Senior Research Officer

Company Description

Denka is a chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Japan. Denka group, founded in 1915 celebrating its 110th anniversary this year, has continued to develop and provide unique technologies and products to contribute to the advancement of society since its establishment through chemicals manufacturing. Our business portfolio consists of 1) Electronics & Innovative Products, 2) Life Innovation (Healthcare), 3) Elastomer & Infrastructure solutions, and 4) Polymer Solutions. The Denka group in Singapore was established on Jurong Island in 1989 and has since expanded to seven locations.

Denka Life Innovation Research Private Limited (DLIR) is established in 2017 at Biopolis, Singapore, with the aim of securing the Denka Group's first overseas research base specializing in the healthcare and life science field. DLIR's location and setting are expected to help the company secure and nurture researchers capable of leading cutting-edge research projects that involve collaboration with institutions around the world.

Job Description

We are seeking senior research officer to join our diagnostics research team in Biopolis, Singapore. The successful candidate will be working as a member of diagnostics assay prototyping team under our new business development section which are including both business and research teams from Japan.

• Working Location: Central (Buona Vista)
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday (8.45 AM - 5.30 PM)
• Duration: Contract (3 years - Renewable)

Roles and Responsibilities in Laboratory:

. Perform research on molecular and immunological assays for diagnostics at various stages, including proof-of-concept, prototype design, optimization and validation, under the supervision of team leader.

. Comply with all laboratory safety standards and guidelines

. Ensure accurate and systematic documentation of laboratory work (E-lab notebook).

. Actively provide training to junior members in the cross-functional teams.

. Perform experimental plan, execute and monitor the experiment conduct.

. Troubleshoot experiment to greater extent (variable controls)

. Summarize the findings into good result representation format (eg. Tables/graphs, PowerPoint presentation)

. Procurement of lab necessities

Roles and Responsibilities in New Research Proposals:

Starting this fiscal year, Denka has established a system that allows researchers, including young researchers, to propose ideas for creating new businesses, as well as a team to support these activities.

As a senior researcher, you will be involved in idea generation, market research, and proposal development as a team member or proposal leader.

Key Requirements:

Must:

. Master's or Bachelor's Degrees holders in Microbiology, Molecular or Cell Biology, Immunology, or other suitable life science disciplines.

. Minimum 3 years of relevant laboratory experience.

. Experience with ISO 13485 or ISO9001.

. Experience on diagnostics development based on user's voices.

. Knowledge or experience in molecular or immunoassay such as real-time PCR, isothermal, ELISA, antigen rapid test etc.

. Self-driven, highly motivated, organized, and responsible individual

. Team player with excellent communication skills

. Familiar with lab operation and lab safety matters.

. Working on-site with cross-functional teams

Highly advantages:

. Familiar with bioinformatics on primers and probe design, or NGS analysis.

Interested applicants should submit a full CV including a list of publications and contact details of two referees to DLIR Admin .

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.