting minutes are in sufficient details to document board’s deliberations.

2. Ethics Review and Approval Process and Procedures

2.1 Ensuring Quality of Review

a) Ensures that research protocols submitted to assigned Domain are reviewed efficiently and consistent with the applicable regulations, guidelines and policy

b) Ensures that the reviewing processes are properly conducted, including meeting agendas, ensuring quorum, and document minutes of the meetings and follow up actions including correspondence to Investigators/ Sponsors.

c) Ensures that meeting minutes are in sufficient details to document review boards’ deliberations.

2.2 Ensuring Timeliness of Review

a) Screens and reviews applications and correspondence received by the review boards and to oversee the accurate and timely processing, of submissions to and actions by the review board.

b) Manage Domain operations and meetings

2.3 Participate in Quality Improvement

Improve ethics approval process and effectiveness of review, as part of continuous improvement project

2.4 Serve as resource for Investigators and researchers regarding the adaptation and implementation of policies, procedures and forms.

2.5 Effectively communicate and document all communications with Sponsors, Investigators, review board members and regulatory authorities.

3. Database Management

3.1 Assists in preparing reports on ethics and other topics.

3.2 Maintains an accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date database of all applications.

4. Operational Matters of Administrative Support Office

4.1 Be involved in cross coverage plans for other Domains.

4.2 Performs any other ad-hoc job-related duties as assigned.

4.3 Serve as the Secretariat of Ethics conferences/programs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Min Bachelor Degree in Science / Life Sciences / Nursing / Pharmacy / Health Sciences or related field

• Relevant experience in healthcare, research and related training would be an advantage

• Basic understanding of research ethics policies and local regulations would be an advantage

Interested candidate, kindly send a copy of your resume to [email protected]



Adeline Lim Xin Ying [R23112000]

Email Address: [email protected]

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