Clinical Research Coordinator/ Data Analyst at NUH (Neurosurgery)

Job Description

The Division of Neurosurgery at the National University Hospital (NUH) is hiring a Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) or Data Analyst (DA) to conduct recruitment and data analysis for ongoing studies on the development of connectomics and precision neuromodulation in stroke and brain tumors.

The CRA/DA will play an important role in the development of research projects on investigating individualised parcellations of functional connectivity and precision neuromodulation in patients with stroke and brain tumors. Successful candidates will be expected to perform interviews with patients in local hospitals and at patients’ homes, facilitate imaging scans for patients, develop an analysis pipeline on individualised parcellations of functional connectivity, and facilitate neuromodulation trials in patients with stroke and brain tumors.

Primary responsibilities and duties

• Initiating and managing research cohort database
• Screening and recruitment of eligible participants
• Patient interviews using validated questionnaires and neuropsychological tests
• Facilitating imaging scans for patients’ neuroimaging protocol
• Data entry, data management, and data analysis
• Developing pipeline for individualised parcellations of functional connectivity
• Facilitate neuromodulation trials using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation

Qualifications

• Degree in psychology, neuroscience, or computer science
• Strong technical expertise in computational neuroscience
• Experience in conducting patient interviews and interviewer-administered surveys
• Good interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated, independent learner and detail-oriented
• Fluency in English and good writing (scientific writing) skills
• Fluency in Mandarin (understanding dialects, Malay or Tamil will be an advantage to liaise with research participants)

Applicants should send their CV/transcript to the following email: mervynlim@u.nus.edu