The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) trains doctors who put patients at the centre of their exemplary care. The School which offers both undergraduate and graduate programmes is named after local philanthropist Tan Sri Dato Lee Kong Chian. Established in 2010 by Nanyang Technological University Singapore in partnership with Imperial College London LKCMedicine aims to be a model for innovative medical education and a centre for transformative research. The Schools primary clinical partner is the National Healthcare Group a leader in public healthcare recognised for the quality of its medical expertise facilities and teaching. The School is transitioning to an NTU medical school ahead of the 2028 successful conclusion of the NTU-Imperial partnership to set up a Joint Medical August 2024 we welcomed our first intake of the NTU MBBS programme that has been recently enhanced to include themes like precision medicine and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare with an expanded scope in the medical humanities. Graduates from the five-year undergraduate medical degree programme will have a strong understanding of the scientific basis of medicine with an emphasis on technology data science and the humanities.
The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme of LKCMedicine is a cross cutting programme that aims to bridge the gap between data science and medicine. The key objective is to support efforts to advance biomedical research using computational methods.
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Communication with researchers to understand biological problems
Facilitate the translation of biological problems to actionable computational analysis plans
Execution of analysis plans and its subsequent interpretation
Generate analysis reports and communicate them to researchers
Management of the collaboration research data to ensure compliance to data policies
Development of computational methods and systems in support of the research activities
Requirements:
A BSc or MSc in Bioinformatics or similar field (Life Science or Computational Science graduates with keen interest in bioinformatics welcomed)
Experience with working with biological data
Good communication skills to communicate with life science/medical researchers to understand biological problems and communicate analytical results
Customer focused approach to collaboration
Ability to understand biological problems and translate them to computational problems
Ability to code in a programming language to solve computational problems
Awareness of computational infrastructure and its upkeep
Ability to work on multiple projects in parallel and set priorities
Willingness to provide training to staff and students in the area of bioinformatics
Keen interest in the field of bioinformatics and willingness to try new methods and improve on existing ones
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