Executive, Data Scientist (Research Analyst) - Geylang
Company description:
The National Healthcare Group (NHG) is a leader in public healthcare in Singapore, recognised at home and abroad for the quality of its medical expertise and facilities. Care is provided through an integrated network of seven primary care polyclinics, acute care and tertiary hospitals, national specialty centres and business divisions.Together they bring a rich legacy of medical expertise to our philosophy of integrated patient-centred care.
NHG's vision is "Adding Years of Healthy Life". This vision goes beyond merely healing the sick to the more difficult and infinitely more rewarding task of preventing illness and preserving health and quality of life. With some 22,000 staff, NHG aims to provide care that is patient-centric, accessible, seamless, comprehensive, appropriate and cost-effective.
As the Regional Health System (RHS) for Central-North Singapore, it is vital for NHG to partner and collaborate with stakeholders, community advisors, and voluntary welfare organisations. Together with our patients, their families and caregivers, we aim to deliver integrated healthcare services and programmes that help in Adding Years of Healthy Life to all concerned.
Job description:
Job Description for Data Scientist (Research Analyst)
Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSOR) is a multi-disciplinary health services research department in National Healthcare Group (NHG) that provides decision support, evaluates programs and studies health behaviour. More information of our work can be found in website and annual reports here (https://corp.nhg.com.sg/HSOR/Pages/About-Us.aspx)
Aim:
To be a Research Analyst (entry level) in Health Services Research (HSR) and be part of Data Science & Operations Research team.
Qualification:
A degree in Data Science or related fields, preferably a Masters. Strong and flexible in application of fundamentals of mathematics, probability & statistics and computer science; has a good knowledge of programming in Python.
Having a background in biology in high school/JC will be an advantage.
Entry level candidates may apply.
Role:
- Process and analyse large healthcare databases to draw insightful results using methods that are descriptive, explanatory, predictive and simulation.
- Experiment with generative AI for applications in healthcare analytics and productivity improvement.
- You are creative and curious to continue learning the wide field of HSR analytics covering disease knowledge, population epidemiology and healthcare system. You are self-driven with a hands-on approach who delivers, with guidance from team.
If interested, submit your resume with a cover letter explaining why you are suited for this position and roles. Do familiarise yourself with the recent HSOR Annual Reports in the website.